Soaring 480 miles south of Florida, across the Caribbean Sea, to the Caribbean's third largest island, and landing on a landmass no larger than the state of Connecticut, most people expect to find themselves surrounded by no less than scenic beauty. But the words "scenic beauty- hardly describe Jamaica's tropical paradise. .
Most of the plant life that now showers the island, was brought from other places around the world. Farms of bananas, coffee, tobacco, sugarcane, coconut, allspice, bamboo, ackee, nutmeg, breadfruit, and tamarind scatter across the nation. The countryside is blanketed in a growth of poinsettia, hibiscus, poinciana, oleander, and bougainvillea.
Jamaican's have been known to make the one of the worlds' finest coffee, "Jamaican coffee."" They were also well known for their bananas. Jamaica was the first commercial producer of bananas and sent them long distances easily because of shipping and refrigeration. The banana production suffered greatly in the 1940s due to Sigatoka and Panama disease. .
Almost 40 percent of Jamaicans have found their place in agriculture. Only 24 percent of the land is suitable for farming and most farms are only about five acres. In the twentieth century tree crops began to replace the traditional crops. Sugarcane and its by-products have been the principle export. Jamaica's chief legal export, bauxite, brings in less then the $250 million brought by the illegal crop, marijuana. Other leading products are cocoa, allspice, and coconuts. .
One of the most well known trees, is the Ceiba. Living for hundreds of years and growing over 130 feet tall, this tree produces beautiful bell-shaped flowers and palm-like leaves. It is also known as the "silk-cotton- tree because of it's seeds used as insulation in pillows and furniture. It has also been used for canoes.
There is only one native mammal in Jamaica, the Coney. The Coney is like a wild rabbit.
Jamaica The country of Jamaica has an ideal location. ... This gives Jamaica a .7% growth rate. ... Jamaica has a regressive population pyramid. ... Some 16% of this ideal work force (about 1.5 million Jamaicans) is unemployed, while Jamaica's debt continues to grow. ... Education is free to all Jamaican children. ...
The destructive nature of these policies on Jamaica is as much due to the nature of Jamaica as to the policies themselves. ... Other countries have advantages not available to Jamaica. ... In a free trade economy Jamaica is doomed to get poorer and poorer. ... Within 20 years Jamaica would be come like Hawaii. A radical solution, but probably Jamaica's only hope. ...
Analyze class and power distinctions in Jamaican culture? Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean Island, measuring 146 miles at its widest point. ... Jamaica and the Rastafarians suffer their fair share of oppression. Rastafarians are members of a Jamaican messianic movement dating back to the 1930s; in 1974 they were likely to number at about 20,000 in Jamaica. ... America has an IMR of 7; at the same time as Jamaica is 12. ...
Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean Island, measuring 146 miles at its widest point. ... Jamaica and the Rastafarians suffer their fair share of oppression. Rastafarians are members of a Jamaican messianic movement dating back to the 1930s; in 1974 they were likely to number at about 20,000 in Jamaica. ... Growing in Jamaica is difficult and dangerous, but urgency pays with potent pot. ... America has an IMR of 7; at the same time as Jamaica is 12. ...
My ancestral background stems from the arawak Indians who were the original inhabitants of Jamaica before the arrival of Columbus. ... In 1655 after the English took Jamaica from the Spaniards Indians and Chinese were brought in to help the African population work the plantations. ... While most Jamaicans are of African descent, there has been much inter-marriages over the centuries. ... And very spicy jerk pork and chicken, which is a Jamaican invention that has become a worldwide favorite. ... I am a Jamaican who is proud of her origins, and proud of her history ...
In Jamaica, studies have shown that the population is affected by various health issues. ... Shortage of medical supplies and equipment in medical facilities is one of the major issue in Jamaica's health sector. ... One of the top health issues in Jamaica is various diseases arising as a result of lifestyle changes. ... These diseases have been the leading causes of death in Jamaica. ... Therefore to conclude that the major issues affecting Jamaica are been handled in an unprofessional way. ...
Analyze class and power distinctions in Jamaican culture? Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean Island, measuring 146 miles at its widest point. ... Jamaica and the Rastafarians suffer their fair share of oppression. Rastafarians are members of a Jamaican messianic movement dating back to the 1930s; in 1974 they were likely to number at about 20,000 in Jamaica. ... America has an IMR of 7; at the same time as Jamaica is 12. ...
SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN JAMAICA In recent years the recognition of child abuse has increased in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. ... A study done by Jamaica's Situational Analysis found that 60% of the cases reported entailed an unemployed single parent dependent on the same man who is abusing their child. ... In Jamaica the statistics from the Ministry of Health's annual report of 2001 showed 306 reported cases of sexual abuse of child and 40 cases of incestuous abuse. ... Whereas the discussion of sex was once avoided, because of the sexually explicit nature o...
This essay is going to examine in detail, how exactly the British Colonization of Jamaica prevented Jamaicans from developing a national cultural identity of their own. ... These two created a sort of racial distinction amongst the natives in Jamaica. ... This was how white Jamaica and black Jamaica came about. ... The social system in Jamaica created a feeling that the lighter skinned Jamaicans were dominant and visa versa for the dark skinned. ... He stresses the Jamaican's separation from the outside world. ...
