Katelynn Peabody - Crater High School

Katelynn Peabody
Jamaica
Jamaica
BIS INC
KATELYNN PEABODY
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2
Issue .......................................................................................................................... 3-4
Non-Profit ................................................................................................................. 5-6
Geographical Analysis ............................................................................................... 6-7
Economic Analysis Part I ......................................................................................... 7-10
Economic Analysis Part II ...................................................................................... 10-13
Political System ..................................................................................................... 13-15
Trade Laws and Legal Analysis .............................................................................. 15-16
Population ............................................................................................................ 16-18
Diet and Nutrition ................................................................................................. 18-19
Housing ................................................................................................................. 20-21
Transportation ...................................................................................................... 21-22
Labor ..................................................................................................................... 22-23
Education .............................................................................................................. 23-24
Clothing ................................................................................................................. 24-25
Recreation and Leisure ......................................................................................... 25-26
Language ............................................................................................................... 26-27
Religion ...................................................................................................................... 28
Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 29-30
Non-Profit Ad ............................................................................................................. 31
Issue Brochure ...................................................................................................... 32-33
Etiquette Information ................................................................................................ 34
Country Selection Letter ....................................................................................... 35-36
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Introduction
Currently Jamaica has a population of 2,889,187 people, out of the population there is about
1,500 homeless people and street children. So at the beginning of this project we happened to
choose Jamaica as one of our three choices. With such a high number of homeless children, 850
and counting, it felt right to provide a Homeless/Street Children Shelter for all the homeless
children and even the adults. That is where BIS HALO INC came up with a non-profit
organization for the homeless and street children.
The reason why BIS HALO INC made a non-profit homeless/street children shelter is because of
the poverty rate. So many children cannot attend school and obtain a job because their parents
don’t have the money to pay for their schooling and are becoming homeless. If someone is
illiterate they will not be able to attain a job, because you have to be able to speak to others or
read/write. BIS HALO INC would make it a requirement for the children to attend school so they
are able to obtain a job either during school or after they are through with school.
How BIS HALO INC will be able to fund the homeless/street children shelter, would be by
grants, fundraising and selling products such as bracelets, T-shirts, stickers, lanyard, re-usable
bags and many more. BIS HALO INC will also do a money jar, the jar would be placed in stores
that people can donate their loose change in. We will also have volunteer times, if someone
applies for volunteering they can get community service hours. The shelter will also accept any
types of donations that people want to donate, from money to blankets and pillows for the
beds that we will provide for the homeless people to sleep on.
What BIS HALO INC does? Well BIS HALO INC is a non-profit organization that provides a warm
and safe environment for people to stay that don’t have a permanent roof over their heads or
children who need a place to live. With us providing a safe environment for people, it will lower
poverty rates, lower the number of people living on the streets, lower the number of people
contracting diseases from being on the streets and help children go to school who can’t attend.
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Issue
Out of 2,889,187 people in Jamaica, about 1,500 of these people are currently homeless. About
850 of which are children and adolescents and 650 are adults. Approximately 60% of the adults
are mentally ill and drug abusers while 10% are deportees. Homeless people are at high risk of
contracting HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Thus people whom contract HIV/AIDS and other
diseases will decrease the population, to prevent them from getting the disease we can
educate the children about HIV/AIDS and give them shelter. To prevent the population from
decreasing we can help homeless people find homes, get treatment and educate them so they
can obtain a job and overcome poverty.
According to Jamaica observers, homelessness could increase given the economic conditions,
which would leave many of people out of work. Thus, parents losing their jobs the number of
children attending school would decrease, because they wouldn’t be able to afford school
supplies or other necessities. Homelessness is a condition that can affect almost anyone. It is
not the children’s fault that they do not have a permanent roof over their heads or are living on
the streets with many other homeless children. They either have parents who lost their jobs or
can’t afford their rent/mortgage payments, or are mentally ill or even drug abusers. In 2009
about 1,200 people died from HIV/AIDS and about 32,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS.
Homelessness can happen to anyone, it is not always a choice, and some people do not choose
to live on the streets. Homelessness can affect anyone; by being homeless you are apt to
contracting HIV/AIDS and many other diseases. Homeless people have to search for places to
sleep at night to try and stay warm, to stay safe and not get sick. People living in a house do not
have to worry about finding a place to sleep or stay warm or stay safe. People living in a house
are not as apt to getting HIV/AIDS. Homeless people can also make Jamaica look “dirty” to
where people do not want to visit. Homeless children can be affected by not being able to go to
school or they are not able to obtain a job, which could make the jobs shut down because there
are not enough employees to keep a business running, then that goes back to putting people
out of jobs and they could become homeless.
“Children living in poverty experience deprivation of the material, spiritual, and emotional
resources needed to survive, develop and thrive, leaving them unable to enjoy their rights,
achieve their full potential or participate as full and equal members of society” – UNICEF
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Homeless people
1000
500
0
Adults
Children
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
HIV/AIDS
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Deaths
Have
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
In order to eliminate the homelessness in Jamaica we can educate people about homelessness
and show them what risks they are at. Being homeless as a child, the child has no idea what
childhood is. They miss out on a big part of their life. If they are homeless and can’t go to school
they don’t make as many friends and aren’t able to be literate, or able to obtain a job. A child
deserves a right to live just as everyone else does, it is not that child’s fault if their parent or
parents are addicted to drugs and can’t support their family. Children should still have an
opportunity to live and go to school if they don’t have a roof over their head. By having a
homeless shelter for children and require them to go to school it will help decrease the number
of homeless children in Jamaica, make them go out and get a job and be able to support
themselves, and live a life that they never had.
Since 1,500 people in Jamaica are currently homeless, the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS virus is
affecting more and more people every day. We can educate people about HIV/AIDS and help
shelter the homeless people so they are not as at risk of contracting a disease/virus. If we can
provide this kind of assistance it will potentially help people get back on track. We can make it a
requirement that the children must go to school and help provide jobs for adults. In order to
help the population from decreasing, it is important to educate them on the risks of living on
the streets and ways to prevent this from happening.
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Non-Profit
BIS HALO INC.
Mission Statement
BIS HALO INC is committed to preventing homelessness/street children in Jamaica by providing
shelter needs, support services and education.
What We Do
BIS HALO INC. provides a safe environment for homeless people/street children. By providing a
safe environment for the homeless, it will help get people off the street so they are not as
prone to contracting any diseases/virus’, educating those who are illiterate and help employee
those whom are unemployed. In order to educate the illiterate, we will make it a requirement
that the children must attend school while staying at BIS HALO INC.
By providing shelter at BIS HALO INC. it will help prevent the population from decreasing due to
HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. Also by making it a requirement for children/teens to attend
school while staying at BIS HALO INC, it will help them obtain a job because they will be able to
read/write that way they aren’t illiterate forever. Due to BIS HALO INC. it could eventually
lower the poverty rate by lowering the literacy rate.
Ways You Can Help
You need to focus on three areas:
1. Donate Money
In order to get BIS HALO INC. started, first we could do little fundraisers such as a car
wash, a yard sale, find a way to free advertise BIS HALO INC. also get a “change jar” to
put in stores that people can donate money in. We could do a speech in a school that
way if children at the school have homeless friends they could relay the message to
them. We could also talk to businesses that way they know of BIS HALO INC. also and
they could pass the word on about us. Make a web page to advertise so people can also
donate money on the website that aren’t in Jamaica.
2. Buy a product you are selling
Make t-shirts to sell that advertises street children/homelessness.
Make stickers, lanyards and reusable bags for grocery stores that have information
about us on there.
Make bracelets to sell that can advertise about homelessness to make profit to help out
the homeless/street children in Jamaica.
3. Volunteer your time
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People could get involved by helping out in BIS HALO INC, by just volunteering some
time.
If children at school need volunteer or community service hours we can have them help
out at BIS HALO INC.
Some businesses could help print off things cheaper or for free.
Some people could help “organize” BIS HALO INC. when we open or need to add to it or
even rearrange it. They could also help set up some type of fundraisers and participate
in them.
Partnerships
One of my partners could be Jamaica’s government, because BIS HALO INC. is helping
out with the community, getting people off the streets and lowering poverty rates.
Another partner could be some type of hospital or medical center that could help give
shots to people who have low to no income such as the street children. It benefits both
because the people whom received shots can spread the word and BIS HALO INC.
doesn’t have to provide people who can give shots.
Another partner could be a printing business, such as Quick Print, that would be able to
help us advertise BIS HALO INC, but they could put who printed/made the
advertisement. That would help get both BIS HALO INC. and the printing companies out
there so people know of both places.
Geographical Analysis
Do you want to be homeless and living on the streets, as a child, because of your parent’s
mistakes? Why should children have to be homeless because their parents did something to be
homeless? Children should be put into a shelter instead of living on the streets. There are
currently about 800 homeless children in Jamaica. BIS INC wants to create a homeless shelter in
Jamaica to give the homeless children, teens, and babies a warm place to stay with bathroom
facilities. In the shelter there would be rules and regulation that are required to follow. If one of
them slips up they could be kicked out of the shelter. It’s a privilege to live in a warm bed
instead of on a cold concrete floor.
BIS INC. chose Jamaica for the location because of how many homeless children, alone, there
are. There are also about 650 homeless adults. Jamaica has easy access to the oceans if any
products are needed to be imported from the states or another country by ship. In Montego
Bay there is an airport, for anything that needs to be flown in, which is only two and a half
hours from Jamaica. Jamaica is located on the Caribbean Sea just north of Cuba.
Jamaica is a tropical place with warm and hot temperatures all year round. But it can be cooler
in higher areas. Although it does rain a few months out of the year and there are some
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hurricanes. Even though the Caribbean Sea is known as the “hurricane belt” very few
hurricanes touch Jamaica. Annual average rainfall is about 78 inches. Some parts of Jamaica will
receive more rain than other parts, such as in the Blue Mountains and parts of John Crow.
Jamaica is about 4,442 sq. miles long, roughly about the size of Connecticut. Most of Jamaica is
the limestone plateau with an average elevation of 1,500 ft. The highest point on Jamaica is the
Blue Mountains, which is about 7,500 ft. Jamaica is valleys, plains, mineral springs, waterfalls
and many rivers. But most of the rivers are small. Distribution through Jamaica would not be a
problem in any weather season since it is tropical and always warm. The only hazard would be
the Caribbean Sea, or hurricanes that are forming and going to hit Jamaica, but since hurricanes
don’t hit Jamaica often then it’s not that big of an issue.
Jamaica would be a great place for BIS INC to open up a non-profit homeless shelter because
the weather is always nice, the transportation for distribution would not be a problem. There
are two airports in Jamaica and it’s on the Caribbean Sea. Jamaica is a good size country with
people who need a warm place to sleep at night. Jamaica also has a lot of tourists who come to
visit a warm and tropical place for a nice vacation.
(Google Images, 2012)
Tropical weather is good because then it can’t make the transportation bad.
Two airports are another way to transport products in from other countries.
The Caribbean Sea is a good way to transport products in from other countries.
Tourists could help bring in revenue or help with the non-profit organization.
There are a lot of roads that will also help with transportation.
Economic Analysis: Part I
Classification: Capitalism
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Description:
Jamaica is improving its economy. It economy system is capitalism because it has private
ownership and brings in profit from other places. Jamaica’s Economy is growing and improving
by the day.
Economic Statistics and Activity
Jamaica’s economy is heavily dependent on services. Jamaica derives most of the foreign
exchange from tourism and bauxite/alumina.
Resources
Renewable:
Wind and hydro power are Jamaica’s two renewable energy resources, which produces
electricity. Jamaica mainly uses the hydropower in the sugar processing industries.
Remained mainly untapped.
Non-renewable:
Fossil fuel is coal, peat, oil and natural gas.
Nuclear Fuel is Uranium, Plutonium, unusual types isotope of hydrogen, such as
deuterium and tritium.
The non-renewable energy sources are the quickest and easiest method to create a
large amount of energy.
Industries
Mining is about 10% of Jamaica’s revenue. Mining is mainly mining the Bauxtile.
The five major industries in mining are: Bauxite & Alumina Trading Co Of Jamaica,
Mining Complex, Jamaica Bauxite Mining Ltd, Alumina Partners of Jamaica and Kaiser
Bauxite Co.
Manufacturing is 20% of the GDP. Jamaica’s manufacturing consists of sugar, food,
beverages, and tobacco; produced chemicals, metals, and construction materials; and
assembled electrical appliances and apparel. Jamaica Fibreglass, Millwood Industries,
Caldoors, Jamaica Producers and Red Stripe Beer.
Tourism is roughly 10% of the GDP. Tourism is people coming and visiting from all
around. YS Falls, Kool Runnings, Dunns River Falls, Benji's Paradise and Dolphin cove.
GNP and/or GDP Official Exchange Rate
There is $86.68 Jamaican Dollars per $1 US dollar.
Total GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
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$160.00
$140.00
$120.00
$100.00
$80.00
$60.00
$40.00
$20.00
$0.00
Jamaica
Armenia
Albania
Kuwait
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
I think that the reasons Jamaica’s GPP is lower but not the lowest is because maybe they do not
purchase
GDP Real Growth Rate
6.00%
5.00%
4.00%
3.00%
2.00%
1.00%
0.00%
Jamaica
Armenia
Albania
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Gross National Income per Capita
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$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
Jamaica
Armenia
Albania
Kuwait
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Economic Analysis II
International Trade Statistics
The following trade statistics define what Jamaica exports and imports, how much they make
on exports/imports, how much they sell of exports/imports and who their partners are, which
also will define their unemployment and scarcity.
Major Exports
Alumina
Bauxite 1.5 billion tons
Sugar 175,000 tons
Rum 24.2 million liters
Coffee
Yam 307,000 tons
Beverages
Chemicals
wearing apparel
mineral fuels
Description of Exports
Total Exports: 1,624,298
Dollar Value of Exports
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$1,000,000,000
$800,000,000
$600,000,000
$400,000,000
$200,000,000
$0
Yearly
(US…
Export Partners
U.S.
Canada
Norway
UK
Netherlands
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Major Imports
food and other consumer goods
industrial supplies
fuel
parts and accessories of capital goods
machinery and transport equipment
construction materials
Description of Imports
Total imports: 6,614,757 (statinja.gov, 2012)
Dollar Value of Imports
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Yearly (US dollars)
$1,000,000,000.00
$800,000,000.00
$600,000,000.00
$400,000,000.00
$200,000,000.00
$-
Yearly (US dollars)
Import Partners
Us
Venezuela
Trinidad
Tobago
China
Problems of Scarcity
Jamaica gets half of its food needs from the US.
Balance of Payments
Jamaica is a trade deficit, Imports: $4.625 billion in 2009, Exports: $1.422 billion in 2009.
Trade Balance
Jamaica imports more then it exports because Jamaica doesn’t have everything that the
country needs, and has to import more stuff. With it not having all of the things that the
country needs is barley has anything to export. Along with the United States that is a trade
deficit, because the U.S. imports everything and exports just a little.
Exchange Rates
Exchange rates are the differences from one currency to another, such as the United States
currency to Jamaica’s Currency. The currency difference for Jamaica and the U.S. wouldn’t be
too great of one for a business because one Jamaican dollar is not even a penny in the United
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States currency. But going and selling a product elsewhere you could make more money on it
since one Jamaican dollar doesn’t even make a penny in U.S. currency.
Name of Currency
Jamaican Dollar
Current Rate of Exchange
1 Jamaican dollar is compared to 0.01153 us dollar.
Inflation Rate
Inflation Rate
10%
8%
6%
Inflation Rate
4%
2%
0%
Jamaica Armenia Albania Kuwait
U.S
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Jamaica’s inflation rate 7.0 because of the movement in world oil prices.
Unemployment Rate
Unemployment
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Unemployment
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Jamaica’s unemployment rate is higher because they do not have enough jobs, the illiteracy
rate is high so not enough of the people can work because they cant read or write and some
have troubles speaking fully.
Political System
Introduction
Jamaica’s constitution established a parliamentary system based off of the U.K. Their
government is similar to the government system of the U.S. Jamaica’s government. Jamaica
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also has government workers and non-supervised personnel. Jamaica would be easy but not
that easy to start up a business, there will always be different types of tests you have to go
through to get a business going. But there are also those illegal businesses that people will still
always do. Such as the illegal drugs, those even happen in other places such as the U.S.
Government Type/Political Structure
The government type is the constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth
realm.
Branches of Government
Jamaica has three branches of Government; they are the Executive, Legislative and the Judicial.
The Executive branch has a chief of state, head of government, cabinet and the elections. The
Chief of state is Queen Elizabeth II and she is represented by Governor General Dr. Patrick L.
Allen. The head of government’s prime minister is Portia Simpson-Miller. The cabinet is run by
the Governor General with advice from the prime minister. The elections monarchy is
hereditary. The governor general is appointed by the monarch following on the
recommendations from the prime minister. The Legislative Branch is a bicameral Parliament
that consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The elections were last held on
December 29, 2011 the next one will be held no later than December 2016. The Judicial Branch
is the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The court of appeal is the Privy Council in UK and the
member of the Caribbean court of Justice. (CIA Factbook, 2012)
Political Parties
The two major political parties are the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party.
The Jamaica Labour Party seats 42 people, is a conservative party. The founder was Alexander
Bustamante on July 8, 1943. The People’s National Party seats 21 people, was found by Norman
Manley in 1938. It is a social and a democratic political Party and the oldest political party in the
Caribbean.
Leadership
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II (February 6, 1952)
Head of government: prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller (February 5, 2012)
Cabinet: Governor general and the advice of the Prime minister
Stability of Government
Jamaica’s head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, and prime minister is Portia Simpson Miller.
Simpson was elected in March 31, 2006 - September 10, 2007 & January 05, 2012 – Present.
She is the seventh prime minister. Queen ELIZABETH II was elected February 6, 1952 and is
represented by the Governor General Dr. Patrick L. Allen; he was elected February 26, 2009. In
1962 the government established a parliamentary system based on the U.K. model.
Legal System
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Jamaica’s legal system is known as the “common Law” system and it’s based on the English
Model.
Suffrage
The legal age for voting in Jamaica is 18 years and older and it’s universal.
Flag
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
The diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles. The two green triangles represent
the vegetation, agriculture and hope. The black represents the hardships that are overcome
and the hardships to be faced. The yellow represents the islands natural resources and the
sunshine.
Trade Laws
Introduction
Jamaica has its trade industries protected by tariffs. The tariffs are a type of tax for trade
products. They have different amounts for different products. Jamaica does not have its own
trade restrictions but has the overall trade restrictions. Jamaica also has two different types of
import taxes, such as the general consumption tax and the special consumption tax. Like most
other countries, Jamaica does have prohibited and restricted items.
Tariffs
Jamaica’s use tariffs to protect local trade industries, Jamaica relies on the stamp duties that
are added on top of the custom duties, or surcharges. This raises the taxes and final duties on
wood that exporters must pay to Jamaica. Average tariff rates for wood products were about
11%. The wood products are categorized under manufactured goods, and manufactured goods
are subjected up to 20% tariff rate. The stamp tax is and additional tax of 65-90% is applied to
imports of animal and plant products.
Trade Laws
1. Trade Restrictions: Jamaica does not have any restriction but there are some
prohibitions. There are also the general restrictions. Those consist of things such as a
dead body, body parts, firearms, explosives, lottery tickets and gambling devices,
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pornography, live animals, perishable foods, foods and beverages requiring
refrigeration. These are all restricted unless indicated otherwise.
(http://www.fedex.com/us/international/irc/profiles/irc_jm_profile.html?gtmcc=us#C0
5a)
2. Import Taxes: The import taxes have two different categories, one is the general
consumption tax and the second one is the special consumption tax. The GCT is paid on
services and goods, except the zero-rated items that are exempt from the GCT. The SCT
is payable on most tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and petroleum products.
Some of the products can attract both of the SCT and the GCT. There is also a
consumer’s use fee which is applicable to all imports. There is also a stamp fee of $5
with a package that has insurance.
(http://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/home_template.php?page=duties&#importduty)
3. Licensing: There are 34 items on the importing list that require a license. Some of the
importing products are Concentrated Products, plants and plants extract, sugar and
cement. There are a total of 18 items that must have a exporting license. There are two
types of exporting licenses. One is the open export permits, which is good for ores,
petroleum products and sugar and the second one is the general exports permits, which
is good for all of the other products. (http://www.tradeboard.gov.jm/tb/tb_home.html)
4. Prohibited and Restricted Imports: In Jamaica there are quite a few restrictions and
prohibited imports. Some of the prohibited imports are illegal drugs, deadly weapons
and knives, local currency, counterfeit money and goods, all species of birds and many
more. Some of the restricted imports are meat and animal products require and
inspection certificate, fruits and vegetables and plants require a sanitary certificate,
motor vehicles need an import licenses, and firearms and ammunitions need an import
permit and license. (http://jamaica.visahq.com/customs/)
Population
Introduction
The three statistics that I think are the most pertinent in expanding my business is of course
population, the distribution of population and the most populated cities. The reason why these
statistics are the most important is because when you are looking into expanding your business
you want it to best benefit your business. The more population the more you can draw in. If
you are looking for a certain age group you want to make sure that that age group is more
populated then the other ones. The more populated the city the more people that you have to
bring in to your business.
Total Population
The total population in Jamaica is 2,889,187.
Growth Rates
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2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
Jamaica
Kuwait
Armenia
Birth Rates
25
20
15
Births/1,000 Population
10
5
0
Jamaica
Kuwait
Armenia
The birth rates for Jamaica are in the middle of Kuwait and Armenia. I think that the birth rates
are about average in my country because of the population. Not as many people are having kids
in Jamaica as there is in Kuwait.
Life Expectancy Rates
78
77
76
75
Years Old
74
73
72
71
Jamaica
Kuwait
Armenia
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
The life expectancy rate in Jamaica is the lowest probably because of the amount of homeless
people there is in Jamaica. If the amount of homelessness went down I think that the life
expectancy rate would go up.
Distribution of Population
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1.2
1
0.8
0.6
Men/Women
0.4
0.2
0
At Birth
Under 15
years
15-64 years
65 years and
over
Total
population
There are more children under the age of 15 then there is for 15 and over, which would be
good for my business because if the children’s parents are homeless that means the children
are homeless too and my business is a non-profit for homeless children. So I am attracting the
younger people not the older people.
Most Populated Cities
1,000,000
900,000
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Population
Kingston
New
Kingston
Spanish
Town
Portmore
Montego
Bay
In choosing a place for my non-profit organization, I should choose a more populated place
because the more the population is the more homeless children you will be seeing. So I would
have to choose in between Kingston, new Kingston and Spanish town. Kingston is right along
the coast and has an airport.
Food – Diet and Nutrition
Typical Meals
Meals in Jamaica are usually served buffet style. They like to add spices to their foods, most of
their meals they have bammy, which is a toasted bread like wafer, with it. They also eat a lot of
seafood, since they are right along the Caribbean Sea. One of Jamaica’s specialties is the gungo
peas. Meal time in Jamaica is relaxing and a social time.
Meat Consumption per Capita
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70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Jamaica
Venezuela
Bolivia
Chile
This graph shows how much meat is consumed in Jamaica and three other countries. Jamaica
and Venezuela consume the same amount of meat and are the second highest consumed out of
the four countries shown above. Chile consumes the most meat.
Percent of Children Underweight
Underweight children
5
4
3
2
1
0
Jamaica
Jordan
Algeria
Argentina
This graph shows the children that are underweight in Jamaica, and then three other ones that
had the same percent of children underweight.
Calorie Supply per Capita
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Jamaica
High Income
Middle Income
Low Income
Recommended calorie and fat intakes vary from person to person. As a general guideline, the
average recommended daily intake of calories for an adult woman is 2,000. The average daily
calorie intake for an adult male is recommended to be 2,500 calories
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Housing and Communication
Introduction
There are a few different types of living accommodations. The different types of living
accommodations could affect where a business goes because it could be the cheapest place to
live or the most expensive place to live. So depending on how expensive a business is; you want
to look into the prices of the housing to figure out a range of income people have. Some places
people could fit a lot of people in there and some can’t, some people could have their houses
clear full with a lot of furniture or almost completely empty.
Typical Housing Structures
The typical structures in Jamaica are houses, villas, apartments, cottages and condos. The
apartments in Jamaica are offered as a no-frills accommodation and are generally rented out to
maid service. The cottages are fully equipped and majority of them get rented out in the tourist
seasons. The condos and villas are the most popular rental properties and the condos will
sometimes have a receptionist and seem like a big suite in a huge hotel. Villas are usually on or
near the beach. Most urban housing is built with cinder blocks and steel, the rural housing is
built with wood and roofed with zinc sheeting.
Housing Statistics
Urbanization
100
80
60
40
20
0
Jamaica
U.S.
Nicaragua
Slovenia
(statinja.gov, 2012)
Home Ownership
100.00%
50.00%
0.00%
Jamaica
United States
Ireland
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Communications
1. Telephone Systems: The telephone system in Jamaica is fully automatic. There are
about 263,100 main lines and about 3.103 million cell phone users.
2. Internet: There is an internet country code and about 3,897 hosts and 1.581 million
users.
3. Television and Radio: There are about three privately owned radios companies and
about roughly 70 stations. Radio Jamaica Limited and its subsidiaries operate multiple
TV stations.
Transportation
Overview
Jamaica transportations consist of by train, car, and airplanes
and by ships. Jamaica has 18,700 km of paved roads. Jamaica’s
transportation is just like any other modern countries
transportation. Jamaica also has waterways which people say
that is the best ways of transportation. In 2000 there were
155,300 licensed cars and about 57,600 commercial vehicles.
They also have a government owned motorbus. In 2001 there
were about 1,946,100 passengers that flew inside of Jamaica or to other countries.
Transport Analysis
Roadways
15,000
10,000
Roadways km
5,000
0
Paved
Unpaved
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
4
3
2
1
0
Water
Railways
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
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30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Ships
Airports
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Labor
Job Market and Availability
Many countries around the world have become more and more protective over their jobs, such
as Jamaica, the citizens in Jamaica get priority over a non-citizen. The minimum age to work in
Jamaica is 15 years old. Children from 13-15 can only help in light work; they can’t work at night
or in industries. Children under 18 years old are prohibited to working at night clubs and places
that serve or sell tobacco or alcohol. Employees in Jamaica have little say in what happens at
their jobs. The employers get to boss the employees around and tell them what to do; the
employees could either take their orders or leave their job. Jamaican employees get group
insurance benefits, voluntary benefits and retirement solutions. Jamaica’s legislation prohibits
all discrimination based on religion and race, an does not make an reference to gender.
Industries
The jobs in Jamaica are depended on the location and the education level. Some jobs are office
jobs, government essential services, industries, farming, retail and vending. The major
industries that create jobs in Jamaica are tourism, manufacturing, clothing, food industry jobs,
and education. Some of Jamaica’s job sectors are accounting, management, marketing, health
care, education, childcare, engineering, construction, beauty, technology, retailing, sales,
security, work from home and many more.
Workday
Employees have to be professional dressed, some companies will provide their employees with
a uniform, or guys must wear dress pants and a tie and a girl must wear a dress outfit. Typical
hours a week are 35-40 hours. Standard manufacturing work day is an 8 hour day. Maximum
working days per week are about 6 days. Employees are entitled to paid holidays but the pay
depends on how long they have been employed with that company for. Some of the holidays
are New Year’s Day, New Year’s holiday, Christmas day, Easter Monday and Independence Day
and many more. The companies decided on the frequency and the lengths of breaks. English is
the language used in Jamaica. All of the companies have different types of “chain of command”
some may be similar to each other but others may be completely different. But there is usually
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a Manager at the top, then the different types of directors, an then a factory manager and
accountants, then the assistant managers and their floor sales. Some of the typical rituals of
conducting a business are flyers, business cards, some may shake hands depending on what
type of business it is and other would be a greet at the door such as a “hello”.
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Education
General Description
Jamaica’s education system is six years of primary school. It is a free government-sponsored
school. To get into primary school the age is six years old, and they generally graduate around
age twelve. Then there’s the academic year that runs from September to July and must go a
minimum of 195 day, it’s taught in English.
Enrollment Levels
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
Enrollment Ratio
40.00%
Education Attaintment
20.00%
0.00%
Jamaica
U.S.
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Literacy Rates
120.00%
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
Adult Total
40.00%
Youth Total
20.00%
0.00%
Jamaica
U.S.
Germany
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Chosen Statistic
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School Enrollment
100.00%
50.00%
School Enrollment
0.00%
Jamaica
U.S.
Germany
China
(CIA Factbook, 2012)
Evaluation
Jamaica’s education levels are down approximately 10 percent from the United States.
Jamaica’s enrollment is less than 20 percent whereas the U.S. is above 80 percent. With
Jamaica’s enrollment being low that could mean that parents there do not have as much money
to put their kids through school, or that there is not as many children there as there is in the
U.S. Since my business is a non-profit organization, money is not required. My non-profit
organization is for homeless children, so since that it’s for homeless children that could mean
that they are not in school and have no money for school, My organization would not be
affected by the school hours.
Clothing
Business Attire
In Jamaica most business provides uniforms for their employees.
If the company does not provide a uniform, men must wear a
dress shirt and tie and women must wear a business suit. You
must be prepared to wear a business suit for your first meeting.
The corporate atmosphere in Jamaica is much more conservative
then the corporate atmosphere in America.
Clothing
Tourists visiting Jamaica are suggested to pack lightweight and
comfortable clothing. The casual attire is the same attire that the
tourists are recommended to wear. So in order to fit in with the
locals, you want to wear loose-fitting clothing. Revealing and tight
fitting clothes are frown upon. Long sun-dresses, long-sleeve shirts,
and pants are recommended to protect you from the mosquitos
and from a sun burn. Bring a swim-suit and a suit cover-up for the
beach or the pool, maybe some water shoes to explore around on
the beach. Shoes to wear would be sneakers or sandals and possibly include a rain jacket for
the sudden rain that occurs in Jamaica. If you want to attend an event in Jamaica make sure you
pack an outfit that will fit the event. Walking around in a swim-suit is not the appropriate
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clothing attire, some businesses will post the dress code for the
premises of their buildings but it is mostly required that you have on
a shirt and shorts.
Recreation and Leisure
When you want to travel to a place you have never been to before, it is important to do a little
research on the country, city or state. When you visit a different country it is important to look
up the requirements to go into that country and leave that country, which is fairly easy to enter
and exit Jamaica. When you visit a place you want to make sure that there is stuff to see or to
participate in. Jamaica has a lot of activities and sites to see, their major sport is cricket, and
there are tons of beaches, shopping centers and
much more.
When visiting Jamaica participate in their most
popular sport, Cricket. What is cricket? Cricket is
played with a bat and a ball, has two competitive
teams with 11 players. The field for cricket is an oval
with a rectangle in the middle, which is known as
the pitch, two sets of three sticks are set in the
ground at each end of the pitch. One team bats and
tries to score as many runs as possible as the other team bowls and fields, while trying to
dismiss the batsmen and limit the runs scored by the batting team. In order to score a run you
must hit the ball with you bat and run to the other end of the pitch and touching the crease,
without being dismissed.
Want to relax on the beach or enjoy a little fun in the
sun? Visit the beaches that surround Jamaica, maybe do
some sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, kayak, surfing,
diving, jet skiing and even take a little cruise on the
ocean around Jamaica. There are many water attractions
that you can try out for your first time or even enjoy
doing your favorite ones that you love. Go out and try
new things, such as swimming with the dolphins, do
things that you don’t get to do every day.
Jamaica has many different shopping centers; one of the
most popular centers is in Kingston. There are different types of shopping centers all over
Jamaica. There are over 300 stores reflecting a kaleidoscope culture. Travelers that shop for
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designer items can shave off in between 20-30% by buying them in Jamaica. Tourists spend
about 20% of their time shopping. Go out and buy some cultural souvenirs.
There are many other choices of things to do in
Jamaica. You will find a wide range of things to do
that go from outdoor adventures to exhilarating
nightlife. Join in on the different activities that go
on at night. Try new things and enjoy your visit.
When traveling check out all of your choices and
different activities. Jamaica has many activities
that go from relaxing on the beach to playing
cricket with some shopping in between and much
more.
Entry/Exit Requirements
Passport is required to exit the US
Traveling by sea, must have a WHTI compliant document
Return ticket & show sufficient funds for their visit
Visa issued by the Jamaican Embassy
* A visa is an endorsement permitting the passport holders
entry into or through the country that is making the
endorsement.
Language
Introduction
In Jamaica English is the main language spoken. But then there is sign language and about three
other languages spoken. Portuguese is one of the other main languages spoken in Jamaica. This
would be beneficial to our company because we speak English and it would also be a good idea
for our employees to learn Portuguese because it is the other language that is often spoken.
Sign language would also be important because there are about 2,500 deaf children in Jamaica,
and children are our target market.
National or Official Language
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English is the language spoken in Jamaica.
Dialects or Minor Languages
Sign Language: there is no standardized sign language. But there are about 2,500 deaf
children in Jamaica.
Portuguese: There are about 5000 people who speak Portuguese in Jamaica.
The number of individual languages spoken in Jamaica is three.
World Languages
German,
Japanese,
98000000
125000000
French,
72000000
Portuguese,
170000000
Mandarin
Chinese,
836000000
Russian,
170000000
Arabic,
186000000
Bengali,
189000000
Hindi ,
333000000
English,
322000000 Spanish,
332000000
Portuguese,
10
Hindi/Urdu,
9
Japanese, 10
English, 37
German, 12
Chinese, 13
French, 23
Arabic,
14 Russian Spanish, 20
, 16
These two graphs show the different types of languages in the world; in Jamaica they speak
English as their main language. English is shown as the top spoken language.
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Religion
General Description
Jamaica has a few different types of religions it is divided up into two different types of religious
groups such as the Protestant group which is 60% of the population and other religious group
which is about 35%. The most populated religion in Jamaica is the church of god with about
21%. The next largest is the seventh-day Adventists and Baptists with 9% each. The other
religious group consists of Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Rastafarians and some other spiritual cults.
Types of Religions
Religions
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
The two most populated religions are the church of god with about 21% and then the Seventh day Adventist and the Baptist with 9% each.
Effects of Religion
In Jamaica, the constitution provides freedom of religion and other laws and policies allow the
free practice of religion. Jamaica’s government respects the freedom of religious practice.
There haven’t been any reports of abuses or discrimination based on religious beliefs or
practice. Jamaica’s and the United States government discuss the religious freedom to promote
human rights. The Rastafarians are the subjects of government discrimination, because of the
law against marijuana possession.
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Etiquette
1. Meeting and Greeting: The most common greeting is a handshake with direct eye contact along
with a welcoming smile. When you greet someone make sure you say, “good morning, or good
afternoon or good evening.”
2. Dining: Sit down when you are invited to and where you are told to sit, do not begin eating until
the host invites you to start. If you are not eating keep your hands in your lap, if you are eating
always use utensils and it is considered polite when you finish your plate. Always use table
manners at the table.
3. Building Relationships and Communications: Jamaicans are friendly and warm, but at the first
initial meeting the often appear standoffish because they are reserved until they get to know
someone, and never appear overly familiar. Jamaicans are not afraid to say what they think and
will politely tell you what they think even if they do not agree with something.
4. Business Meeting Etiquette: Business meetings will have a friendly tone even though they have
some formality, presentations need to be completed. Appointments are easy to schedule and
need to be scheduled about two weeks in advance and confirmed by meeting or telephone at
least a few days in advance.
5. Business Negotiations: Bargaining in Jamaica is expected and you want to avoid the highpressure sales tactics, people see them as a confrontation. Always defer to the Hierarchy of the
business, the person with the most power, for a decision to be made.
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Country Selection Letter
Katelynn Peabody
International Marketing Research Specialist
BIS Inc.
655 North Third Street
Central Point OR 97502
(541) 494-6300
February 13, 2012
Dr. Johnny Allen Hendrix
Human Resources Director
BIS Inc.
845 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Dear Dr. Hendrix:
There are many countries we could assess for a non-profit organization that BIS Inc. could expand their
demographics by opening an organization in another country.
I would like to assess the abuse in Italy. Italy has not only abuse but divorce and poverty issues also. Italy
is my first choice. I chose Italy because we also have abuse issues in the United States; it is not just in
one place. Abuse is all around the world. If no one stops abuse, it will continue to happen. Abusive
women or men are not a good thing to have in a society. Children will learn from an abusive parent,
which will make them abusive. Then the abuse travels. BIS Inc. could make informational packets and
brochures to be put around the town of Italy and also a speech at the schools.
I would like to create an orphanage or a homeless shelter in Jamaica for my second choice because
there are quite a few homeless children there. There are currently 1,500 people homeless and still
counting. The majority of homeless are children because their parents abandon them for drugs or they
are ill. But then there is a small percent of adults that are refugees. Children deserve the right to have a
roof over their heads and be fed so they can attend school to get their education.
Another problem is recycling in the Bahamas. Both solid waste disposal and recycling are big waste
problems. They need better garbage and recycling system. They still dump all their trash in landfills
(dumps). Most places are still burning their accumulated trash. Some people have tried to get a recycling
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system going. The recycling is a problem. The only recycling program they have is Cans for Kids, which
the aluminum cans get shipped out and the proceeds go to local participating schools.
I know there are more problems in the world then what I have chosen. But I would like to assess the
abuse in Italy the most because of how much abuse there is all over the world. Then again, the
orphanage or homeless shelter in Jamaica would be another good place to start a non-profit
organization for. It is sad what parents will put their children through. If people cannot stop doing drugs
or cannot take care of a child then they should not have one. Helping out the Bahamas with recycling
would be another good issue to address. By helping the Bahamas with a regular recycling program, it
could make them a more green country. I am looking forward to helping out other issues around the
world instead of just in the United States. If there are any questions I can answer about why I chose
these three countries and their issues, I will be more than happy to answer them. You can contact me at
(541) 494-6300.
Sincerely,
Katelynn Peabody
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