Through Trinbagonian Eyes: Self-Portrait of a Caribbean Country

2015 ◽  
pp. 147-166
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Country

M. A. Ayuh. Made in Jamaica: The Development of Manufacturing Sector. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1981. xxii+128 pp.

1986 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-95
Author(s):  
Najam-us- Saqib
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Industrial Base ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The World ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
Bauxite Ore ◽  
Made In

Jamaica, known in the world for her rich deposits of bauxite ore, is a small Caribbean country with an area of 10991 square kilometers and a population of just over two million individuals. This beautifu11and, which was described by Columbus as "The fairest isle that eyes have beheld" has developed a remarkably diversified manufacturing sector starting from a modest industrial base. Jamaica's manufacturing industry enjoyed a respectable growth rate of about 6 percent per annum during the good old days of the euphoric '50s and '60s. However, those bright sunny days ''when to live was bliss" were followed by the chilling winter of much subdued progress. The rise and fall of growth have aroused considerable interest among economists and policy• makers. The book under review probes the causes of this behaviour by analysing key characteristics of Jamaican manufacturing sector and tracing its path of evolution.

Emergence of university-centred entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Caribbean

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haven Allahar ◽  
Ron Sookram
Keyword(s):  
Triple Helix ◽  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
The Core ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
Core Components ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
University Industry

This study examines the progress of the two major universities in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago towards the transition to entrepreneurial universities through incorporating the core components of designing and delivering entrepreneurship education programmes, establishing effective university-led business incubators and the building of university–industry–government collaboration. The theoretical construct of the Triple Helix interrelationships and the development stages framework provide the basis for analysing the progress of the universities towards achieving their development mission. The general conclusion is that progress towards building an effective university-centred entrepreneurial ecosystem has been relatively slow and needs to be accelerated through more proactive leadership and greater involvement of internal and external stakeholders.

scholarly journals Mental health of migrant elders – the Islington study

2001 ◽  
Vol 179 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Livingston ◽  
G. Leavey ◽  
G. Kitchen ◽  
M. Manela ◽  
S. Sembhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relative Risk ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Antihypertensive Drugs ◽  
Country Of Birth ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

BackgroundIn the UK, 6% of those aged 65 years and over were born abroad, most of whom now live in inner-city areas. It has been suggested that ethnic elders are particularly vulnerable to mental illness.AimsTo compare the prevalence of dementia and depression in older migrants with those born in the UK.MethodA cross-sectional community study of 1085 people aged 65 years or older in an inner-London borough.ResultsCompared with those born in the UK, the prevalence of dementia was raised in African–Caribbeans (17.3%, relative risk=1.72, Cl=1.06–2.81) and lower for the Irish-born (3.6%, relative risk=0.36, Cl=0.17–0.87). All those of African–Caribbean country of birth were significantly younger (P=0.000) but no more likely to be taking antihypertensive drugs. They were no more likely to report having cardiovascular problems but had increased rates of diabetes (P < 0.0000). The overall prevalence of depression was 18.3% (95% Cl=16.1–20.7). The highest prevalence rate was found among those born in Greece and Turkey (27.2%, Cl=179–39.6). Migration per se does not appear to be a risk for depression and dementia in this population.ConclusionsThe excess of dementia may be of vascular aetiology. There is the potential for primary or secondary prevention.

scholarly journals Energy drink usage among university students in a Caribbean country: Patterns of use and adverse effects

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra D. Reid ◽  
Jonathan Ramsarran ◽  
Rachel Brathwaite ◽  
Sarika Lyman ◽  
Ariane Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
University Students ◽  
Energy Drink ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Caribbean Country

scholarly journals Prevalence of dementia in African–Caribbean compared with UK-born White older people: two-stage cross-sectional study

2011 ◽  
Vol 199 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Adelman ◽  
Martin Blanchard ◽  
Greta Rait ◽  
Gerard Leavey ◽  
Gill Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older People ◽  
Vascular Risk Factors ◽  
Country Of Birth ◽  
Vascular Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

BackgroundPreliminary studies in the UK, all using screening instruments of unknown cultural validity, indicate that there may be an increased prevalence of dementia in African–Caribbean people, possibly related to vascular risk factors and potentially amenable to preventative measures.AimsTo determine the prevalence of dementia in older people of African–Caribbean country of birth compared with their White UK-born counterparts.MethodA total of 218 people of African–Caribbean country of birth and 218 White UK-born people aged ⩾60 years were recruited from five general practices in North London. Those who screened positive for cognitive impairment using a culturally valid instrument were offered a standardised diagnostic interview. Two independent assessors diagnosed dementia according to standard operationalised criteria.ResultsAfrican–Caribbean participants were 2 years younger, and those with dementia nearly 8 years younger than their White counterparts. The prevalence of dementia was significantly higher in the African–Caribbean (9.6%) than the White group (6.9%) after adjustment for the confounders age and socioeconomic status (odds ratio (OR) = 3.1, 95%CI 1.3–7.3, P = 0.012).ConclusionsThere is an increased prevalence of dementia in older people of African–Caribbean country of birth in the UK and at younger ages than in the indigenous White population. These findings have implications for service provision and preventive interventions. Further research is needed to explore the role of vascular risk factors and social adversity in the excess of dementia in this population.

scholarly journals Unmasking the Phenomenon of Inclusion: Parents’ Perspectives on Early Childhood Curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Adita Maharaj
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Early Childhood Curriculum ◽  
Compelling Evidence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Caribbean Country

This research sought to examine the curriculum planning/implementation processes involved in the public ECCE sector in a Caribbean country. One of the focal areas was the involvement and contributions by stakeholders with respect to ECCE curriculum at public ECCE centres. In order the capture data on this area, a qualitative approach was adopted. Two (2) focus group sessions with a total of twenty (20) parents were conducted at seven (7) public ECCE centres. The study yielded compelling evidence that there was limited parental involvement as it relates to curriculum and little to no awareness of the curriculum being implemented at their children&rsquo;s ECCE centres. Recommendations were proffered in the form of an intensive stakeholder inclusion programme containing a myriad of strategies targeting the inclusion of parents.

scholarly journals Commonwealth Caribbean Disability Access Policies: Access to Educational Institutions and Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulette Stewart ◽  
Mark-Jeffery Dean
Keyword(s):  
Document Analysis ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
Commonwealth Caribbean ◽  
Access Policies

Disability Acts are aimed at providing disabled students with both physical and intellectual access to education. The research takes into account UNESCO’s mission and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) that education as a fundamental human right lies at the heart of equal access. The document analysis approach was used to select six Caribbean countries’ disability Acts to examine the kind of access indicated for educational institutions and libraries. The roles of the stakeholders who are expected to implement the Acts were also examined. Additionally, document analysis was used to determine if what was seen in these Acts were actually being implemented. The disability Acts selected were those from a Commonwealth Caribbean country that developed national policies or acts on disability and that the Acts had specific articles on access to education for disabled persons. It was discovered that the clauses with regards to access and stakeholders’ role in implementing the Acts were very limited. There is also a significant gap between what is written in the Acts and what is actually taking place. One recommendation that was suggested was that each country treat their Act as a priority as equal access is a human right as emphasized by UNESCO.

scholarly journals ‘Independence is we nature…’: Growing up in a postcolonial Caribbean country

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecille DePass
Keyword(s):  
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Family Stories ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Postcolonial Caribbean

By incorporating oral and narrative history from personal and family stories, this article draws on Caribbean idioms and cultural characteristics as a form of ‘decolonizing one’s mind’ (Pieterse and Parekh, 1995; Lamming, 1960; Ngugi wa Thiong’o, 1986). Divided into three related parts, Part One portrays the Eurofeminist adage that the personal is political. Family history and memory become the focus for retelling stories of the severe restrictions for education and mobility in a former Crown colony. Part Two highlights a few personal non-formal learning activities which acted as sites for learning compliance and resistance in playful and nonthreatening ways. Part Three moves to the world of the large working class population, a historical site of resistance to oppression. By concentrating on women’s lives, it reveals some of the social tensions between women and men and, as important, illustrates the efforts of women through a collective to achieve self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.

scholarly journals Containing SARS-CoV-2 in Belize

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Habet ◽  
Diomne Habet ◽  
Gliselle Marin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Central America ◽  
National Level ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Caribbean Country ◽  
Community Transmission

Belize is a small Caribbean country in Central America with limited resources in public health. Amidst a global pandemic, urgent attention was given to mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in order to prevent a public health catastrophe. Early intervention on a national level was key to preventing the importation of cases and subsequent community transmission. Limiting the conglomeration of people, implementation of curfews, closures of school and universities, government-mandated social distancing, and extensive contact tracing may have mitigated the exponential spread of COVID-19. Mandatory mask-wearing in public may have helped to prevent spread between asymptomatic carriers to susceptible individuals. A low population density may have also contributed to containing the virus.

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