I am going to write about the country of Jamaica. It is a small island in the Caribbean located south of Cuba and east of Haiti. It is about the same size as the state of Connecticut. Its population is approximately 2,700,000 and the largest city is Kingston with about 937,700 people living there. The government is a constitutional parliamentary democracy with a governor and a prime minister heading the country. The popular religion in the country is Protestant. The literacy rate is approximately 85%, and the unemployment rate is about 16%. .
The political system is a democracy in Jamaica and the legal system is somewhat corrupt, but not a major problem at this time. The two main political parties in the country are the Jamaica Labor Party and the Peoples National Party. Election time can be very violent between these two parties. The Prime Minister at this time is Percival J. Patterson of the People's Nation Party. This party tends to favor toward a moderate socialism. The Jamaica Labor party favors private enterprise. .
Free elections take place every four years. The political campaigns are sometimes violent and can be corrupt. There are cabinet members from both parties with a majority leader, much like our own government. The elections are free and people have a say in the process, but sometimes it can be corrupt. It is still a long way from our system. .
The government is heavily involved in the economy. Both parties have their own ideas of achieving economic development, but both are determined to make it successful. The government has broaden there scope on the economy in the last two decades. They receive much needed capital from countries like U.S., Canada and UK. Their exports total about $1.6 billion a year, while their imports total about $3.1 billion. The government has strived to develop the economy, with some success. The unemployment rate has slowly declined, while the literacy rate has risen.
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. ...
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. ...
