Video footage promoting ASHE: the Caribbean performing arts ensemble of Jamaica. The video shows cultural dancing, tribal wear, and music under a narration providing descriptive details of each section and group. The tape was provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in regards to the Dance with the Carribeans event hosted by the Dallas and Fort Worth West Indian Community.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a silent gallery walk-through of the Melting Pot exhibition featuring Caribbean artists from Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. The exhibition was held at the James E. Kemp Gallery from January 18 to May 14, 2004. The video shows a silent visual walk-through of the gallery space with close-up shots of piece descriptions followed by the connected work. The work displayed includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a silent gallery walk-through of the Melting Pot exhibition featuring Caribbean artists from Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. The exhibition was held at the James E. Kemp Gallery from January 18 to May 14, 2004. The video shows a silent visual walk-through of the gallery space with close-up shots of piece descriptions followed by the connected work. The work displayed includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to seas, oceans, and small islands, which are under threat of overfishing, unsustainable development, and climate change.

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to environmental factors in the Caribbean Sea, and international policies and agreements between Caribbean nations to mitigate and manage common problems.

Although Jamaica has a stable parliamentary democracy and is a middle-income developing country, the government of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson faces several significant challenges. These include a violent crime wave fueled by gangs and drug trafficking; high external debt, estimated at 135% of gross domestic product, that could constrain the government’s social expenditures; and an adult HIV/AIDS infection rate of over 1%. This report discusses U.S. relations with Jamaica, which are close and characterized by significant economic linkages and cooperation on such bilateral issues as anti-drug trafficking measures, hurricane reconstruction support, and efforts to combat the AIDS epidemic.

This treaty sets out general legal obligations to protect the marine environment of the Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, Caribbean Sea, and immediately adjacent areas of the Atlantic Ocean-collectively known as the Wider Caribbean Region.

Article describing the history of the platinum metals, from its discovery in the New World and subsequent experiments in Europe. Tourist information is provided regarding areas pertinent to the history of platinum.

A report about USAID and its participation in Jamaican policing.

This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.

Interview with Jodi-Anne Davidson, Jamaican immigrant, for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Immigration Project. She discusses her childhood and family history in Jamaica; parents’ divorce; father’s decision to immigrate to the U.S. with two daughters; experiences with the U.S. immigration system; reminiscences of family life in Jamaica and Jamaican history.