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Women have long been suppressed and prevented to hold higher office or positions since the ancient times. There were suppositions that women are not politically savvy or capable of handling responsibility outside the home, let alone have a voice in society. Some societies even restricted women from becoming educated to suppress their desire to fight for their rights. However, as the years progressed, societies around the globe slowly became divided in how they treat their female constituents. Jamaica, for instance, had been open to women empowerment but they still held certain reservations on allowing to dominate in the political arena. ...

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Figure 1: Map of Jamaica (Source: en.wikipedia.org) "Jamaica is in the position of a drowning man, treading water to keep afloat, but slowly drifting ashore."—Professor Kari Levitt, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Although the above statement has some validity to it as it relates to some criteria related to the core developmental issues concerning the economic and social progress of Jamaica, the recent report conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has revealed that Jamaica has made certain improvements in its Human Development Index (HDI) values and rank ...

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Double jeopardy also referred to as non bis in idem is a rule that prohibits prosecution of an individual for a second time. The rule dictates that fugitives acquitted or convicted for same offenses should not be put under prosecution for the second time (Gracia, 15). However, it is important to note that different sovereigns hold differing stand points on prosecution of individuals for second time. As an example, United States of America and Jamaica are two countries that prohibit double jeopardy. Particularly, double jeopardy is prohibited by the 5th Amendment of the United States constitution (Rudstein, 11) . The Clause is ...