In this blog, I'm going to explain Jamaica 's popular past and politics. This is really important because it offers some kind of information to people who are likely to visit Jamaica or are already in Jamaica. I know we had some fun talking about Jamaica, but I'm trying to make sure in this blog, too, that these stories and politics are clarified so that we know that without them, Jamaica isn't going to be what it is today.
Speaking of the past, the creation of Jamaica was no mystery, as Jamaica was a Spanish colony from 1494 to 1655 and also a British colony from 1655 to 1962. This colonial predilection was characterized by a rivalry between white absentee owners and local mangers and traders and African slave laborers. After the independence of Jamaica (August 6, 1962), there was a dispute between plantation and industrial economic interests and those of small-scale farmers and landless workers. In the 1920s, in search of employment, the poor, landless unemployed emigrated to the Kingston-Saint Andrew area (Kingston is the capital of Jamaica today). In addition to white and brown-skinned leaders, the most recent urban poor. The status of a plural society in Jaime was sharply enhanced by the merchant and educated upper classes.
Class, color and race are the main variables in Jamaica's national identity. Multi-ethnic , multi-class indigenous creation, Jamaican Creole or Jamaican language is a symbol of the defiance of the European cultural authority. As far as the ethnic ties in Jamaica are concerned, the indigenous Indians of the island, also known as the Arawak's, have left some evidence of material and creative cultural influence. The Jews came as indentured servants to help set up the sugar industry and eventually became part of the merchant class. East Indians and Chinese were also recruited between the 1850s and the 1880s to fill the labor void left by ex-Slaves and hold plantation wages down. They founded small businesses as soon as the Chinese completed their indentured contracts. Eastern Indians have been shifting slowly from farm labor to commercial and technological activities. The largest racial divide is between blacks and whites. The achievement of the rule of the black majority has led to an emphasis not on racial differences, but on class relations. There has never been an active race conflict in Jamaica between blacks and Indians or Chinese.
Now that I have explained and outlined some of the main aspects of the beginning of Jamaica, how and when cultural diversity began to be noticed in Jamaica. It is also crucial to understand or experience how Jamaica has worked since its independence.
Just like any island in the Caribbean, Jamaica has a political life that begins with the government .Jamaica, a member of the Common Wealth of Britain, has a bicameral parliament. The Jamaican Parliament is bicameral, meaning that the Parliament consists of the King and two legislative bodies, generally known as the Upper House and the elected House of Representatives, known as the Lower House, the nominated Senate. By the Constitution, the Legislature is empowered to amend existing and pass new legislation.
In the emergence of political parties, Jamaica has two main parties, the People's National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP). Oher 's coordinated pressure groups include labor unions, Rastafarians, and civic organizations.
As Jamaica continues to work for its people on a daily basis, it would do no harm to know how Jamaica receives its income from the rest of the world and how it steadily builds up its economy. With 2,9 million inhabitants, the mining of bauxite (also known as sedimentary rock used in the manufacture of aluminum) has become Jamaica's main industry. Because of its high demand across the world, Jamaica continues to rely on it because it accounts for 46% of its overall exports and 33% of its overall GNP (Gross National Product) exports .Jamaica also manufactures rum, tobacco, beer and a lot of cash crops. Thanks to good governance, Jamaica 's agricultural development plan has been completely funded, and farming is now making a comeback as a major industry in Jamaica.
Last but not least, it is also necessary to know that education is free for all Jamaican children, but those wishing to pursue their education can attend either the University of West Indies or the Kingston Technical College.
In my opinion : Even though not all the details about Jamaica 's politics has been published in this blog. I'm also very pleased to have written all this details because I'm looking back at Jamaica 's past and how hard it was to summarize it. I've understood a lot about this island, and I'm not sorry to be part of this research.
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