...Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, near the boundary of the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. The countries total area is 617 km2, putting that into perspective with Australia being 7.692 million km², it is a fairly small country. In addition its capital is Castries. Saint Lucia was inhabited sometime between 1000-500 BC, by Ciboney people, but there in not much evidence of their presence on the island. The first inhabitants called the island Iouanalao, which meant 'Land of the Iguanas' as the island's high number of iguanas. The peaceful male arawaks that roamed the island were...
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...St. Lucia is an island about the Caribbean region. St. Lucia is unique for its vibrant culture and diverse population of people. St. Lucia has many different populations, ranging from African decent to European cultures. These cultures have blend together to create the ethnic majority of St. Lucia. One St. Lucian culture derives from French colonization of the island. The French colonists mixed with the native population created a new ethic group, known as Creoles (everyculture.com). This culture has dominated St. Lucian cuisine and culture. The Creole ethic group is known for their love of food and dance. One main Creole cuisine is the use beef and lamb. These dishes always contain meat due its important significance in the culture. In the...
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...A critical evaluation of Women in management- the glass ceiling at the St. Lucia Fire Service Executive Summary The topic of the glass ceiling has been of great interest in recent years especially in the field of management. The problem is that women demonstrate successful qualities over years and despite the qualities that they possess, the glass ceiling still continue to exist in organizations that are male dominating and find it difficult to break into management. The purpose of this research is to identify the barriers that exists impeding women’s career progression in the fire service and to make recommendations that the St. Lucia Fire Service may implement to increase capacity in senior management level. It is important for women to be part of senior management since women currently make a proportionally larger percentage at the workplace and also because the government has established that in any form of recruitment into the fire service, women should make up twenty percent of the capacity. This research examined how the concept of the glass ceiling is unavoidable in the fire service. Two stages of data collection and analysis were carried out. By using descriptive research the status of women in the fire service will be presented. A questionnaire was developed and delivered to two hundred fire personnel. An analysis of answers from the questionnaire was analyzed to assess the opinions about the impact of females on promotions to senior management. To...
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...Curriculum Vitae of Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy GCSL NAME: Calliopa Pearlette Louisy DATE OF BIRTH: 8th June, 1946 NATIONALITY: Saint Lucian HOME ADDRESS: Government House, The Morne, Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies POSTAL ADDRESS : Government House, The Morne, Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies Appointed GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF SAINT LUCIA on 17th September, 1997 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 1994 PH.D.(Higher Education) University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 1975 M.A. (Linguistics) Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada 1969 B.A. (English and French) University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. 1965 Cambridge G.C.E. "A" Levels French, Geography - St.Joseph's Convent, Castries 1963 Senior Cambridge Certificate St.Joseph's Convent, Castries (First Grade) PROFESSIONAL CAREER: 1996 - 1997 Principal, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Castries, St.Lucia 1994 - 1995 Vice Principal, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Castries, St.Lucia. 1986 - 1994 Dean, Division of Arts, Science and General Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College. 1981 - 1986 Principal, St.Lucia 'A' Level College, Castries, St.Lucia. 1980 - 1986 Tutor of French, OCODTeacher Training Summer Workshops, Dominica 1976 - 1981 Graduate Tutor, St.Lucia 'A' Level College, Castries, St.Lucia. 1975 - 1976 Graduate Teacher, St.Joseph's Convent Secondary School, Castries, St.Lucia. 1969 - 1972 Graduate Teacher, St.Joseph's Convent Secondary School, Castries, St.Lucia. 1965 - 1966 Non-Graduate Teacher, St.Joseph's...
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...List of Works Consulted MLA STYLE “How-to” guide • There are many ways of setting out lists of works consulted (bibliographies). • The following are examples of MLA style, which is recommended by the Modern Language Association for preparing scholarly manuscripts and student research papers. • Visit the Modern Language Association web site on the MLA Style.. This site includes Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style which includes basic information on citing internet sources. • For further information, see both: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998. NOTE: • • Before you compile your list of works consulted (bibliography) check with your lecturer/tutor for the bibliographic style preferred by the academic department to whom you are submitting your work. The MLA style requires all titles to be italicised or underlined. In this publication we have used the underline option. Check with your Department for the preferred option. • MLA requires that the start of each new entry must be flagged. You can use any of the following: 1. Hanging indents (ie 1st line set flush left with 2nd and subsequent lines indented) 2. Indent the first line only 3. A clear line space between each new entry (In this publication we have used hanging indents – option no.1...
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...ARTHUR LOK JACK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS AND THE CARIBBEAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (BUAD 6085) INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT CAN SMALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SURVIVE IN A GLOBALISED ENVIRONMENT? Submitted by: VITRA SINGH (UWI ID #: 91780646) Cohort 22 25 OCTOBER 2010 It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. - Kofi Annan INTRODUCTION I sit at a food court near a Manchu Wok take out in O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, waiting on a flight to Miami and a connection back home, to Trinidad. My Dell laptop is on the table in front of me and my Nokia phone is next to it. My roll-on hand luggage is at my feet, a SwissGear brand, bought in London with a tag on the side which reads ‘Made in China’. Across the table from me, sits a group of young American men on their way to Beijing. Announcements in the background call the departure of an Air France flight. A family walks by; a man, a woman and a girl of about six. The man calls out to the little girl and his accent confirms for me, his East Indian heritage. The girl’s attention is absorbed in a bright pink Nintendo DSi. Later at the gate, a seventy five year old woman from Nebraska, sits next to me and tells me that she is on her way for an ‘overseas adventure’ in South America. She has always wanted to do this, she says, handing...
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...Student Number |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| Family Name This exam paper must not be removed from the venue ____________________ _____________________ First Name _____________________ School of Business SAMPLE EXAMINATION Summer Semester SAMPLE Final Examinations, 2015 ADVT7508 Fundamentals of Advertising This paper is for St Lucia Campus students. Examination Duration: 120 minutes Reading Time: 10 minutes Exam Conditions: For Examiner Use Only Question Mark This is a Closed Book Examination - no materials permitted During reading time - write only on the rough paper provided This examination paper will be released to the Library Materials Permitted In The Exam Venue: (No electronic aids are permitted e.g. laptops, phones) none Materials To Be Supplied To Students: 1 x 14 Page Answer Booklet This is a Central Examination 1 x Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Rough Paper Instructions To Students: Additional exam materials (eg. answer booklets, rough paper) will be provided upon request. Page 1 of 8 Total ...
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... unity of command, unity of direction, subordination of individual interest to the general interest, remuneration, centralization, scalar chain (line of authority), order, equity, stability of tenure of personnel, initiative and esprit de corps. Author Peter Drucker (1909-2005) later introduced what we call today the ‘new’ principles of management which were similar to that of Henri Feyol. Although there are only five (5) principles set out by Drucker, they are still very quite beneficial in organizations today. These principles of management are: to set objectives, organizing, motivating and communicating, establishing measurements of performance and developing people. We shall focus on these five principles in the first half of this paper. Druker’s first principle states that before any plan can be executed, managers needed to set objectives. In Setting objectives and then measuring whether they are achieved or not helps the Public Sector managers to track the progress of their departments. Management should be capable of deciding what their goals and objectives are. Public sector organizations usually set out objectives from strategic plans which are geared towards performance targets that result in what the organization wants to achieve. Drucker’s second...
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...Name: School: St.Andrew High School for Girls Date: September 2012-13 Candidate Number: Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Blake-Newell Acknowledgement Firstly, the researcher would like to thank God for the Knowledge, wisdom and understanding needed to complete the assessment. Gratitude is expressed to the researcher’s family for moral support and last but not least, Mrs. Blake-Newell for her patience and guidance during the course of this task. Research Question To what extent is it true to say that the planters were the main reason why slavery was abolished British West Indies in 1834? Table of Contents Rationale ……………………………………….……………… 1 Introduction ………………………………….………………... 2 Summary of Findings ……………….…………………………. 4 Conclusion …………………………………………………….. 11 Bibliography …………………………………………………... 13 Rationale The researcher chose to do this topic to get a better understanding on whether or not the planters’ actions were the main reason why slavery was abolished in the British West Indies in 1834. The researcher hopes that this study will be beneficial in the future and will boost the researcher’s knowledge on the topic. Introduction The plantocracy, who was generally made up of white slaves owning members of the society in the West Indies during slavery were also known as the planter class. This set of people insisted that Africans deserved to be slaves because they were lazy, dishonest...
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...University of the West Indies Open Campus – St. Lucia Name: Cecilia Clovis I.D. No.: 309100682 Course Code: FOUN1301 Course Title: Law, Governance, Economy and Society Course Coordinator: Mr. Orville Beckford E-tutor: Mr. Lance Gibbs Assignment No.: 2 Date: June 26, 2012 Historically, Jamaican and other Caribbean musicians gave the world a conscience as they became the ‘voice for the voiceless’ not just at home, but also internationally. Has the current crop of musicians in the region deviated from this practice? Explain your response. The Caribbean is home to many of the world’s greatest and renowned musicians. Musical icons like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Mighty Sparrow and Jimmy Cliff worked hard; and with their great musical talent were able to use their music to inspire and create a level of consciousness in black people of the region and all over the world. These men, through the lyrical content of their music touched the lives of the down trodden, lifted the spirit of the hopeless and stirred in the hearts of men and women the passion to fight against the injustices of their own region and in so doing sensitised the universal world. Bob Marley’s music is just as popular today as it was in the early seventies when he released the single ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ and has continued to live on even in his absence. His music and that of his fellow counterparts; has continued to be the voice for the voiceless, regionally and internationally...
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...Copyright © eContent Management Pty Ltd. Contemporary Nurse (2007) 24: 33–44. Telling stories: Nurses, politics and Aboriginal Australians, circa 1900–1980s ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is stories by, and about (mainly non-Aboriginal) Registered Nurses working in hospitals and clinics in remote areas of Australia from the early 1900s to the 1980s as they came into contact with, or cared for, Aboriginal people. Government policies that controlled and regulated Aboriginal Australians provide the context for these stories. Memoirs and other contemporary sources reveal the ways in which government policies in different eras influenced nurse’s attitudes and clinical practice in relation to Aboriginal people, and helped institutionalise racism in health care. Up until the 1970s, most nurses in this study unquestioningly accepted firstly segregation, then assimilation policies and their underlying paternalistic ideologies, and incorporated them into their practice. The quite marked politicisation of Aboriginal issues in the 1970s in Australia and the move towards selfdetermination for Aboriginal people politicised many – but not all – nurses. For the first time, many nurses engaged in a robust critique of government policies and what this meant for their practice and for Aboriginal health. Other nurses, however, continued as they had before – neither questioning prevailing policy nor its effects on their practice. It is argued that only by understanding and confronting the...
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...complicated view where economic self-interest on one side and national pride on the other may undermine traditional conceptions of recognition. Using the ROC-PRC diplomatic battle as a case study, this paper hopes to shed light on two questions: why, despite the PRC's rise as a global power, a country would continue to formally recognize the ROC and secondly what does the ROC receive in exchange for such high-cost endeavors to maintain recognition. In this case mutual ideological rationales have greatly diminished while I contend that economic factors have predominantly maintained this diplomatic battle. In addition, previous research often focuses on major world powers granting or withholding formal recognition to smaller states. In this situation, poor countries with typically little political influence are the major players, suggesting different rationales behind recognition. Methodologically, this paper blends qualitative and quantitative analysis to uncover factors affecting recogni- T IMOTHY S. RICH is a doctoral student in political science at the Indiana University. His previous rese arch analyzed Taiwan's democratization and cross-Strait relations. His dissertation analyzes electoral reform in East Asia . In 2009, Timothy received a National Science Foundation grant to conduct research in Taiwan regarding recent electoral reforms. The author can be reached at . ©...
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...The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of globalization on the Caribbean business environment. Much has been written about globalization which is more accurately viewed as a process of change rather that an event which has already occurred. The impact of globalization on any environment can be both positive and negative and can be described as the enablers or the constraints which affect the decisions made by leaders, both government and business. It also refers to the way these choices affect the lives of all people. Scholars David Held, Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt and Jonathan Perraton developed a general framework for understanding the process and characteristics of globalization. The authors said that, “in its simplest sense globalization refers to the widening, deepening and speeding up of global interconnectedness. They also suggest that the process of Globalization does not only have one kind of impact or outcome but four different types namely Decisional, Institutional, Distributive and Structural: • Decisional impact. How does globalizing processes affect how individuals, corporations, organizations and governments make decisions? • Institutional impact. How does globalization change the agendas of organizations and individuals, structure their choices and influence their preferences? • Distributive impact. How does globalization change the way wealth and power are distributed within and among countries? • Structural impact. How does globalization...
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...MARITIME INSTITUTE Kingston Jamaica RESEARCH PROPOSAL “An examination of the Jamaican judicial system and the measures that can lead to a reduction in the high number of outstanding court cases.” Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course CPI To Lecturer: Mrs. E. Smith-Johnson By Travis Mais December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………....3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………...3 Rationale………………………………………………………………………...3 Purpose of the Study……………………………………………………………..3 Significance of the Study………………………………………………………..4 Background……………………………………………………………………....4 Section 2 Literature Review………………………………………………………………5-10 Section 3 Methodology…………………………………………………………………..11-14 Section 4 Data analysis…………………………………………………………………….15 Section 5 References………………………………………………………………………16 Section 1 1.0 Introduction The general purpose of this research is to determine how we can reduce the backlog of court cases and will increase confidence of the court system and the Jamaican citizens. This research has allowed us to identify several solutions to solve this long awaited problem that has been plaguing the Jamaican judicial system. 1.1 Statement of the Problem “An examination of the Jamaican judicial system and the measures that can lead to a reduction in the high number of outstanding court cases.” 1.2 Rationale This research topic is a result of the excessive stress...
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...The Indigenous Heritage Of The Caribbean And Its Contribution To A Caribbean Identity Text from the Untold Origins Exhibition held at the Cuming Museum, October 2004 to February 2005. The Cuming Museum 155-157 Walworth Road London SE17 1RS 020 7525 2163 cuming.museum@southwark.gov.uk www.southwark.gov.uk/DiscoverSouthwark/Museums ‘Mabrika Mabrika- welcomeIt has been very important to be able to look at the objects in the Cuming Museum. It makes me realise how much we can regain from what we have lost of our culture by studying these objects.’ The Honourable Charles Williams, Carib Chief of the Carib Territory, Commonwealth of Dominica, on a visit to the Cuming Museum, October 6 2004. He is holding a ceremonial baton or club, used by chiefs as a badge of office on ceremonial occasions. From the Schomburgk collection. Introduction The Caribbean has always seen people on the move - from the settlement of people from the South American mainland thousands of years ago, the forced settlement of enslaved people from Africa, to the 'Island hopping' and immigration abroad in search of work in the 20th century. Within the Untold Origins exhibition we explored what happens when people and cultures move and come into contact with each other. What do people preserve from their original culture to maintain their sense of identity? How does contact with a new culture change how they view themselves? The histories and stories of the people who populated the Caribbean prior to...
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