The Bahamas‚ were to provide management services to wealthy international clients. Higgins also points out that within a short period of time‚ these kinds of operations had spread to other British territories and eventually to the rest of the Caribbean. When the governments of the various countries saw the benefits enjoyed by the specific countries at that time were: The Bahamas‚ Cayman Islands‚ the British Virgin Islands and Panama. In the resent past Offshore Financial Center has had to amend
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The aim of every Caribbean country is to realize growth and development over time so as to achieve first world status. Most of the Caribbean countries are ranked as middle income countries. These countries realize that achieving first world status is a long term initiative given the many social problems that we face as a Caribbean nation. Among the many social problems that we face‚ poverty is the most pervasive of them all. Despite the effort of many of these countries to try and eradicate poverty
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Caribbean Civilisation is not based on the truth. Historians gave us ideas about the history of Caribbean Civilisation and culture which were the bias of historical history. These ideas came to us via books or through oral history in stories and songs. The Cambridge Online Dictionary refers to civilization as “human society with its well-developed social organisation‚ or the cultural and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time.” Truth is the creation of human interaction
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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS IN THE CARIBBEAN Definitions A hazard can be defined as‚ “A potentially damaging physical event‚ phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury‚ property damage‚ social and economic disruption or environmental degradation”. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins: natural (geological‚ hydrometeorological and biological); or induced by human processes (environmental degradation
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Name: Stephen A. Thomas - CCLCS Date: March 14‚ 2012 Globalization: Definition and Impact on the Caribbean Definition In a book titled "The Caribbean in the Global Political Economy" (1994)‚ Professor Hilbourne A. Watson suggests that globalization "is an intensive process that conforms to the tendencies and laws of motion of (international) capital." It "occurs in production‚ distribution‚ marketing‚ technology transfer‚ information telecommunications and other aspects of economic activity
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LOCATION AND DEFINITION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION Definition of the Caribbean Region Geographical This describes the area washed by the Caribbean Sea and is often described as the Caribbean Basin. It would therefore include most of the islands of the Lesser Antilles‚ Greater Antilles as well as the mainland territories in Central America (Costa Rica‚ Belize‚ Panama‚ Honduras) and Northern South America such as Columbia and Venezuela. The common link here is the Caribbean Sea. Geological There are deep
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TECHNICAL TERMS Traditional Medicine- Systems of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine‚ based on cultural beliefs and ancestral practices. Modern Medicine-Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D (medical doctor).Other terms includes: allopathic medicine; western medicine; mainstream medicine; orthodox medicine; regular medicine and biomedicine. Acupuncture- a medical treatment from China that involves putting sharp thin needles into the body at very specific points. Naturopathy-
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There are 4 million Caribbean Americans in the United States. The most widely practiced religions in the Caribbean are Voodoo in Haiti‚ Santeria in Cuba and obeah in Jamaica. Their religion is very important and take the seriously in the Caribbean Culture. There are four dominant language‚ Spanish‚ French‚ English and Dutch. Food is considered family tradition and it is very important in Caribbean culture. People spend many days to prepare food. An African influence Caribbean dish‚ is Callaloo‚ combines
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Hepatitis B vaccine ASSIGNMENT In order to address the general questions posed by the case study‚ you will individually research information on the disease(s) caused by a particular microbe and the vaccine that is used for it. Address the following questions for the microbe and vaccine that you have been assigned: 1. a. Describe the typical symptoms of the disease(s) caused by the agent. Hepatitis B can cause acute (short-term) illness and that can lead to loss of appetite‚ diarrhea
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slave based societies in the Caribbean Slave based societies in the Caribbean developed according to selections from “The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism” slowly as a result of the equal participation of both the masters and the slaves. Usually the color of one’s skin quickly determined which social group and what your occupation would be with of course the darker you are the lower your status and the lighter the higher. Eventually the Africans and whites started to mix and so
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