CARIBBEAN POLITICS and SOCIETY Caribbean Integration Rationale for Integration. The Caribbean remains fragmented both economically and politically as a result of competition and conflict among the European powers. Fragmentation is in part the product of a long history as separate colonies of a metropolitan power or powers. It is also in part the psychological effects on people of separation by sea. The case for regional integration is both simple and irrefutable. First we are small and we need
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GLOBALIZATION IN THE CARIBBEAN Introduction: Globalization has been seen by some as beneficial where it is the key to future world economic development‚ it is irreversible and inevitable. On the other hand‚ some view it as a mode to increase inequality within and between nations‚ threatens employment and living standards and thwarts social progress. It is the result of human innovation and technological progress. Globalization refers to the integration of the world economies‚ predominantly through
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in other societies. The way in which technology has ‘evolved’ has resulted in an advance in communication‚ transportation‚ scientific discoveries‚ and information technology. These advances‚ which are the basis of globalization‚ have infiltrated and affected every possible nuance of Caribbean life‚ so that it is almost impossible to imagine life without them. Like all entities that change the world in which we live‚ globalization has both negative and positive impacts; in the Caribbean its positive
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Caribbean integration movement I read with great interest a March 4‚ 2012 article in the Jamaica Gleaner by former Assistant Secretary General of the CARICOM Secretariat‚ where he argues that poor leadership – political‚ institutional‚ and business – has failed the Caribbean integration process. In a recent Facebook discussion I was engaged in‚ a learned colleague questioned the relevance of regionalism. That regionalism is now being put up to question is not only troubling‚ but also speaks to low-level
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Caribbean Journal He stands outside the fencing looking in. Inside‚ sunbathers relishing their flesh - some white‚ some black‚ and some of other skins - diving and swimming‚ feign not to notice him‚ fingers of doubt spread wide‚ gripping holes of mesh. Some people on the grass are picnicking. His pants are torn; he does not have a shirt; his face‚ a mask of sun-flaked grease and dirt‚ too young to understand his day’s events‚ dreams mountain-slide of magic dollars and cents to cancel
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Caribbean Geology The oldest land areas of the modern Caribbean are at the extreme ends of the arc of islands in Cuba and Trinidad. The Greater Antillean islands have all had a somewhat similar geological history but they differ from one another in the distribution‚ form and erosion patterns of the limestones deposited during several phases of submergence and uplift through the Tertiary period and Pleistocene. Apart from sporadic unions between islands now separated by shallow seas‚ as within the
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DATE: 1ST/NOV/2013 1. AROUND WHAT TIME THE EUROPEAN MIGRANTS DID CAME INTO THE CARIBBEAN AND FOR WHAT REASONS? (3 MARKS) The West Indies are a group of islands lying in an arc between Florida in the US and the Venezuelan coast of South America. Europeans came to the region in the 15th century looking for spices‚ gold‚ silver and precious stones. Christopher Columbus believed the world was round and that by travelling westward‚ he could eventually reach the East. When he made his first landfall
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I. Introduction Caribbean Area 2‚754‚000 km2 (1‚063‚000 sq mi) Land area 239‚681 km2 (92‚541 sq mi) Population (2009) 39‚169‚962 Density 151.5 /km2 Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean‚ European‚ Indo-Caribbean‚ Chinese Caribbean‚[2] Amerindians (Arawak‚ Caribs‚ Taínos) Demonym West Indian‚ Caribbean person‚ Caribbean Languages Spanish‚ English‚ French‚ Dutch‚ among others Government 13 sovereign states; 17 dependent territories Largest cities Santo Domingo Havana Santiago de los Caballeros Port-au-Prince
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and Barclays Bank PLC Caribbean operations. In December 2006‚ CIBC acquired Barclay’s stake and became the majority shareholder in FirstCaribbean. On June 20‚ 2011 we proudly announced that we will be co-branded under the CIBC banner‚ adopting the branding CIBC FirstCaribbean. The addition of CIBC to the FirstCaribbean brand emphasizes CIBC’s long-term commitment to the Caribbean region‚ our employees and our clients. Our clients and our employees across the Caribbean will continue to benefit
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African music and history of African music in the Caribbean; Identify and list some of the common African influences/features found in Caribbean folk and popular music. African music: music of the music of the Africa diaspora was refined and developed during the period of slavery. Slaves did not have easy access to instruments‚ so vocal work to on new significance. Through chants and work songs people of African descent preserved elements of their African heritage while inventing new genres
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