...CARIBBEAN 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...
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...Jamaica © 2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet www.worldbank.org All rights reserved. 1 2 3 4 08 07 06 05 A copublication of The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; telephone 978-750-8400; fax 978-750-4470; Internet www.copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher,The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax 202-522-2422; e-mail pubrights@worldbank.org. Additional copies of Doing Business 2011:...
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...Legal System of St. Lucia St. Lucia’s legal system is influenced by its French and English periods of colonization. After England and France ceased hostilities, St. Lucia became an English Colony, and all new law was English-based, grafted onto the prevailing French Civil Code (STEP, 2014). Therefore, the legal system is based on English common law and “Code Napoleon”. St. Lucia has an independent judiciary composed of low courts and a high court. The highest judicial body is the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. St. Lucia is governed by both common law and statute law. The low court is the district or magistrate’s court, above which is the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. According to Encyclopedia.com, “the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (known as the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court upon its founding in 1967, and as the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States from 1974 until 1979) has jurisdiction in St. Lucia, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It consists of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Appeals were carried to the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal and, ultimately to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London (STEP, 2014). On 9 June 2003, Caribbean leaders met in Kingston, Jamaica to ratify a treaty to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Eight nations Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica...
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...The Benefits of Equipping the Jamaica Constabulary Force Vehicles with New Technological Means Research Methodology Introduction Corruption in Jamaica poses a potentially serious problem for civilians and law enforcements alike. It is and has always been an issue in Jamaica were persons of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) are accused of corruption. Few of which are, police man charged for reportedly solicited $10,000 in order not to proffer charges to a motorist for breaching the Road Traffic Act (Policeman on Corruption, 2010). A policeman confessed to stealing a laptop computer from a home in Hellshire Heights (Policeman Arrested, 2012). Between the periods January – September, 2011 the JCF issue a release that reviled that 34 members of the JCF were dismissed for corruption, 7 members were dismissed for corruption and 18 civilians were charged with corrupting JCF staff (JCF Anti-Corruption, 2011). These corruption statistics damages the image of the Jamaican country which in turn discourages investors, tourist and lowers the confidence that citizens have in the JCF. This literature review was done to outline the technologies that can be implementing in the JCF to lower the corruption rate in the country and how beneficial those technologies can be to the country. As such we will discuss how the society has been impacted by the process of corruption of in JCF, how beneficial GPS, surveillance cameras and mini recording devices can be in the Jamaican society...
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...- TITLE - AIMS - FUNCTIONS - CORRESPONDENCE Title An investigation into the types of equipment used in the sales department of Courts Jamaica Limited, Santa Cruz Branch. Aims The aims of the study are to: ✓ Determine various types of equipment used in the Sales Department ✓ Determine the extent to which the provision of proper equipment enhances productivity in the Sales Department. Functions The functions of the Sales Department are: ✓ To maintain sales records ✓ To follow up with customer (after sales service) ✓ To liaise with other departments ✓ To monitor stock control Permission Letter Seven Corners Heights Leeds P.O. St. Elizabeth October 15, 2012 The Sales Manager Courts Jamaica Limited 24 Main Street Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth Dear Sir/Madam, I am a student at School of Excellence - Santa Cruz and I will be sitting Office Administration at the CSEC level in June 2013. The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) requires a School Based Assessment (SBA) for that particular subject and the project is entitled, “An investigation into the Types of Equipment used in the Sales Department.” I am kindly asking for your permission to carry out this research at your organization. It will consist of an interview, questionnaires and an observation. All information will be kept strictly confidential and only be used for the intended purpose. You may contact me at 1876 390 0185 with...
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...Starbucks Developing International Expansion Plan Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is a publicly traded company that was established in Seattle in 1971 and is now one of the fastest developing coffee retailers in the world. The company now has over 8,000 company operated stores and 7,803 licensed stores in 49 countries. Starbucks has been in a steady state of development since CEO Howard Shultz in a franchise with a group of investors in 1987. Starbucks is the largest coffee bar chain in the U.S. In actual fact, they are the largest in the world, with some 2,600 stores globally. These stores all have like products that are similar in appearance. Starbucks seeks to provide the same experience to coffee drinkers in Seattle, New York, London, Kuwait City, and Taipei. Starbucks also offers services to companies to supply coffee and related items to their employees, owns a supermarket channel run by Kraft Foods, and sells its coffee and other items directly to customers through catalogs and its website. Ahead of these items, the company has an agreement with Pepsi-Cola to develop and produce bottled coffee drinks like the "Frappuccino" drinks and an agreement with Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream to produce different flavors of ice cream. Moreover, the company provides coffee service to customers like airlines and hotels. To put all this in perspective, in fiscal year 2009, Company operated retail stores accounted for about 84% of revenues...
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...Pay for Performance and Employee Incentive are two compensation systems an organization may choose to adopt in designing a compensation package for their employees whereby monetary rewards are based on measured performance within the control of participants and groups.. Pay-for-performance is by far one of the most popular forms of compensation that employees can offer their workforce, even with its popularity, the question of whether or not it is the best way to compensate remains. The term “pay for performance” refers to a pay strategy where evaluations of individual and/or organizational performance have significant influence on the amount of pay increases or bonuses given to each employee. It makes major contribution to performance through...
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...Greeks, the sense in which, justice was equivalent to virtue in general; nevertheless we can use the concept in many different contexts to make a variety of moral and political points, Zajda & Rust, (2006). First and foremost before one can truly define social justice we have to start with what is justice itself. Justice is defined as a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural, religion, fairness, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; it’s just the act of being fair. Our understanding of the concepts of social justice can be viewed as important because it works along with the criminal justice system model. A general definition of social justice is hard to arrive at and even harder to implement. In essence, social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. This concept demands that people have equal rights and opportunities; everyone, from the poorest person on the margins of society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing field. The concept of social justice was coined by Jesuit Luigi Taparelli in 1840 based on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas and given further exposure in 1848 by Antonio Rosmini-Serbati. Social justice covers an array of issues; hence it is very difficult for theorists to define. Not with standing social justice can also be viewed as the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that...
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...The Morant Bay Rebellion Causes of the Morant Bay Rebellion 1. The American Civil War – 1861 increase the cost of American food and clothing in Jamaica 2. Reduced wages due to the fall in sugar prices, when Cuba began sending sugar to Britain instead of US 3. Droughts in 1862 and 1863 that ruined small farmers’ provision and their export crops 4. Severe punishment from magistrates and vestries for those who trespassed on abandoned estates or stole food 5. Lack of markets for small farmers 6. Unsympathetic attitude of governor- felt black hardships was because of their unwillingness to work regularly on estates 7. Poor social and economic conditions 8. Leaders such as Bogle helped to create a feeling of independence and resistance to the island’s plantocracy 9. Limited franchise, which excluded the majority of peasants from actively participating in the government 10. Unavailability of land - The passing of laws which returned former idle lands to plantation owners. At the time the lands were being farmed by the peasants. Also rejection of petition for Crown lands Consequences of the Rebellion 1. End of representative system of government and the rise of Crown Colony 2. Terrible reprisal against the rebels- executions, burning of houses, floggings. The execution of Bogle and Gordon. They were perceived as the main instigators of the rebellion. 3. Dismissal of Governor Eyre from Colonial...
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...mainland territories in Central America (Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Honduras) and Northern South America such as Columbia and Venezuela. The common link here is the Caribbean Sea. Geological There are deep seated structural features of Caribbean geology which also identifies commonalities. It is the area that is defined by the Caribbean Plate and which experiences similar tectonic, seismic and volcanic features and processes. Historical It describes the area that saw the impact of European colonization, slavery, indentureship and the plantation system. this refers to all the territories so that one way of defining the Caribbean is to identify those countries that experienced the rule of specific European countries. Thus the Caribbean may be defined as being broken up into the English, French, Dutch and Spanish speaking countries and territories. Political In the Caribbean at least three types of governmental systems are found. They include Independent States, Associated States and Colonial Dependencies. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIETY Society Society is a collection of people occupying a defined geographical area over a long period of time. Society in the Caribbean is often considered the boundaries of a nation state. The sociological understanding of the term society stresses the interaction amongst its members. Culture Culture is widely regarded as the way of life for a people. It is often defined as the learned behavior of a...
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...A study on the influence of Health Tourism in Kingston, Jamaica. Raschell Linton Western Hospitality Institute Lecturer: Odaine James November 3, 2014. Abstract This is a research study of the influence of Health Tourism in Kingston, Jamaica. Medical tourism can be defined as the process of traveling outside the country of residence for the purpose of receiving medical care. What really puts the word "tourism" in health tourism is that people often stay in Jamaica after a medical procedure. Travelers thus take advantage of their visit by sightseeing, adventure or participating in any other traditional tourism activities. This research presents a strategic outline of the influence of medical tourism's growth for health systems. Analysis of the influence of medical tourism on health is also identified. It also conceptualizes the implementing and maintaining Health Tourism in terms of financial benefit, employment, and tourists’ wellness. The environment becomes of great concern where Health Tourism is concerned. Deforestation will be a major factor because Jamaica has to accommodate the amount of tourists visiting Jamaica, thus resulting in cutting down the trees to provide more space and even build more buildings. With this in mind the Government will be taking actions along with strategic planning to ensure this project runs smoothly and effectively, to increase productivity and new and improved equipment. Keywords: Health Tourism, Influence, Maintain, JAMPRO, Tourist...
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...Many people throughout the world have a hard time understanding what it means to be a Rasta. For some their troubles in understanding Rasta’s come because they look at Rastafari as only a religion. When one does this they run into many problems. This is because Rastafari is much more than a religion. It is a way of life, a social movement, as well as a mind set. Another reason why western people have a hard time understanding Rastafari is because the movement lacks the structure that the western world is use to. A lot of people’s understanding of Rasta’s only goes as far as to think that Rasta’s are people that live in Jamaica, smoke weed, and have Dreadlocks. These people do not begin to think what is behind the movement. The Development of Rastafari The Rastafari movement stems from the teachings of the great Jamaican leader and motivator of masses, Marces Garvey. Garvey told the African people of the world to unite and to return to African, the homeland. Garvey’s vision was for the “Blacks to overcome their feelings of inferiority and build upon their own unique and evolving culture, and ultimately return to Africa to redeem their homeland and to build a future”(Dubb. Pg2) Garvey’s vision and ability to unite people made the Jamaican people enlightened to what was going on in the world. Garvey created the U.N.I.A. and the Negro World newspaper, which helped to inform the Jamaicans of what was going on in the African world. Garvey told his followers, “Look towards...
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...TOPIC: Employee Engagement [pic] Name: Debbie Ann Marie Mccalla Course # and Title: MGMT 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Instructor: Professor Vicki Boone Date: Sunday June 2, 2013 MGMT 591: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR PROJECT OUTLINE Organization Overview The organization of interest that I will base my course project on is, Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa. This is currently a three star rated all-inclusive hotel, which is located on the island of Jamaica. This property consists of two towers, the north and south towers, which total to 730 rooms, which is situated along the beach front. There are a variety of amenities such as: a spa, slot machines casino, four specialty restaurants, two grills, a main buffet dining area, seven bars (including a swim up bar), lavish pools with Jacuzzis and water slides, conference rooms that holds 2500 persons, banquet facilities, business center, private beach, tennis courts, gym and a night club. The majority of Sunset Jamaica Grande guests are from North America and Europe, which clearly identifies the hotel’s peak season to be in the winter. While training at SJG as a trainee manager in food and beverage, I have realized a breakdown in relationship development, employee feedback, employee motivation, poor accountability, employee recognition, and employee freedom and respect. The hotel went from having over 600 employees to a little...
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...Table of Contents Resolution of Industrial Conflict/Conciliation and Arbitration ............................................... 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2 The nature of conciliation and arbitration and mediation ........................................................... 2 The grievance machinery ............................................................................................................ 4 The Labour Relations Code & The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ..................................... 5 Litigation ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Module 8 ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Industrial Relations and the Future ............................................................................................ 8 Globalization - competition and industrial relations ................................................................... 8 The 21st century and trade unions............................................................................................... 8 Pay and working conditions ........................................................................................................ 9 Time flexibility.................................
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...Jamaica: The Rastafarian Movement Introduction to the Rastafari Phenomenon By Nathaniel Samuel Murrell Seldom has such a relatively small cultural phenomenon as Rastafari attracted so much attention from young people, the media, and scholars in the fields of religion, anthropology, politics, and sociology. The signature long, natty dreads on the heads of Rastafarians, who fearlessly chant down Babylon (Western political and economic domination and cultural imperialism) with the help of reggae music, make Rastafari a highly visible movement and "one of the most powerful cultural forces among youths in Jamaica" and in countries around the world where one least expects to find elements of Afro-Caribbean culture. Between the 1930s and the 1950s, few people bothered to study the significance of the political and ideological concepts in Rastafarian culture. Even Jamaicans who may have understood the philosophy of the movement regarded Rastafari as another passing fad, which would die a natural death once the novelty wore off. Former Rastafarian and practicing psychologist Leahcim Tefani Semaj noted that during this phase of the movement, the dominant public opinion toward the Rastafarians was "The damn Rasta dem, wey de Rasta dem want, we just put dem in a damn boat and put dem out in the sea and sink the boat-say dem want go Africa!" Prior to the 1970s, images of the unsanitary-looking, marijuana-smoking "Natty Dread" with unkempt dreadlocks, often controlling...
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