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Tourism
Vacation or Exploitation?
Your Vacation
A tropical destination...
A breathtaking location…
This place is like a dream…
Vacation
Vacation
VacationOr…
Exploitation?
While many Caribbean countries count on tourism for
economic growth, tourism’s effects can leave lasting
impressions on the locals’ lives
Think about it
Many Caribbean resorts offer all-inclusive packages, creating a situation in which the locals have virtually
no market to sell their products in
The tourists, many times, never see the local market because of these all inclusive resorts. They have no
reason to go into the local villages
The locals, who have spent days on their crafts, are not making the money they need to live
Most of the products that the country produces, if not exported, are used to fuel the tourist
economy
Not to benefit the country’s own people
Your vacation
Their Exploitation
After failed attempts by the Spanish and the English to colonize Jamaica, the country was left to dig its way out of the
economic hole the colonizers had dug.
After gaining independence in 1962, Jamaica tried to do what it could to turn the country around.
Jamaica is one of the most visited and
impoverished countries in the
Caribbean
In the late 1970s, the Jamaican government was forced to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
for help with balance-of-payment assistance, due to a failing economy and dwindling international reserves
The Jamaican government agreed to an IMF stabilization program in which the IMF agreed to
make a loan to Jamaica
This loan required the government to institutionalize a wage freeze and undertake a
large currency devaluation
The US dollar is now equivalent to 60 Jamaican dollars.
$1 = $60
The Jamaican people are still hurting, tourism is not
helping the local economy the way officials say it is.
The wealth is staying in a concentrated industry and is not being used for structural and
institutional repair in the country
Yes, You!
You can help make a difference
Volunteer
Volunteers are need in areas were tourism is not a contributing factor to the community’s economy
Especially where agriculture is the main resource, volunteers are needed to help these people toward a
better future for their communities.
Visit http://www.volunteerabroad.com for more information about volunteering in Jamaica
Teach
There are many opportunities to teach in Jamaica as well as other developing and under-developed countries
Teaching is a great way to experience other cultures while making a positive impact
Visit http://www.oxfordseminars.com for more information about teaching in Jamaica
We can all play a part in helping
If you can’t afford to go to Jamaica or another Caribbean country you can still help by
spreading the word out about tourism and it’s possible
effects on the locals
You can donate money as well
To donate and find out what other ways you can help, visit http://www.helpjamaica.org
We can help
Stay informed
http://laceyjwhite.blogspot.com/
Special Thanks To:• http://www.helpjamaica.org
• http://www.oxfordseminars.com
• http://www.volunteerabroad.com/Jamaica.cfm
• http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=12349
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE_2exvgwp4&feature=player_embedded#!
• http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=bUNPN0xocWuRpZm5zUlU&impact-of-tourism-on-jamaica
• http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Jamaica-HISTORY.html