Barbados and St. Kitts

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By Santiago Prez

INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO PEDAGOGICO DE CARACAS

DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS MODERNOS

INTRODUCCION A LA LITERATURA Y CULTURA DE LOS

PAISES DE HABLA INGLESA

Caracas, January 2011


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Caribbean Sea


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Capital City : Bridgetown

Land Extension: 430 sq km.

Official Name: Barbados

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Population: 286,705 (July 2011 est.)

General Information


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History

Prehistoric Barbados is believed to havebeen inhabited by cavedwellers of theSiboney culture, from Florida.

Before the 1400: Arawaks arrived fromSouth America and suffered the invasions

and of the Caribs.

1500: Spanish and Portuguese sailors hadsighted the island.


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1518: Spanish colonists from Hispaniolainvaded. No Spanish settlement was made,

as there appeared to be no mineralresources.

1625: It was formally claimed for KingJames I of England.

1627: English immigrants settled there andKing Charles I granted a Barbados patent toLord Carlisle


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Between 1627 and 1640, the island wassettled by British colonists, who brought with

them indentured labour from Britain andsome enslaved Africans, to producetobacco, cotton and indigo

1639: the first house of assembly is createdand it is ruled by the plantation owners.

1650s: The introduction of sugar had led tothe development of large plantations.


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1702: Harsh working conditions led to slaverevolts in 745 plantations that were worked

by African and African-descended slaves.

1816: Slavery was abolished in the Island.

1951: Universal adult suffrage was granted.

1954: the ministerial system was createdfollowed by cabinet government in 1958.


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1966: Barbados became an independentsovereign state within the Commonwealth.

1986: the DLP led by Errol Barrow, won adecisive election victory.

1991:Erskine Sandiford became primeminister (Emergence of a new poor).


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Government

Based on the British ParliamentHead of State: Elizabeth II

Governor General : Sir CliffordStraughn Husbands (1996-October 312011)

Prime Minister: Hon. Freundel J. Stuart


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Government

The Senate: His Hon. Sen. Dr. BrandfordTaitt. 21 members. 12 chosen by PM, 7chosen by Governor General (Religion,

Social, economic and other) and 2 chosenby the leader of opposition.

The House of Assembly: 31 memberselected by adult suffrage.


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Political Parties

Barbados Labour Party(BLP) Hon. Owen S.

Arthur, M.P

Democratic Labour Party(DLP)


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Highest Point: Mount Hillaby

Lowest Point: Caribbean sea

Land Distribution

Eleven Parishes:Saint AndrewSaint JamesSaint JosephSaint LucySaint Peter

Saint ThomasChrist ChurchSaint GoergeSaint Micheal

Saint PhillipsSaint John


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People and Culture.

Population distribution

286,705. About 90% of the population

is of African descent, 4% Europeandescent, and 6% Asian or mixed

Official Languages

English (Bajan, an English-Africandialect, is widely used)


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Culture and people

Religion: Protestant 63.4% (Anglican28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic

4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%,none or unspecified 20.6%

Education: There are 12 years ofeducation starting at age five. Primaryschool has seven years and secondary

six. It is supported by the government.


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Economy

Unemployment: 12.5% (3rd. Qtr 2011)GDP growth: $3.963 billion (2010 est.)GDP rate: 0.5% (2010 est.)

GDP per capita: $21,800 (2010 est.)CPI inflation: 8.7% (Oct. 2011)National debt: 102.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

Currency: Barbados Dollar (BDS$2 = U.S.$1.)


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Resources

Natural resources: Petroleum, fish,quarrying, natural gas.

Imports: Consumer goods, machinery,foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals,fuel, electrical components.

Exports: Manufactures, sugar andmolasses, rum, other foods and beverages,chemicals, electrical components


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Literature

Richard LigonOliver JackmanGeoffrey Drayton

Austin Clarke

John Wickham

George LammingEdward Kamau Braithwaite

H.A. Vaughn


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Saint Kitts and Nevis


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History

1493 St Christopher (St Kitts) was sightedby Christopher Columbus on his secondvoyage.

1623 It was colonised by the English underSir Thomas Warner.

1624 Another part of the island wascolonised by the French.


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during the 17th and 18th century the twopowers fought over the island until St Kitts

was ceded to Britain by the Treaty ofVersailles (1783).

1628 Nevis was settled by the English.

1816 the islands were administered, along

with Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands,as a single colony.


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1871 the islands became part of theLeeward Islands Federation.

1967 The two islands, together withAnguilla, assumed the status of association

with the UK.

1976 The country, as the Federation of St

Christopher and Nevis, got internal self-government.

1983 The country got its independence from

the UK.


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Capital City : Basseterre

Land Extension: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)

Official Name: The Federation of Saint

Crhistopher and Nevis

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Population: 50,314 (July 2011 est.)

General Information


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Government

Based on the British ParliamentHead of State: Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General : Cuthbert M. Sebastian

Prime Minister: Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas


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Government

Unicameral parliament: 14 member Houseof Assembly comprises 11 elected membersand 3 nominated members (two nominated

on the advice of the Prime Minister and oneon the advice of the leader of theopposition). Nevis has its own five seat

island administration and it is guaranteedrepresentation in the House of Assembly.


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Political Parties

St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party. Hon. Dr.Denzil Douglas

Pepoles Action Movement.Lindsay Grant.


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Highest Point: Mount Liamuiga on St.Kitts.

Land Distribution

Highest Point: Nevis Peak on Nevis


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Lowest Point: Caribbean sea

Fourteen Parishes:Christ Chruch Nochola TownSaint Anne Sandy PointSaint Goerge Basseterre

Saint Goerge GingerlandSaint James WindwardSaint John CapisterreSaint John FigtreeSaint Mary CanyonSaint Paul Capisterre

Saint Paul CharlestonSaint Peter BasseterreSaint Thomas LowlandSaint Thomas Middle IslandTrinity Palmetto Point


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People and Culture.

Population distribution

Predominantly of African origin; some of

British, Portuguese, and Lebanesedescent.

Official Languages

English (Kittisian and Nevisian, English-African dialects, are widely used)


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Culture and people

Religion: Principally Anglican, withEvangelical Protestant and RomanCatholic minorities.

Education: There are 12 years ofeducation starting at age five. Primaryschool has seven years and secondary

six. It is supported by the government. itparticipates in the regional University ofthe West Indies, which has campuses inBarbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and

Tobago.


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Economy

Unemployment: 5.1% (2006 est)GDP growth: $531 million (2010 est.)GDP rate: -1.5% (2010 est.)GDP per capita:$13,700 (2010 est.)CPI inflation: 5.3% (2006 est)National debt:185% of GDP (2009 est.)

Currency:East Caribbean Dollar (EC$2.70= U.S. $1.)


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Resources

Natural resources: sugarcane, rice, yams,vegetables, bananas; fish

Imports: machinery, manufactures, food,fuels.

Exports: machinery, food, electronics,beverages, tobacco.


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Literature

Mr. Caryl Phillips

Ms. Carol Otteley-Mitchel


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Conclusions

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