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
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Jamaican Bauxite Mining Case Report -Palak The documentary video shows how bauxite mining affects environment in Jamaica. After the mining process takes place‚ the residual red mud is dumped into a lake in the highlands of Central Jamaica. However‚ these "red mud lakes" resulted in the percolation of caustic residues (sodium) into the underground aquifers in local areas. The sludge contains high levels of heavy metals and other pollutants. Thus‚ the soil remaining‚ cannot sustain
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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
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Name: Tashay R. Sirjue Subject: Communication Studies Teacher: E. Foster Theme: Socio-Economic Issues Topic: Water Pollution in the Jamaican Society “One hundred and fifty years ago‚ the monster began‚ this country had become a place of industry. Factories grew on the landscape like weeds. Trees fell‚ fields were up-ended‚ rivers blackened. The sky choked on smoke and ash‚ and the people did‚ too‚ spending their days coughing and itching‚ their eyes turned forever toward the ground. Villages
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UNIT 1-INTRODUCTION TO THE JAMAICAN LEGAL SYSYTEM Introduction to studying law Definition of Law Law may be defined as a body of rules‚ created by the State‚ binding within its jurisdiction and enforced with the authority of the State through the use of sanctions. (Adams; Law for Business Students) Breakdown of the definition: - Rules: are commands regulating behaviour; rules tell us what we can and cannot do. Legal Sources -Rules of law are derived from various sources in English Law. These
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is arguably the fastest man in the world‚ winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ China‚ and becoming the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in record times. Bolt also won three Olympic gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He ran the men’s 100-meter race in 9.63 seconds‚ a new Olympic record‚ making him the first man in history to set three world records in Olympic competition. He made
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English 101 22 April 2014 Review of Vivien Top Taste Authentic Jamaican cuisine is hard to kind outside of Jamaica‚ but over the years Vivien Top Taste restaurant in Philadelphia has made it a little easier. The freshly grown ingredients come together in a savoring fashion to give you a dining experience you will love. Vivien Top Taste is located on 73rd and Elmwood Ave in the West Philadelphia region but upon arrival you get a smell from the kitchen that brings your taste buds on a mini vacation
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Canada‚ My Canada By Tomson Highway Tomson Highway is Cree‚ born in northwest Manitoba in 1951. He is a musician and an award-winning playwright. His best-known plays include The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing‚ which deal with life on the reservation. ________________________________________________________________ Three summers back‚ a friend and I were being hurtled by bus through the heart of Australia‚ the desert flashing pink and red before our disbelieving eyes
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California Pizza Kitchen was founded in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax. The two lawyers worked together to fulfill their desire to enter the restaurant business. They created innovative toppings for their menu with recipes such as the Jamaican Jerk Chicken and the Pear & Gorgonzola pizzas. According to their website‚ they operate “more than 250 CPKs in 32 states and nine foreign countries.” (California Pizza Kitchen‚ unk.) The company opened with rather inauspicious beginnings
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Imagine a star of a college basketball team. They take their team to the championship game and win the game. Their jerseys are selling like crazy and their school is bringing in millions of dollars off of their work. In any other situation they would be a millionaire with a fancy house and car. But not if they are a college athlete because they don’t get paid. Even though their school made a lot of money off their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears they still don’t get paid one penny. There is no doubt that
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