https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx en-us 2018-11-12 17:09:11 UTC 2025-12-03 17:20:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png dg1000029 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309305711 gangs
political corruption
race
poverty]]> 2018-11-29 14:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309305711 dg1000029 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309306894 Each table will get one of the problems and as a group you have to research it for either Jamaica or Haiti to try and find a solution or what they are doing there for the problem

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]]> 2018-11-29 15:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309334331 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309491330 2018-11-29 19:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309491330 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309492123 The people that are living there are flooding the government with  information about gangs so the government can put a stop to the gang violence]]> 2018-11-29 19:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309492123 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493119 What jamaica needs to do to solve political corruption is start implementing harsher penalties for doing so. Since the island became independent, only 3 political figures have been jailed for corruption.  With it being so apparent that corruption exists in politics, there needs to be a crackdown on political figures.  

]]> 2018-11-29 19:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493119 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493563 This is something only God can fix through the willingness of the people involved to move past it]]> 2018-11-29 19:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493563 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493764 In order to combat the violence in Jamaica there are many groups that exist in order to raise awareness and attempt to solve issues regarding violence and the formation of gangs. For example, the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention holds annual conferences in Kingston, where regions come together and try to make a global stride form change. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493764 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493817 Jamaica has a very difficult race problem because their general culture and heritage don't love to accept people of other races. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493817 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493956 The government is planning on increasing police presence in high crime areas and administration announced a plan to reform the criminal justice system]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309493956 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494090 experts consider the political situation "organized crime" given the corrupt procedure. Thy have poor economic management, and it is hard to trust the political leaders given the rapid changes and unpredictability. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494090 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494234 the unemployment rate has been falling steadily from a high mid-teens since 2013 to 9.6% in January of 2018. The Jamaican government is focusing on job creation, which is helping reduce the amount of poverty.
There has also been a 12 percent increase in agricultural output, which brings in money to the economy and creates jobs.]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494234 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494254 The JLP has said that they want to fix corruption, however they still aren't doing enough, because there is still a lot of violence and the government isn't doing enough. If Jamaica wants to limit their political corruption, they need to have all of the groups, rather than just one of them willing to make a change.]]> 2018-11-29 19:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494254 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494460 The Jamaican government has released a "comprehensive" plan to dismantle gangs in Jamaica. They are planning to update their police force with more disciplined training. Infrastructure improvements is also something that they are working on. “It is based on the position that if the physical environment is planned, designed, and managed appropriately, certain types of crimes can be reduced and perceptions of safety increased,” ]]> 2018-11-29 19:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494460 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494692 Poverty in Jamaica has been increasing and peaked 30% in 2012. To combat the poverty problem, Jamaica's education has increased a well amount since 2012. One flaw with this solution is that the government does not entirely fund education and many people cannot afford to send their kids to school. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494692 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494765 There has been disputes between Haitians and people of the Dominican Republic. The overwelming majority of Haitians come from African decent and Haiti is the poorest country of the western hemisphere. Many Haitians seek better lives in the dominican republic and the media refer to these people as dangerous and stealers of jobs. The intertwined history of colonization and slavery between the two countries have left deep wounds.]]> 2018-11-29 19:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309494765 https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309496514 2018-11-29 19:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dg1000029/w9bgmh96gnhx/wish/309496514