4. History
The Arawak Indians were originally the people
who lived in Jamaica and they gave it the name
originally it was “Xaymaca” which means the
island of springs.
Christopher Columbus on voyage of the New
World spotted island in 1494 and called it St Iago
Spaniards settled the island in 1509 and the
indians died out because of the diseases brought
by the Spaniards as well as enslavement
5. Facts and Figures
Industry and Labor-GDP is $14,029,000,000
reported in 2008
GDP per capita 4,268 approximately
Industry Products include bauxite, refined sugar
from cane, cigarettes,textiles, tobacco, processed
foods, and soft drinks, oil, and of course the most
obvious tourism.
Agricultural Products-Sugarcane(sugar), sweet
potatoes, coffee (blue mountain) ,
bananas(plantains), coconuts(water), citrus fruit,
vegetables, poultry( meats), goats(curry goat),
cannabis (illicit)
7. Food/Cuisine If Your Fancy
Curry Goat
Oxtail
Stew Peas
Jerk Chicken
Fried Bammy
Ackee with Saltfish and Callaloo
Jerk Pork
8. Geography
Location: it is one of the biggest islands in the
Caribbean Sea,coastline 635 miles land area 4,244
square miles
Capital is Kingston Now
Climate- hot and humid but with a occasional cool
ocean breeze
Land Use 16.2 percent arable land; permanent
crops 10.2 permanent crops; meadows and
pastures 21.1; forest land 31.2; other 21.4
Thesis: Even though Jamaica is a wonderful place to live and you can get lost in the culture and have a fun time with the resorts, the tourist attractions the beach and it being the most beautiful place to go on vacation. They are also a nation that is struggling people need jobs, the island is filled with poverty, and violence, its hard to obtain a visa to go to the United States, crime is rising which is plaguing the prosperous nation. \nGhetto 1:”http://unitedreggae.com/userfiles/image/upload/helpjamaica01.jpg”\nShottas:”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IqTzKqegsuE/S9tDP0FV7FI/AAAAAAAAAF4/xp98JbbNSjs/s320/affiche-shottas-2002-1.jpg” \nGhetto 2:http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sbLMc73A3AY/s\n
Personal Relevance: Why is his topic important to me? Because the I am of Jamaican Descent and i wanted to know more about my culture that i don’t know because i was have live in America all my life. Most of my family is is Jamaica:Aunties, cousins, speaking of cousins my oldest cousin is helping me with my project. Along with that i want to show the other side of Jamaica.\nFamily image:”http://www.gcjfs.org/images/Black%20Family.jpg” \n
12-20 minutes, In 1655 the William Penn and the British naval battalion took over the island from the Spaniards, thus ceding to the British because they were more dominant. The British started immediately with the business plans setting up sugarcane and other agricultural industries. Pirates that used the capital of Port Royal as the headquarters. But an earthquake completely dismantled the capital leaving nothing thus changing the capital to Spanish Town in 1692.\n
Unemployment is about 13 percent according to reports in 2009, 17.4 percent of labor is Agriculture, hunting, and fishing; manufacturing, resource extraction, utilities 7.4 percent; construction 9.8 percent; transportation and communication is 6.7 percent; government, community, is 27; money 29.5 percent literacy is 88 percent which is good.\nEducation-every child begins their schooling at the age of three this is referred to as and they do this for 2 years then primary school for the last 6 years, post of primary is secondary which is 5 years considered college which is broken down into 2 and 3 years. the mandatory education is 3-16 years\nPopulation-2,847,232 million in (2009) world rank i around the 137th, density 666 estimate in 09 also, 53 percent urban (2008), ages 0-14 30.7 percent; 15-64 61.7 percent; 65+ 7.5 percent\n\n
Independence Day; The day of freedom from British Rule which was the first monday in August 6th, 1962 this is when basically everybody on the island comes out for fun there are shows, music,dancing, drinking, celebration of how they got their freedom after all those years oppressed like in the united states when african americans got our freedom, its the equivalent of christmas in America, There is a festival every year called the Jonkonnu Festival ( masquerade theme)\nReggae Sunsplash: as of 1978 the reggae sunsplash has become the biggest reggae musical festival in the world it last for 4 nights in August in Montego Bay. Reggae music is a vital part of our culture it fuses rhythms, and sounds of ancient Africa with a mix of Jazz and other music, it has an enormous turnout about 50,000 or more people attend various concerts of reggae artists there is food and art to purchase at these events.\nNational Heroes Day- take the time to celebrate the islands leaders present and past, the third monday in October this takes place, Every year they pick a group of living heroes and give them awards in Kingston \nHaile Selassie’s Coronation Day-basically is the celebration of religion of the Rastafarians which is most of the population comes, its derived from the Ethiopian beliefs and the leader from Ethiopia name was Ras Tafari prior to his crowning. they celebrate with singing and reciting and it takes place on November 2\nBoxing Day- given to them by the british is a public holiday celebrated on the first day after Christmas (December 26th)\nAugust 1- Emancipation Day on midnight of July 31,1838 slaves fled and went to the hilltops to greet the sunrise on Friday August 1 (this represents giving them their lives back, and a new beginning, they joined churches all over the island to help others. “http://www.emancipationpark.org.jm/about-us/emancipation-day-celebration.php” \n
Just like any other Cuisine you need the necessities such as fruits, meats, vegetables, starches like rice, yams. Some fruits that will not be known anywhere else are star apple, sour sop, sweet sop, ortanique, ugli fruit, stinking toe and naseberries. But the most common is mango, papayas, and gimp\n
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There are approximately 30 dances that some for religious use some for fun, the ones that are used in the clubs are dance hall dances. There is Junkanoo,Mento Band, Sound Systems, Ska and Skatalities, Deejays, Rock Steady, Reggae \n
Application Component: For my application component i am networking with my cousin in Jamaica and we are collaborating on the project i send her money to get the materials we need to complete the project i sent about 400 dollars so far and thats for her to get the materials from the JIS Jamaica Informational Services. She is currently get various discs with information on Jamaican Culture. \nInterview:”http://www.execucam.com/templates/careercam_template/images/pictures/woman_presenting.jpg”\nJIS:”http://www.pbcjamaica.org/images/jis.jpg”\n
They are the third leading producer of Bauxite but the mining for it is killing many people because of the dust so its dangerous. Bauxite, and derivites make up 2/3 of their exports in revenue. Things like Hurricane Ivan (destroyed 60 percent of coffee crop) and 2001 terrorists attacked have delayed prospering in their economy. Most tourist come from the United States and has the biggest market for Jamaican products. Also trade with Trindad and Tobago, and Canada \n
Commonwealth of Nations an international association consisting of the UK together with the states that were once under British Empire and they base their government on British.They have an executive branch, legislative branch, and Judicial \n
Application continued: Along with the discs of information she is obtaining she will also be taking video including interviews with young, to middle age to old of how they feel to be Jamaican and what it means to them and show their pride on a wider scale. In addition to that she is taking pictures of the ghettos and poverty and struggling in Jamaica. \nIn addition i am going to try and raise money for a charity or an organization in Jamaica maybe a school or a charity to help the kids.\nJamaican Children:”http://carolynjoycooper.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/jamaican-children.jpg” \nSean K:”http://imagecache.blastro.com/images/feat/Discogs_SeanKingston.jpg”\nRastafarian:”http://technoccult.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Dreadlocked_rasta.jpg”\n\n
Ideas:Class Activity 1: Have my mother cook some authentic Jamaican food and have the class go around taste testing the food. “http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2579890900_d11e306bab.jpg” \n\nClass 2: Trivia game to see how much people really know about Jamaica ask them questions and they given a answer that they feel is right. 5 or more minute game “http://www.zunal.com/zunal_uploads/images/20100415021858ebaha.jpg”\nClass Activity 3:A good challenging game of dominoes a small part of our culture that is fun. “http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens8047951_1259264153Dominoes2.jpg”\n
The United Kingdom restricted emigration in 1967, but the majority have of Jamaican have gone to Canada or the United States some even went to the United Kingdom each year about 20,000 persons emigrate from Jamaica to the United States, about 200,000. They are also in NY, Chicago, Hartford, \n“http://www.immigrationdnatesting.us/images/immigration_dna_testing.jpg” \n\n
Sports are a way to show how powerful your country is and i know for a fact that we are proud of the Track and Field more because i went to the Penn Relays at University of Penn and Jamaicans were everywhere we populated the whole place basically \n
Jamaica has many people that live on the country they are of many ethnic groups and races, It follows the motto” out of many of people” which means that they are diverse and have many different types of people.\n
Patios is english in a different form and dialect spoken it is hard to understand if you have never been spoken to in it or exposed to it. But if you can understand it. Its a plus sometimes i don’t even understand what my cousins say to me.\n
Jamaica is a major transit point en route to America \n
