Caribbean Research Papers Samples For Students

The Columbian discovery of America is one of the greatest events in the history. Columbus set the stage for the era of explorations in the Americas. From the fifteenth century to the end of the Second World War, colonial imperialism of the Europeans was a process that explored lands beyond the shores of continental Europe. It led to the exploitation of the local resources and established settlements to manage and handle the resources. The arrival of Columbus in the lands of America was an invasion rather discovery. The Columbian exchange is the exchange of crops, diseases, ideas and people post ...

Emeralds are gleaming green gemstones that were once said -- by no less than the Hindu Vedas -- to give good luck, as well as having healing qualities. They were coveted during India's Gupta Empire, and are still coveted today by people all over the world. Today, the main producer of emerald quartz and gemstones is South America. Countries such as Colombia and Brazil are producing more of the gemstone than ever before (Norman, 1995, internet).
Initially constructed in 1599, The Crown of the Andes is one of the most striking -- and recognizable -- pieces of regalia ...

How the Bahamas was able to prove to Britain that it will able to sustain itself if independence from Britain was granted?
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Introduction:

The Bahamas officially known as the Commonwealth of Bahamas is an island country consisting of more than 700 islets, cays and islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies to the north of Cuba and Hispaniola (The Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is North West to Turks and Caicos Islands. To its South East lies the U.S. State of Florida and to the East ...

A nation’s environmental connections and geographical location affects so much of its points of development. Relatively, for a nation like Columbia, such condition of developmental chaos has been evident especially in the manner by which the nation tries to survive its battle against drug production and distribution in the country. When a country is surrounded by various countries and when some cities are near each other, will they have similar culture and traditions? Also, will they have some illegal issue when they have various borders? I hypothesized that the cities near each other by the border lane would have similar ...

Introduction

Bahamas, officially termed as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a Caribbean country comprising of over 700 islands, cays, and islets. This country is located in the Atlantic Ocean. When it comes to the economy of the Bahamas, it is one of the most prosperous countries in the West Indies. Bahamian dollar is the currency of Bahamas. Referring to various economic indicators, it is identified that Bahamas is a fast developing country with a stable economy. The country’s economic development is almost entirely depended on tourism and offshore banking sectors as these sectors help the country generate huge volume of foreign ...

Puerto Rico – is a wonderful archipelago in the Caribbean Region with an intensive development of the economy, good roads and a special local flavor.
Commonwealth of Puerto-Rico (official name of the country) is situated in the Caribbean Sea on the island of Puerto Rico which belongs to the Greater Antilles islands and on a couple of small islands nearby. Puerto Rico is a U.S. dependent territory and has the status of unincorporated organized territory, resulting in that that this country is controlled by the United States. All the residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens but do not pay income taxes. All ...

The United States and Colombia entered into a free trade agreement known as the U.S - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which was signed on November 22, 2006, went into effect on May 5, 2012. The trade agreement eliminated tariffs removed tariffs on more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of industrial and consumer exports to Colombia (Blaha & Anglin 2012). There are plans in place to remove the remaining tariffs in a period of 10 years. The main aim of the agreement is to ensure order in trade and other economic activities. This resulted into elimination of trade barriers that existed between ...

Nicaragua is a Central American country that is known for its political imbalance, revolution, and wars. The country’s bad reputation precedes it. Although when it comes to land area, Nicaragua is the largest Central American nation, but when it comes to its economic status, it is ranked as the second poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Nicaragua is developing as a county, but still faces some serious economic, political, and social challenges. The purpose of this essay is to briefly discuss six of the major problems that Nicaragua is currently facing that are causing the country’s population and society ...

For many years, Colombia has been embroiled in conflict. The conflict is many-faceted, with complex social and economic issues driving the conflict forward. The most recent iteration of the conflict began in 2002, and continues today as a conflict between the internationally-recognized legitimate government of Colombia and a variety of guerilla groups, notably the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (often abbreviated as FARC and ELN respectively). However, the conflict has truly been going on since 1964 (Neuman, 2002). When a country is embroiled in conflict for so many years, it suffers many adverse consequences as a result of ...

Nicaragua is a Central American country that is known for its political imbalance, revolution, and wars. The country’s bad reputation precedes it. Although when it comes to land area, Nicaragua is the largest Central American nation, but when it comes to its economic status, it is ranked as the second poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Nicaragua is developing as a county, but still faces some serious economic, political, and social challenges. The purpose of this essay is to briefly discuss six of the major problems that Nicaragua is currently facing that are causing the country’s population and society ...

Introduction

Caribbean countries are those countries that underwent centuries of exploitation through slavery and indentureship. The whole Caribbean region entails; State members of CARICOM, Spanish-speaking Cuba and the Dominica Republican, The semiautonomous states of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The British Overseas territories, The US Territories, The US Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and territory of the US Virgin Islands.( Wharton, F.1997).

The territories of the Republic of France

The region has several cultural differences due to the existence of different ethnic groups for example, English, Dutch and French. (Wharton, F. 1997). Colonization of the region not only led to psychological, environmental, social and economic damage but also ...

Richard D. Fain.

Introduction; Educational and Professional background.

Richard D. Fain, 64, is the current Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (Hoover's handbook of American business, 2002). The Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited is an international cruise company that operates 38 ships under Azamara Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and CDF Croisieres de France. He is also the chairman of the Board of Azamara Club Cruises, Inc (Bobmorris, 2011).
Fain joined Royal Caribbean, as an outside director in 1979, and became the Cruises line’s CEO and Chairman, in 1988. Before he joined the company, he had spent 13 ...

I. FACTUAL SUMMARY
Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. “The Cocaine Godmother”, was a woman whose crime reign was unprecedented in American history. She was truly the godmother of the of the cocaine racket in the United States during the 70s and 80s. She practically pioneered the cocaine trade in Miami, and not only that, she even ordered over 200 homicides in California, Colombia, Florida and New York (Matt). For decades, Blanco has also been credited by the media and law enforcement as the pioneer of the motorcycle assassination technique that she imported from Colombia to South Florida. The authorities accuse Blanco ...

Rodrigo de Bastidas is believed to have been the first Spanish to discover Panama while on an expedition in search of gold. He was then followed by Christopher Columbus who proclaimed Panama’s sovereignty, one year after de Bastidas arrival. The Republic of Panama, initially inhabited by the Spanish, split with Spain to join Republic of Gran Colombia. However, in November 1903, Panama officially declared its independence from Colombia with a backing by the United States of America (Hassig, and Quek 21). The overarching reason behind U.S.s support for an independent Panama was that U. S. wanted to construct a canal ...

Jamaica is a country located in the Caribbean Island which was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494(Wilson, 2004, p.6). The country enjoys a diverse population of about 2.9 million people. This country is known by many a cultural hub of the culture of Rastafarianism, named after King Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and the art of reggae music. However, the richness of the Jamaica moves from the mere notion of Rastafarianism and the art of reggae music. This paper intends to support the fact that the Jamaican culture is rich in diverse by exploring the heritage, history, food and other fundamental facets ...

Instructions

Varied researches have been undertaken by many scholars in various disciplines ranging from archeology, ethnography or ethno history and findings from this researches shows that Latin and Caribbean women have a diverse history as far as their roles they in society is concerned. To that purpose, women in Latin America and Caribbean have struggled in efforts aimed at improving their standards of living and affording them better lifestyles. This paper examines their experiences from the past to the present period. The women’s character explains how strong and dedicated the women are to their families and community at large. Furthermore, this ...

Introduction

The nature of underdevelopment in poor countries has been one of the contentious social issues in recent times. Each country has its own version as to why it is underdeveloped. Colombia is a third world country and is ranked amongst the underdeveloped countries in the world. Being located in Latin America, Colombia borders other third world countries like Brazil and Venezuela. However, it is illogical to assume that the general problems that are associated with underdevelopment in Latin America are a replica of underdevelopment in Colombia. The following research and discussion offers insightful information on the nature of underdevelopment in Colombia ...

Introduction

The Bahamas is itself an island country that plays host to more than seven hundred other small islands. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean. A larger population of Bahamas is made of black people. It became a British colony in 1783 and consequently gained its independence in 1973. The country has, over time, prospered in the fields of tourism, management of investments and also international banking. Worth noting is that because of its strategic location, Bahamas has increasingly been used as a shipment location of illegal commodities including drugs and illegal migrants. This is particularly to the US ...

Colombian conflict - asymmetric warfare, which began in 1964 (active - since 1966) and continues at the present time, between the Government of Colombia, paramilitary groups, criminal syndicates and leftist guerrillas (FARC, ELN) for influence in the country. It is believed that, historically, the civil war has become a continuation of la violencia - armed struggle between conservatives and liberals in the 1948-1958. The victory of the conservatives in this struggle led to the unification of liberal and communist militants in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Causes for the outbreak of conflict, each party interprets to their ...

Abstract

Education in the principal intelligence is any action or occurrence that has a determining effect on the mind, nature or physical ability of a person. In its technological sense, education is the procedure by which society intentionally broadcasts its accrued information, skills and values from one age group to another. It is therefore imperative to invest in education for a better society. This paper seeks to discuss the historical development of education in the Caribbean focussing wholly on the British Caribbean. This paper also shows the challenges incurred during the development phase and provides an in depth look at the current educational ...

Introduction

The monetary policy of Colombia has undergone numerous changes from 1994 to 2014. The primary purpose for doing so is to target inflation and stabilize the financial status of the country. For this object, state agencies and other monitoring authorities had occasionally evaluated the response of such policy in relation to various financial variables. Although there is not any specific and explicit target regarding real or nominal exchange rates and the monetary policy has to rely upon mainly on the variation of short-term exchange rates. Therefore, in an open economy like Colombia, exchange rates are considered as the most ...

The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), which now also includes all states in the Caribbean just turned 40 years since signature in 1967.
Its importance as a model for other non-nuclear areas, is constant to peace and international securities contribution, which stood and continue placing today in the center of the political and legal interest. Its parallelism with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) but without Latin American treaty has affected the principle of legal equality of States and has not been an expression of "unequal rights and ...

Introduction

The social problem discussed in the paper is about drug and alcohol abuse in Colombia. A large population of the citizens of Colombia is under the influence of drug and alcohol abuse. The problem is common on the major towns and cities and the mostly affected population is of the young people. Drug and alcohol abuse is a social problem that has made the Colombian government to intervene and try to look for the possible solutions to the problem. The social problem has lead to both short term and immediate effects and also presents major consequences that are dangerous for ...

Research presentation

Family definition
Family types
Family roles and responsibilities
Changing Roles of Family
Conclusion
Future of family

Family, like many other social institutions within society functions to create social order. Social order constitutes a subset of normative behavior established either by law or association that represents acceptable conduct. As society evolves social change becomes inevitable. Structure and functions of institutions lose their values; deviation is enacted forging reconstruction. Hence, in the following pages of this document the author will research the sociology of family and the cultural factors implicit in its development and organization.

Sociology of the Family Cultural Factors

Introduction
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Abstract

The Cancer Society of the Bahamas has to come out and deal with the increasing cases of cancer in Bahamas. A lot of patients require quick medical attention from qualified oncologists. The patients also need chemotherapy sessions although there are high cases of second and third line treatments. Therefore, there is much pressure on the Bahamas society to deliver a chemotherapy unit and qualified medical personnel to the cancer patients in Bahamas. With the guidelines released from the Department of Health’s Manual for Cancer Services, the society is continually seeking means of improving and developing the cancer care ...

Political Science

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This fundamental law of physics also sees an application when it comes to the U.S economic policy and it’s affect on immigration. The United States’ economic policies both on the nationally and globally have throughout history shaped the modern day immigration scene. From the American model of neo-mercantilist colonization of Latin American countries such as Cuba and Puerto Rico, creating more open markets through military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador, to creating a domestic demand for cheap labor in the agricultural, construction and domestic industries, the U.S. economic policies ...

The Novels of V.S. Naipaul

Introduction
Mr. Naipaul is of Hindu Indian descent. He is third generation from a family settled in the Caribbean. He was born in Trinidad in 1932. The Caribbean has been a colony of both Spain and England. He has traveled to India to search for his roots. He started his travels away from his birthplace when he attended Oxford at the young age of seventeen years old. Naipaul’s work both fiction and nonfiction generally takes into account identity crisis as a postcolonial phenomena stemming from colonized people and how their since of identity and security is affected.

Discussion

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In the 18 - 19th centuries, slavery was a common practice, exercised by the world’s powers (Girard 36). Haiti represented a significant slave source for France, which colonized the island and imposed its rule by force as early as 1625, up until 1804, when Haiti gained its independence after a severe bloodshed revolution (Reinhardt 251). After defeating the French colonizers in what is called the most successful slave revolt of all times, Haiti was drastically blocked and boycotted from an economic perspective, having no other option than to make a settlement with France in 1825 (Schuller 149; Farmer 127). The settlement implied a ...

Immigration to England

Migration is defined as the moving of persons from one place to another. The move may be temporary or permanent, depending on the reasons involved. Migration may occur due to various reasons such as economic ones like employment and job opportunities, social ones like being closer to family members or loved ones, environmental factors like natural disasters, and political ones like wanting to escape a conflict or strife within a home country. One of the great examples of migration is the moving of Jamaicans to England. There are many reasons why Jamaicans moved to England. Jamaicans moved to England ...

Slavery existed in the Americas from the early colonial days and its rapid rise was observed in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Brazil, the Caribbean and the British and French colonies in Northern America when the world trade was actively growing and there was a shortage of labor. The major countries in Europe were able to turn the slave trade into a very profitable business. At first the Portuguese and later the Dutch and the English began to export slaves from the West African coast to the different destinations in the New World. The Middle Passage became a vital part ...

Shakira

Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

History has not been kind to many countries in the Latin American region. Since the early 14th and 15th centuries which saw the conquest of the Latin American region by Iberian monarchs, the region has witnessed instability, violence and a penchant for allowing dictatorial regimes to flourish. Most of the Latin American republics were formed in the 19th century and were a direct consequence of the lack of people’s confidence, in civilian rule and democracy. This failure of many civilian governments was a result of wide spread dissatisfaction among the people because of high poverty and corruption. It ...

Each year the number of adolescent girls who get pregnant and decide to keep the child gets lower, however the issue of the teenage pregnancy still keeps on holding a prominent place in the list of social and medical problems of the developing countries. Adolescent mothers face a wide variety of problems and insecurities that promise to have a major impact both on their lives and the lives of their children. Most of the girls are forced to drop their education, and the necessity to bring up a child and to support their own living without any help from their families or the ...

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Subway Corporation
Subway is the world’s largest fast-food restaurant for sandwiches which is based in Connecticut, US and founded in 1965. Its main products are submarine sandwiches and salads. It is the third largest fast-food business in the world behind MacDonald’s and KFC. It is a multi-national corporation with 44,672 restaurants in 111 countries, even surpassing the number of that if Macdonald’s. The future outlook is bright with a projection of 100,000 outlets by the year 2030. It has five regional centers in the US, Europe, Australia-New Zealand, Asia and Latin ...

Salsa is a dance style which originates from the Afro-Caribbean and Latin part of the world and it reflects the culture of this region. This dance spread all over the world and each culture adopted it and enrichened it with their specific elements. Salsa is a lifestyle, it has many health benefits when regarded as exercising, its culture is very interesting and the history of this dance is rich and each person tells their personal story through the dance.
Salsa is a lifestyle which reflects the personality of each individual involved in the process. Every person has their unique ...

Introduction

The history of Haiti immediately after the revolution period was not an easy one because of the preceding events. This country was literally in shambles and everything was in a mess starting from the farms together with the crops. Skilled labor from other countries had either left, dead, or had fled due to the way they were treated at this time as slaves while others might have gone into hiding. Those who were former slaves and were now free were not ready to work on other people’s farms. At the same time, there was great fear that France ...

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Introduction

Allen Stanford, James Davis and Laura Pendergest-Holt were the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) respectively of the Stanford Financial Group, which was under investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for undertaking to cheat investors of $7 billion through a massive Ponzi scheme in overseas Certificate of Deposits (CDs) which were offering returns that were consistently higher than the market. Each of the three is presently serving prison sentences for their respective roles in the crime and related investigation.

History of Key Members of Stanford Financial Systems

Allen Stanford: Born in 1950 in Mexia, Texas, ...

The evident identity of Louisiana as an exceptional yet unique kind of integrated cultures has been captured using many phrases by many scholars. This savory mixture has also been identified alongside its historical dishes, gumbo. Capturing this unique and complex assortment of cultures has eluded many scholars, researchers and anthropologists. Some authors have however come close to identifying this complex assortment describing tradition, folk life and folklores.
A major event labeled Louisiana Purchase that occurred in 1803 played a major role in shaping the future of this state. This marked a major experiment to incorporate the very diverse state into ...

Food production and food security remain to be the greatest challenges the world faces currently. This has led to a shift in world attention to the pressing need to increase agricultural production especially in Third World Countries which have been largely hit by chronic food shortages. In this respect, most countries such as Jamaica have taken various steps towards food production in line with the 1996 World Food Summit Plan of Action. Most developing countries were forced by harsh economic times and high debts to accept aid loans from the International Monetary Fund, which is among the world’s financial ...

Introduction

Puerto Rican culture, which has been described as the most colorful culture in the history of the international community, has undergone so many changes, thanks to globalization. Globalization, which entails the integration of the world cultures, economies and ideas, is an inevitable concept in the modern world, where technology is fast taking root and advancing in almost all countries, including the developing countries. Talking of cultural globalism, the most significant part of human life covered include language, architecture, foods, religion, arts, entertainment, and the overall way of life observed by a particular community. In the case of Puerto Rico, an ...

Cuba and Venezuelan Socialism in 21st century

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The world has witnessed various revolutions over the years. An activity or a movement, which results into fundamental changes in social, economic and political situations, can be termed as a revolution. There are numerous revolutions, which have either failed or succeeded in achieving the intended objectives to initiators and generations thereafter. 20th century is one of the most influential centuries in human history when there were numerous revolutions.
One such revolution which took place was in the form of the rise of Socialism which first came into effect in Russia after the Czar of Russia was overthrown ...

Introduction

Multinational corporations across the world usually consolidate and present their operational results in financial and non-financial terms at the end of every term, usually a year. The financial aspect of reporting is supposed to comply with a clearly prescribed set of regulatory standards. The adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards and GAAPs was meant to ensure that all compliant firms across the world produce financial statements that conform to the industry specific reporting frameworks and thus achieve a degree of uniformity in reporting. Different firms in operating in multiple locations operate under the strict guidelines of the specific ...

Abstract

U.S. President Richard Nixon declares war on drugs June 17, 1971. Since then, the U.S. has spent on the war more than 1 trillion dollars, and produced more than 45 million arrests. Drug use remained the same. The U.S. population is 4.5 % of the world, and the number of people jailed in the U.S. - 25 % of the total number of prisoners around the world. Over 500,000 are jailed for drugs. 2.7 million Children have a parent behind bars. The probability that they will be behind bars are much higher than those whose parents escaped this fate. In this ...

Death squads are special armed forces that are involved in the killings of people without legal notice. These squads are also responsible for the forced disappearance of individuals. These death squads often operate with the objective of political repression, genocide, or revolutionary terror. The individuals who are involved in killing people or forcefully kidnapping them often hide their true identities. It is essential for the killers to camouflage or hide their true identity in order to avoid accountability. It is not uncommon or unheard of for these informal groups to be associated with military dictators or police forces. However, ...

Brief History

It was in the year 1927 that the Pan American Airways’ executives made the decision of moving their company’s operations base to Miami from Key West. With the purpose of constructing an airport, they bought 116 acres of land, south of Miami Springs. The airport (now known as Miami International Airport) was built in 1928 as the first operational passenger facility in the United States of America. Similarly, Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport was opened in 1929. It was constructed over a deserted 9-hole golf course (Abravanel & Miller, 2012).

Miami International Airport (MIA)

Introduction
Miami International Airport (MIA) is located at a distance of ...

Tourism has the capacity of turning local cultures, religious rituals, and traditional ethnic rites to commodities that conform to the expectations of tourists in reconstructed ethnicity. Once an ethnic site becomes a tourist product, people perceive the sacred sites as goods of trade. Tourist manifestation on the unfamiliar destination through cultural expressions and performances lead to stage and loss of authenticity. Tourist demand the cultural manifestations as the natives work hard to satisfy their taste and preferences of the curios this can lead to cultural erosion due to commoditization of cultural goods.
Wilson and Ypeji (5) say that Latin ...

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations
Air travel has seen an increase in the number of people using it as the preferred means of movement across countries or continents. Over the years, there have been many changes in technical and tactical issues affecting the airports. The ability of an airport to adapt to the changing demands in the airline industry either renders it as a modern and suitable airport or an airport that is not a favorite of many people. Many factors can be used to consider the severity of an airport in terms of adapting to these changes. ...

Introduction to Panama.

Panama was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1984 (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). The country is situated in the middle of the Americas. Being metropolitan, it comprises various cultures and traditions. These have created a distinctive and out of the ordinary environment. Spanish is however; her official language. It is the smallest country in Latin America that speaks Spanish. The country reports high rates of violent crimes (Harr, & Hess, 2010).

Historical highlights

Panama’s history is very distinct. It was a province of Colombia, up to 1903 when it got its independence (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). Following the signing of a treaty with the United States, the ...

Abstract

The life and work of Ray Charles and Bob Marley are scrutinized in this essay with the intend to demonstrate why and when they became icons of their time. Being two of the most accomplished artists in history, the soulman and the ambassador of the reggae music represent nowaday much more than just a hero for their fans or the textbook references for their genres, but rather examples of how a person can be turned into a hero by their own talent. The comparison made in this contemplates the drawing of a parallel between these two completely different ways of life that made ...

World trade organization is a body that tries to ensure that its members have benefits of almost tariff free or toll free international trade. This ensures that member countries have a free and fair environment to trade. With this in mind, the organization has values or rules such as:

Foreign goods should be treated in a similar manner as the local goods.

The organization fixes the upper bound to tariffs and ensures member countries keep their tariffs lower than the bound value.
Dictates on subsidizing and dumping of goods agreed upon in the agreement.
Requires a member country to allow trade analysis or review from a foreigner
Allow for investigation upon a complaint from ...

Introduction

The republic of Cuba is an island which comprises one significantly large island and numerous small ones. Cuba boasts and an area of approximately 110,860km2 and can be safely said to be one of the largest states in the Caribbean. Cuba is barely 160km from Florida. In fact, the Straits of Florida separate the country from Florida while the Windward Passage separates the country from Haiti and finally the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel separates the country from Mexico. According to the United Nations report of 2005, Cuba has a population of 11,275,000 with an ...

One of the most remarkable developments in Florida in the 70’s was the emergence as an international financial world. Florida’s economy, until then, relied almost entirely on agriculture, tourism and the construction industry but had now acquired a new dimension- international banking. Its proximity to both Central and Southern America, its multilingual population coupled with the promulgation of international banking regulations that were deemed favorable led to the country becoming a specialized Latin American banking centre (Bove &Richard,1991).
With international banking as a major financial activity, the economies has experienced spiraling growth and also increase employment levels ...

Introduction

Drug trafficking as defined by the UNODOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) refers to the illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture and sale or distribution of drugs in contravention of the law prohibiting the handling of drugs. This vice has been in operation for quite a whole now. This saw Clinton’s drug czar Barry McCaffrey retort that drug trafficking has been in place from as far as 1996 (Suddath, 2009). The truth is that drug trafficking has been a global issue for over 40 years. The war on drug trafficking was instituted in an early stage. Mora (1996) ...

The influx of drug-related criminals is the main cause of overcrowding in most correctional institutions across in the United States and specifically Texas. Offenders' numbers related to other crimes such as homicide, robbery, and burglary have remained steady over the number of years, but drug-related offenders are increasing leading to a high number of them behind bars in prisons across Texas. The problem is captured in a study by the state government which found out that six of ten prisoners in the state and federal facilities are convicted of drug possession or drug abuse charges. As such, this means ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina is considered the most devastating storm in the United States due to its magnitude of destruction and the casualties involved. Though the weather forecasters had predicted about the storm, the American government had not put any measures to deal with the catastrophe. As a result, the Gulf Coast States that was hit hardest by Katrina lost properties worth billions as well as thousands of lives. The parties involved in the rescue process included the Army Corps, Coast Guards, as well as FEMA. The Katrina hurricane recorded the government inefficiency in two levels. The first one is ...

Tourism and the Cuban Economy

I. Introduction and Background
Worldwide, the tourism industry has always had a sufficient importance for every state’s economy. Still, this influence can reveal less or more weighty depending on how the tourism sector is conducted by a particular country in toto.
Considering the given north Caribbean state, it seems worthwhile saying that the socialist society’s impact on Cuba’s economy has been more than just significant. In the last few decades, Cuba’s tourism has had a tendency to decline. This phenomenon has taken place due to the Cuban economic recession, superfluous internal economic limits, and, without ...

The HIV/AIDS global epidemic has ravaged millions of lives across the world. In the past, prior to the discovery of effective control measures through medication such as antiRetroViral medication, the disease had infected millions of lives. At the present time, although the discovery of a vaccine has not yet been made, scientific research has made some leeway with regards to this issue. One would expect very low prevalence rate of the disease in the most powerful country in the world owing to the high level of medical technology and innovation systems available. However, this situation is further from the ...

Religion is an organized system of practices and behaviors, ceremonies, world views, mythologies, ethics, holy place, and sacred tests that relate to humanity. Different religious groups are made up of various elements. The elements may differ on grounds of what is being worshiped, sacred things, and divinity. All religions have their practices, and these may include sermons, sacrifices, festivals, rituals, initiations, matrimonial services, prayer, music, and dance (Doyle 107). In most instances, religious groups will always have sacred history and narratives, which tend to be preserved in sacred books, and holy place (Jung 112). Through religion, the origin of ...

1.1 Problem Statement
The wedding niche is incredibly important for the overall success of the tourism industry in the country. Because of the relatively small nature of the economy in Tobago, any difficulties with any facet of the industry can be completely devastating overall. The current wedding industry is not failing by any means, but there are certainly struggles as well; determining how to alleviate these problems will be one of the primary focuses of this assessment. Different individuals will have different perspectives and different assessments on the potential solutions for the economy, and it is important to determine ...

Baptist Health Hospital is located in South Florida. It is a non-profit organization favored by philanthropy and focused on a charitable mission of medical excellence based on faith. It has seven hospitals and over 50 outpatient facilities ranging over 3 counties and is the biggest health care organization in the region. 15000 employees 2200 physicians holding national and international reputation. Number of beds totaled 1761 as of 2015 .
The sole mission of Baptist Health is to enhance the health and overall wellbeing of patients and to encourage the preservation and sanctity of life in communities . It is a faith-based ...