St. Kitts and Nevis- The island wants to keep the tourists busy. The island wants to use geothermic energy.
Antigua and Barbuda- The water shortage made the government put restrictions on the land and households.
British Virgin Islands- Shipwrecks made man made coral reefs. Has the third largest coral reef in the Caribbean.
Uncommon Destinations in the Caribbean
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Presentations Day Two
Things I Learned:
Puerto Rico- Have always been ruled by another country. Many cultures and races have impacted the identity crisis in Puerto Rico.
Jamaica- There is gender inequality, poverty, and unsafe sex practices.
Martinique- There are many diseases in this island.
St. Maarten- The split in the island makes it a hub for cultural diversity.
ABC islands- Each island has its own fun thing to do for the tourists. Aruba is known as the adventure island.
The Bahamas- Columbus enslaved many natives and took their gold.
Comments on power points:
Puerto Rico- Slides contained too much text.
Jamaica- A lot of the slides were unclear. She did not make the slides clear with her statements.
St. Maarten- Facts seemed iffy. A lot of the bullet points were guesses.
Puerto Rico- Have always been ruled by another country. Many cultures and races have impacted the identity crisis in Puerto Rico.
Jamaica- There is gender inequality, poverty, and unsafe sex practices.
Martinique- There are many diseases in this island.
St. Maarten- The split in the island makes it a hub for cultural diversity.
ABC islands- Each island has its own fun thing to do for the tourists. Aruba is known as the adventure island.
The Bahamas- Columbus enslaved many natives and took their gold.
Comments on power points:
Puerto Rico- Slides contained too much text.
Jamaica- A lot of the slides were unclear. She did not make the slides clear with her statements.
St. Maarten- Facts seemed iffy. A lot of the bullet points were guesses.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Presentation Day One
Cuba- Tourism is not a big money maker in Cuba. The island is big so the economy is different. The United States has an embargo on Cuba.
Saba- This one is mine. Groceries are brought only on Wednesdays!!
Trinidad- The economy has changed greatly over the years. It went from plantations, to petroleum, to tourism.
Haiti- Disaster reliefs are corrupt. The people donating the money decides where the money goes.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- When tourists come the island does not use their own crops. They import products from other countries.
Guadeloupe- Arawaks were weird. Christopher Columbus brought pineapples back to Spain.
Saba- This one is mine. Groceries are brought only on Wednesdays!!
Trinidad- The economy has changed greatly over the years. It went from plantations, to petroleum, to tourism.
Haiti- Disaster reliefs are corrupt. The people donating the money decides where the money goes.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- When tourists come the island does not use their own crops. They import products from other countries.
Guadeloupe- Arawaks were weird. Christopher Columbus brought pineapples back to Spain.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
St. Eustatius
Locally
known as “Statia”, St. Eustatius has changed power at least 22 times. In 1636,
at the end of the 80 year war between Holland and Spain, the Dutch took possession
of the island. Statia was a major trading center for about 20,000 inhabitants
and thousands of ships during the 17th and 18th century. During
the latter part of the 18th century, Statia was a supplier of arms
and ammunition to the rebellious British Colonies in North America. For a long
time, Statia was the only link between fledgling American colonies. In 1776 the “Andrew
Doria” sailed onto Statia shores firing the 13-gun salute indicating America’s
independence. Statia replied with an 11-gun salute being the first foreign
nation to recognize America’s newly found independence. Every year, thousands
of ships landed on the shores of Statia with hundreds of crates packed with
good to trade (legal and illegal). More trade happened on this Caribbean island
than any others at the end of the American Revolution. At the end of the 18th
century Statia lost the importance of a trading center. Through the 19th
and 20th centuries the island remained untouched “waiting” for
visitors. In the 1960’s and 1970’s the people of the island decided to preserve
the heritage and nature making it another island of the Caribbean untouched by
major industries.
St. Eustatius flag |
Saba
In
1493 Christopher Columbus spotted the island but due to it treacherous terrain did
not set foot. In 1632 a group of shipwrecked Englishmen were the first European
settlers. The Englishmen reported the
island was already inhibited and ancient artifacts revealed Amerindian
settlers. In 1640, the Dutch West Indian Company (already settled in St.
Eustatius) brought people over to colonize the island. For almost 200 years the
island switched power between The Dutch, French, Spanish, and English. The
Dutch took power in 1816 and kept power for almost two centuries. Slavery did
not last long in Saba because life on the island was hard and needed everyone
to work together to survive. The men of the island were mostly sailors and
fisherman, which sent them away for long periods of time, giving Saba the
nickname “The Island of Women!” Women made many types of clothing that acquired
the name “Saba Lace” and is still sold in many places across the island. Until
1943, transportation was almost impossible on the island. “The Road” is the only
road on Saba and took 15 years to be completed. An airport linked to St.
Marteen was opened in 1963. A pier opened in 1972 allowed not only fishing
boats, but dive boats and sailboats. The construction of the pier is what opened
the island of Saba to tourism. The Saba Conversation Foundation (SCF) was
created in 1987. Their mission is to preserve Saba’s Natural and cultural
heritage leaving it to be one of the only islands in the Caribbean not touched
by big industries and corporations. Saba was ruled by the Dutch for almost 200
years and in 2010 became a part of a Special municipality of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands together with the islands of St. Eustatius and Bonaire in 2010.
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