The country of Jamaica has an ideal location. Located just south of Cuba, it is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea with 10,990 km. sq. Although the capital is Kingston, there are many other important centers of trade and business. The official language is English and the major religion is Protestantism. Transportation in Jamaica connects the entire country and movement thought out the island is very easy. There is a coastal highway traveling the whole coast. Air Jamaica and cruise ships make traveling to and from the island very easy. But despite all of the joys, there are very serious human-environmental interactions present. Mining on the island causes serve pollution and soil erosion. Most of the natural rainforest is destroyed. But the many beautiful beaches seem to make all of the worries disappear. .
I. History .
The history of Jamaica starts at about 1000 AD when a Tiano tribe called the Arawaks crossed the Caribbean Sea in canoes to settle on the island. The Arawaks lived in simple villages, relying on fishing and hunting for substance. They lived there peacefully for 500 years until Columbus landed at Discovery Bay in 1494. The contact with the Spanish was very traumatic to the Arawaks. Within 70 to 100 years of first contact, the entire Arawaks population was eliminated, leaving only a few artifacts behind. With the natural inhabitants gone, the Spanish had unlimited control over the island. Since the island had no rich abundant gold sources, it meant little to the Spanish Crown. Instead, Jamaica was used as a base in which to launch attacks on the rest of the Americas. The population of Jamaica, even its capital Santiago de la Vega (now Spanish Town) never grew very large and was easy to capture. The British, after failed to capture Hispaniola, needed a solid base in the Caribbean. So in 1655, Admirals Penn and Venables attacked the sparsely defended island of Jamaica.
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. ...
Jamaican's have been known to make the one of the worlds' finest coffee, "Jamaican coffee."" ... Because of trade winds, Jamaica is always balmy. ... Music and dance are very important to the Jamaicans. ... Reggae is commonly associated with Jamaica. ... Most people in Jamaica are African or Afro-European. ...
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. ...
