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    Imo and Bimco

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    those of the IMO. Relation with the Jamaican shipping industry  Shipping is a key facilitator of the world trade‚ and the performance of this essential sector is completely interdependent with those of the global economy  BIMCO controls 65% of the worlds tonnage and it has members in more than 120 countries of which Jamaica is included  BIMCO supplies useful shipping information and data for legal and operational inquiries. Relation with the Jamaican shipping industry contd  BIMCO serves

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    waters‚ and taking in breathtaking views‚ Jamaica also has a diverse and unique way of life. 2. At this time I would like to tell you of jamaicas customs and etiquettes. 3. Jamaicans are easy going people AND having a few codes of conducts will keep everyone smiling. 4. Those are how to meet and greet one another‚ there Jamaican fashion‚ and dining etiquette. 5. I referenced www.travel.com‚ best times to visit Jamaica/ www.kwintessential.co‚ etiquette and customs in Jamaica/ and www.etiquettescholar

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    grandfather stresses to him that he “must do better than the Japanese at the school.” This rivalry is due to the fact that both cultures have a strong sense of ethnocentrism. Conflict arises due to the fact that both groups find themselves superior to one another. However‚ the Japanese hold all governmental power‚ so there is a sort of legal ethnocentrism in play. The children are taught to speak Japanese at school‚ the teachers

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    Uprising- due to the time of year it occurred‚ the Sam Sharpe Rebellion- named after the main instigator of the 1831 revolt‚ the Baptist War- they were thought to be the one who influenced the Africans into starting the revolt ;or rather simply the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831-32 Though many think that the Christmas revolt was as a result of the conditions that the slaves were undergoing they were wrong. According to Shepherd (2004 ) the revolt was as a result of the political campaign against

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    Geodesy Jamaica Datum

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    Technology‚ Jamaica Lecture 2 Coordinate Systems and Datums In Jamaica University of Technology‚ Jamaica Overview • • • • • • • • • • Conventional Terminology Geodetic Coordinate Systems The Concept of Datums Defining a Geodetic Datum The Jamaican Datum GPS Datum Coordinate Transformation Projection to National Grid Summary Exercise University of Technology‚ Jamaica Lesson Objectives • By the end of this lesson‚ students should be able to: – Define a Geodetic Coordinate System – Distinguish

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    Gender and Crime

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    Introduction ‘436 Jamaicans killed in 101 days’‚ this is the latest banner in the Sunday Gleaner of April 11‚ 2010 as an ‘update’ of the murder figures are fed to us on a daily basis. This generates a lot of fear and the feeling that this ‘monster’ called crime continues to rocket out of control. Areas such as Kingston‚ St. Andrew‚ St. Catherine‚ St. James and Clarendon have accounted for a high percentage of the crimes committed. Rural areas have seen an increase in crime as it is no longer

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    The Jamaican Constitution (hereinafter “the Constitution”) came into effect with the Jamaica Independence Act of 1962.  The Act was tabled to ‘make provision for and in connection with‚ the attainment by Jamaica of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth.’ This document formed the framework for Jamaica’s political independence and created the premise on which this fledgling nation could carve out its own legal system based on its own moral‚ cultural and political experience. The Constitution

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    between people and acknowledges that these differences are a valued asset. Valuing diversity can be measured in three different levels which include cognitive‚ affective‚ and behavioral. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism means preferencing and individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group. This is basically someone judging another culture just by the values and standards of one’s own culture. As far as why it

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    society become a better environment to live in. Diversity is value because it allows us to learn different things that may help up us in life‚ that our own culture does teach‚ or provide. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is a term that is used to describe the tendency that someone will believe his or her own customs and traditions are better than anyone else’s. It is determined that no culture is perfect‚ and closing society

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    following still going strong through a generation who could never even see him perform. Bob Marley’s charity and concern for the wellbeing of impoverished countries and their citizens is what makes him truly an icon.As the child to a single parent in a Jamaican ghetto‚ Bob would have a childhood rooted in music and faith. Although he attended a school and received a formal education‚ most of

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