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    Home to the worlds fastest runner, Usain Bolt, and also the best island to visit is Jamaica. I was born there, July 10,2001 to a mother of European Jamaican descent and a father of Asian Jamaican descent. In Jamaica my mother was a flight attendant at the time, my mother is why I enjoy visiting a lot of countries. From doing horseback riding in Florida, to sipping tea and eating crumpets in England. Those are rarities anyone can enjoy when they travel. Secondly, I have learnt patience from my mother

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    When I think of an important place that has had the most impact on me, it would be Jamaica. This is my happy place, where I feel safe and loved. Everyone has a smile on their face and is full of joy, even though most of them do not have much. Three words come to mind when I think of Jamaica: children, church, and contentment. I say children because of their enthusiasm to learn new things. I have worked with two church camps in Buff Bay. At both camps we taught the kids Bible verses and songs, which

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    language. Patois is not a native language, it is a second language. Patois is a combination of English and African languages. Patois however reflects on the struggle and history of slavery and the ancestors. This language however has an effect on Jamaica since being Jamaicans are descendants of Africa. Despite the fact that patois is not Jamaicans native language it represents their culture and history. Patois have been used in Jamaicans day to day life to communicate. However this is mostly used

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    Jamaica is a beauty Island nation in the Caribbean seas. It is popular as a tropical vacation destination spot. Many people are lured to this island because of it beaches, weather, and food. As a Miamian many of my friends and neighbors know Jamaica as home. The food and culture has been integrated in this melting pot called Miami. I could remember very earlier in my life trying to cook some authentic Jamaican food. Jamaican food is very rich in seasoning, spices, and flavor. The Caribbean was the

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    there are few Jews living in Jamaica today but hundreds of years ago their were many Jews living there and many of Jews that live in Canada today, have ancestors leading back to Jamaica. Today the estimated total population of Jews living in Jamaica is between 200-424,000. This essay will discuss the pull factors that influenced Jewish immigration to Jamaica, how they organized and the push factors that caused them to leave from the time the first Jews came to Jamaica in 1494-1655 until today. Before

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    Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea and is the largest English-speaking country in the Caribbean, over 146 miles from east to west. The island varies in its features as well. The north coast contains coral beaches and plains where sugar cane, coconuts and citrus fruits grow, the west coast is more of a secluded area, and the southern region is full of mountains and small mining towns. Jamaica also has a warm climate, with the average temperature being about 80 degrees, but it also rains a lot

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    In the film Life and Debt, the country of Jamaica is a prime example of how governments not having involvement in their money creates larger inequalities. When tourists visit Jamaica they are excited to find out one US dollar exchanges for one hundred and twenty-seven Jamaican dollars, but tourists don’t realize their newly traded money is a result of many devaluations imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF got involved with Jamaica because the country was unable to be stable

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    The government of Jamaica has announced that it hopes to gain major foreign investment and create many jobs through the development of a ‘logistics hub’. The government believes that Jamaica’s geographical position will allow it to become an important part of the global value chain by serving at least some of the estimated 12,500 ships that will be passing through the Panama Canal as of 2015. According to information published on the government’s official website: With major investments and

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    Norway, Cuba, And Jamaica

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    My country’s populations that I will inform about are Norway, Cuba, and Jamaica. Norway is in Northern Europe on the western and northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Cuba is a part of the Caribbean Sea, west of Haiti across the Windward Passage on and south of the Bahamas. Jamaica is island in the Caribbean Sea, which is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. These countries have very diverse cultures and populations due to many factors in each country. Norway has a population

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    Jamaica Retirement Trip

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    Jamaica: My Retirement Trip As soon as the tour group left the plane in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the second largest city after Kingston, I could tell the weather was warmer than in Ohio. I expected it to be more humid, but it wasn’t, perhaps because of the winds from the Caribbean Sea. I was pleased, since I do not like sweltering hot weather. Jamaican photographs were displayed at the arrival gate, and I stopped to view them more than those in my tour group did. Although Jamaica is a third-world country

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