Columbus’ discovery of the New World in the late 15th century led to the establishment of colonies by European powers in that area. Eventually‚ the introduction of sugar in the Mid-17th Century gave rise to what would be known as the Sugar Revolution. A massive influx of slaves from Africa was seen during this period‚ as sugar required a substantial labour force. However‚ with hundreds and thousands of slaves being imported and only a few thousand whites to match them‚ the use of repressive measures
Premium Slavery Jamaican Maroons Maroon
The History of Nanny of the Maroons Nanny was a leader of the Maroons at the beginning of the 18th century. She was known by both the Maroons and the British settlers as an outstanding military leader who became‚ in her lifetime and after‚ a symbol of unity and strength for her people during times of crisis. She was particularly important to them in the fierce fight with the British‚ during the First Maroon War from 1720 to 1739. Although she has been immortalised in songs and legends‚ certain
Premium Jamaican Maroons Maroon
situation is in Jamaica and other neighbouring islands as well as its impact on education. According to Kathryn Shields (1989)‚ two ways in which Standard English in Jamaica is defined are through the traditional metropolitan norms and the educated Jamaicans. She identifies that the discrepancies found in defining Standard English in Jamaica often times go undocumented. However‚ this should not be as teachers would want to use it as they hope to monitor the factors to which their students are exposed
Premium Jamaica Jamaican English
Irish‚ and Scottish. The other two significant languages of Jamaica are Taino and Arawak‚ specific to particular regions. Jamaican Patois‚ known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists‚ is an English-lexified creole language with West African influences spoken primarily in Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora. It is not to be confused with Jamaican English nor with the Rastafarian use of English. The language developed in the 17th century‚ when slaves from West and
Premium Jamaica Dialect Jamaican Patois
inadequate for public and sometimes even private use. This notion is widely accepted by even those who can speak nothing else but the Creole. It has fed belief that the use of the Creole‚ in Jamaica’s case “patois”‚ makes one inferior to the users of Jamaican Standard English. This research serves to educate the minds of these “elite” and those not so fortunate but have adapted that way of thinking. It also serves to inform them of the reasons not to doubt the equality of the Creole to the official
Premium Jamaican English English language Jamaican Patois
Harlem Renaissance Brian Williamson Professor 11/25/2012 Strayer University Claude McKay was Jamaican American who moved from Jamaica to the United States in 1912. He attended the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. This is where he received his first taste of racism here in America and this would have a drastic effect on his future writing. He left the Tuskegee Institute to attend school in Manhattan‚ Kansas. Mr. McKay then moved to New York invested in a restaurant and got married. The restaurant
Premium Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance
across Continental Europe and the strong performance of our Grace brand - specifically our beverages - in the United Kingdom. Strengthening of our Jamaican businesses The performance in Jamaica was satisfactory given the challenges. While revenue increased‚ profits declined because of reduced margins partially associated with the depreciation of the Jamaican currency. We have made significant investments during 2014 which we expect to begin yielding returns in 2015 AC 5.2. Develop appropriate vision
Premium Strategic planning Strategic planning Mission statement
Introduction Jamaican Maroons date back to the English conquest of Jamaica in 1655. At that time‚ the retreating Spanish freed their African slaves. They armed them and encouraged them to fight a guerrilla war against the new British Colonies. The released and runaway slaves‚ aided by Jamaica’s mountainous terrain; evaded capture‚ formed fighting bands and eventually split into two powerful communities. It is from these remote communities that the Jamaican Maroons raided British settlements and
Premium Jamaican Maroons British Empire Slavery
Research on five Jamaican entrepreneurs Name: Rannoy Maye Subject: Principles of Business Teacher: Ms. McKenzie Date: April 13‚ 2015. Gordon “Butch” Stewart Gordon "Butch" Stewart was born the 6 July 1941 in Kingston‚ Jamaica to Gordon L. Stewart‚ an engineer for JBC and Jean‚ his wife. He is a Jamaican businessman and the owner or Chairman of over two dozen companies throughout the Caribbean‚ North America and Great Britain. These companies include: Sandals‚ Beaches Family Resorts‚ Appliance
Free Caribbean Jamaica
09/11/2012. Jamaica’s national dish is the ackee and saltfish. Jamaicans say it is the traditional breakfast. Ackee and saltfish combined makes a delicious mouthwatering dish. Ackee is a fruit that grows on the ackee tree and looks like a fruit when it is still on the tree. The fruit is fully developed‚ mature‚ ripe and suitable for consumption when the pod becomes bright red and split open to expose the fruit. The fruit inside is three or four cream coloured fleshy section with glossy black
Premium Water Fruit Chili pepper