Essays on Caribbean

Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of the Bahamas. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometers and is the third largest country in the Caribbean. The...

In 1804 Haiti became the world’s first independent black Republic following a slave revolution. 200 years later, ravaged by colonialism and violence, it was placed under UN military occupation. Haiti’s New Dictatorship charts the country’s recent history, from the 2004 coup against President Aristide and...

The increasing socio-political crisis has been negatively influencing the health of Haitian citizens. The conditions for peoples’ life satisfaction are the worst among other American countries. Haiti has the highest infant and maternal mortality and the worst malnutrition. There are many NGOs working in Haiti...

Haiti is a country that have been colonise by Spanish & France, which geographical location is in Caribbean Sea in North America and its bordered to the east by the Dominican Republic, to the south and west by the Caribbean, and to the north by...

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit the Republic of Haiti, a Caribbean island at 18.9˚N and 72.3˚W, 3170km East of Mexico. It struck 15-25km west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, at 4:53pm local time. Occurring only 6.2 miles (9.98km) beneath the surface,...

The US media coverage of Puerto Ricans in the United States had a negative impact on Puerto Ricans and added to the pro American agenda the United States wanted to convey. In 1937, on March 21, a peaceful annual march in celebration of Palm Sunday...

Puerto Rico has been a part of the U.S.A since 1898, during the Spanish-American War. When thinking about Puerto Rico, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is an island, not a part of America. Puerto Rico has very strong Hispanic influences...

From its picture-perfect white sand beaches, crystal clear blue waters, colorful flowers, tropical rainforests, spectacular mountains, to captivating waterfalls, Puerto Rico is quite dreamy. This would definitely be considered an ideal vacation spot. To quench one’s tastebuds, Puerto Rico also has many delicious foods loved...

People of Puerto Rican descent who live in the United States exhibit many of the cultural constructs prevalent in their native homeland. Whether it be through family traditions, education, or religion, Puerto Rican Americans tend to pay homage to their culture in their every day...

Introduction When people usually think about Puerto Rico, many things may come to mind. They may think about being in Caribbean paradise where the clear blue waters carry them away. They may picture themselves burying their toes into its white sandy beaches just to take...

Introduction Development is the guideline under which people’s freedom is expanded. Therefore it is with the aim of eradication of poverty hence restoring good and suitable prosperity for the people. When Economic development has been improved in a country, there is much assurance of quality...

Introduction Haiti is a country on the island of Hispaniola near the Caribbean Sea. Haiti has a rich cultural heritage that reflects on its traditional customs, particularly in art, music, food, and literature. It’s home to 10. 9 million natives and continues to produce glorify...

Introduction Haiti is a developing economy, and the GDP of Haiti was given at 9.66 billion USD in 2018 (Trading Economics, 2020). The country’s GDP has been boosted by the informal economy with majority of the companies investing in the formal economy. On the other...

Haiti’s deliberate portrayal as one of the poorest, most dangerous and most “underdeveloped” countries in the world is part of a continued attempt to dehumanize Black and Indigenous people, who make up over 95% of Haiti’s population. The systemic poverty present on the island is...

Introduction Poverty is a state where an individual is unable to have human basic needs such as food, good housing, clothing, and healthcare. However, the term also applies to countries that do not produce enough resources to sustain their population; hunger is a condition where...

Introduction A little over 200 years ago, Haiti gained its independence from France, which turned out being one of the worst mistakes this country would ever make. Haiti’s economy would spend over a century repaying the French and not focusing on the development of their...

Introduction Haiti is a poor city; however, it’s better known for its frequent and destructive earthquakes. Earthquakes are caused by the movement and tension between the tectonic plates. In this scenario, Haiti lays in between the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates, two major fault...

Life and Debt, a film by Stephanie Black shows the bad side of Jamaica that tourists and foreigners don’t get to see on their day to day life. The bad side being the economy and what it has done to the citizens of the country....

Everyone is going electronic! And this includes the Health Industry worldwide, and with the advent of health providers turning to more convenient, cost effective ways of storing and accessing patients medical information, it only makes sense that agencies would seek to make sure that this...