Caribbean

powerful medicinal by-product that is naturally stored within them. Hence my product choice for export. To the Chief operating officer of Investors Inc., I present to you my platform. In the Caribbean, many feel that all fruits are grown on each island in the exact same abundance; this is indeed a myth. Each Caribbean island has its unique crops that are harvested in its soil and grows based on weather conditions. In the Bahamas, the soil is excellent for the growth and harvest of year-round coconuts

incomprehensible to the modern world, but over the course of nearly four hundred years, this was the Maafa, the greatest tragedy, for at least twelve million Africans that were stripped from their homeland, enslaved, and brutalized in Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas. In the midst of slavery’s storm, European slave traders used sales tactics that catastrophically diminished Africa’s reputation and African’s humanity. In the process, they destroyed Africa’s historical truth; and created images

and sixteenth centuries, European traders started to get involved in the Slave Trade. At first this was on quite a small scale but the Slave Trade grew during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as European countries conquered many of the Caribbean islands and much of North and South America. “Between 1655 and 1807 1.3 million slaves were brought into Jamaica. At emancipation there were only 300,000. This is a 25 % survival rate. Scotland among many countries involved in slave trade on huge

The Atlantic Slave Trade 1701-1810 The Atlantic Slave Trade was the most devastating forced migration in history. Tens of millions of Africans were taken from their homes. They were moved by boat to South America, The Caribbean, and North America. There was a huge loss of life on the way over for many reasons including sickness and starvation. A considerable amount of the African population was forced into slavery. The Africans were forced into this because they were immune to a lot of illnesses

Colombia is at the northern side of South America. Although it's a very beautiful country. Its has everything you could think of from caribbean beaches, luscious rainforests, beautiful cities, peaceful farms & parks. The islands & the sea in Colombia are phenomenal! In Cartagena Colombia there are very famous islands named “Islas Del Rosario”. They are available to the public unless you pay. But it's worth it because you get taken in a yacht, get fed, go scuba diving, an aquarium and it will be

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major chronic and complex public health problem that is affecting over 31 million people worldwide (Nguyen, 2014). Approximately fifty percent of people living with diabetes are undiagnosed and it has been estimated that every ten seconds three persons are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (American Diabetes Association, 2008). In the United States, nearly 26 million adults and children are diagnosed with diabetes, another 7 million are undiagnosed and

1) Columbian Exchange- the Columbian Exchange term is, described as the massive worldwide trade of animals, plants, foods, and slaves. Christopher Columbus first voyage launched an era of extensive contact between the Old and New Worlds that resulted in the ecological revolution. The Columbian Exchange is important because, it affected every society on earth, by bringing devastating diseases that depopulated many cultures. 2) Spanish Inquisition- the Spanish inquisition term is, described as a

Antigua Colonization: Sugar is Sweeter with Slavery Antigua is an island in the region of the Caribbean in the West Indies. It is also known as Waladii by the natives. Antigua is part of the country of Antigua & Barbuda. Barbuda, about sixty eight square miles, is a flat coral island about thirty miles north of Antigua. Antigua is in the midst of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern region of the Caribbean. Antigua is the largest of the English speaking Leeward Islands. Antigua is one hundred and eight

born in New York City, the land where Marcus Garvey preached his message of Pan-Africanism, the hope and need to return to Africa. My parents, like Garvey, hail from the third largest island of the Greater Antilles, and largest English speaking Caribbean country. My grandmothers, like many Jamaicans including Garvey, migrated to both the United Kingdom and the United States. My mother, and her mother, Eugennie, migrated to London when my mother was going to their equivalent to high school. Then they

England, Holland, France challenged Spain, Portugal in early 1600s a. Secured footholds in West Indies-> gradually took away Spain’s strength F. Spain’s Northern Frontier 1. Order of importance: silver-rich Mexico and Peru -> Islands of Caribbean->northern borders of New Spain(California, Texas area) 2. Horses flourished when Spaniards brought them over to Argentine Pampas, Venezuelan llanos, North American Great Plains a. Native tribes used the horses 3. Planted small settlements