History of Jamaica

Children’s Literature in Jamaica As children in the United States, we grow up listening to the stories of Dr. Seuss and Curious George as we fall off to sleep to the sound of our parent’s voices echoing in our dreams. As we start to grow older and the poetry of Shel Silverstein’s, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" no longer holds our imagination as much as it did at eight years old, we begin to read stories that are a reflection of the environment we live within. We engaged ourselves in the lives of such

Heaven” by Michelle Cliff was published in 1987. This novel is primarily set in Jamaica and the United States from the sixties to the eighties. Michelle Cliff engages with the history of colonialism, slavery, and racism as well as resistance to these institutions throughout the novel. The author also explores the theme of violence due to colonialism in her novel. Michelle Cliff depicts a theme of violence that existed in Jamaica through three of her main characters Clare, Christopher, and Harry. In Cliff’s

History of Jamaica Columbus discovered Jamaica on May 5, 1494, one year after he heard of the existence of the island. However, the true history of Jamaica begins with the African-Jamaican people who came to the island twenty years after the English took control from the Spaniards. The history of Jamaica can be broken up into different time periods, which were defined by watershed moments or events. Jamaican history

WHY THE STATUE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUST COME DOWN IN JAMAICA Travel across the globe and you will find no shortage of monuments and statues paying homage to those who have made significant contribution to society or to their individual nations. In Kemet “The Black Land” also known as Egypt, you will find one the oldest monument on earth. Sitting on the west bank of the Nile in Gaza, is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of our African greatness. Looking down on Parliament Square in London is

Both, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea illustrate a similar parallel where two differing perceptions of the ‘other’ are present and the concept of an ‘us’ and ‘them’ is established. The Merchant of Venice depicts Shylock, a Jewish foreigner and heretic in the eyes of the predominantly Christian ensemble of characters that feature in the play - and also constitute the contemporary audience - who undertakes the role of an archetypal ‘villain’ from an Elizabethan perception

JAMAICA history: The history of Jamaica is a rich and vibrant that inspire them to move forward as a nation. The original inhabitants of Jamaica are believed to be the Arawaks , also called Tainos. Arawaks came from South America 2,500 years ago and named its island Xaymaca which meant “land of wood and water”. The Arawaks are simple people by nature. Arawaks were light brown in colour, short and well-shaped with coarse, black hair. Their faces were broad and their noses flat. They would grow

Negros who work under white colonists the underlying message of black resistance by revolution. Perhaps what makes this interpretation so convincing is the background of the author. McKay was born Sunny Ville Jamaica as the youngest of 11 sons. While in Jamaica, McKay wrote “Songs of Jamaica”, which is where “Quashie to Buccra” is derived from. In this time, he also became a self

Jamaican Cultural Belief : Cash Pot Man / Drop Pan Myth: Cash Pot is a form of lottery in Jamaica it is extremely popular, it has even been incorporated into everyday language. The idea of cash pot or drop pan depending on who is speaking is that everything in life has a number, there are 36 numbers and they all represent several things. The game came to Jamaica through Chinese immigrants, since Jamaica has a very large Chinese population. The reason why Cash Pot has been so popular in Jamaican

HISTORY OF BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM AND JAMAICA BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM The Bretton Woods System was formed as a result of the collapse of the Golden Standard and The Great Depression. These closely related events prompted the need to establish an international monetary system, whose main aim was to revive the economies of the Post World War as well as fostering international economic relations that would end inter-war conflicts. Furthermore this historic event took place in July 1944 in New Hampshire whereby

Jamaica: History, Government, People, Religion      Jamaica is a tropical island, located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea. Around the coastlines are beautiful beaches with crystal clear blue-green water. In some respects, this is the majority of what people know about Jamaica. In this orientation text you will better understand Jamaica’s history, the people who live there, the many different religions, geography, and governments that have ruled the land.      The land of Jamaica is very