Trinidad and Tobago

There is a relationship between development and poverty, and the degradation and exploitation of the environment and natural resources (Suchak) e.g. in Haiti their poverty is directly linked to deforestation and habitat loss. (Blajchman).Thus affecting the tourist’s evaluation of the Caribbean. C. There is a need for policy intervention to concentrate and advocate for environmental protection. II. Damage to the environment is an inevitable consequence of economic development. A. “……

95% of those exports. This drop of the economy has caused the crime and political violence rates to increase greatly. There are refugees who have fled to neighboring countries such as: Colombia, Brazil, Aruba, Curaçao, Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to escape the economic depression. The “transition to Socialism” has also contributed to the economic spiral. (add more about transition to…

It was not my first trip to India, but it was my first trip since I started to understand the importance of this journey. I just thought it was like any other trip when I was on the way there. But it was a lot more than just another trip, it was a life-changing experience. I understood not to take family for granted. The trip also taught me that it was important to understand how other people life and the difference compared to how we live in North America. I decided that I will try and…

Communication is the way of transmitting information through speaking, written or medium. Health communication through radio is an act of transmitting and exchanging information related health issues to the masses. Radio broadcasting is a best and easy way to give information and reach to audience, and it has a huge listeners more than TV because radio –disseminated have been found more cost-effective, as radio can reach people in their home, work, and cars. The primetime hour of radio is…

Around the world many would say that American sports are taken much more serious and are much more involved than other countries. Some critics argue that the superiority of sports in America conflict with other issues such as in “The Case Against High School Sports” by Amanda Ripley. She makes a bold statement arguing that high school sport students become negligent in education within the American society. However, there is no correlation between low test scores and participation in sports in…

questioned, changed, given up on this passion several times during the last 18 years but I am thankful that I have been pulled back on course no matter my own and life’s’ shenanigans. 1999 I started what would be called my freshman college year in Trinidad and Tobago. Having finished my high school with somewhat unremarkable grades I struggled to figure out where I should concentrate my studies. Not having the luxury of guidance councilors I tried to rectify what in my life gave me the most…

curse thesis, there seems to be an inverse relationship between the abundance natural resources and economic growth. Gelb’s (1988) cross-country economic analysis of oil exporting countries (Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago) was one of the early studies on the negative connection between natural resources wealth and economic development. The studies revealed that windfalls from natural resources during the booms periods of 1974 – 1978 and 1979 – 1981 were…

Non stop terror struck the Island of Saint Domingue when the Haitian Slaves revolted against the powerful French empire led by Napoleon. Napoleon, the ruler of France at the time, decided he wanted to take control of the Louisiana purchase and in order to do this, he had to take control of the western indies’ economic sector, Saint Domingue or modern day Haiti. In the beginning, the French invaded Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture, an early leader of the Haitians, fought against them for…

Asking me a question such as why I want to be a counselor only brings up more questions than answers for myself. I feel as if I am in the right place, but I sometimes feel fraudulent with myself. Using the cognitive relaxation/coping techniques, I can tell myself how these feelings are false assumptions and then I realize that I am going into the right profession. I felt inspired to become a counselor when I chose women studies as my minor degree in my undergraduate studies. In addition to…

INTRODUCTION According to Karl Marx, (1818-1883) capitalists make and enforce laws that serve their interests and act against the interest of workers; their control over all institution enables them to create common beliefs that make workers accept their status. These economic, political and religious ideologies make the masses loyal to the very institution that is the source of their exploitation. Max Weber(1864-1920) on the other hand attempted to clarify, criticize and modify the works of…