Mining in Jamaica

¬History

In the early times before Christopher Columbus arrived in Jamaica, a group of Indians called the Arawak Indians lived on the island. Columbus made landfall on Jamaica in 1494, and with his arrival the existence of the Arawak Indians was erased and the Spanish took control of the island for roughly 150 years. With the Spanish in control of the land, they brought in slaves from Africa. The Spanish ruled the country until 1655 when Britain attacked the Spanish and took control and made Jamaica a colony of Britain until 1962 (Jamaica – History of Jamaica). In 1958, along with other Caribbean colonies and islands controlled by the British, Jamaica joined the Federation of the West Indies. However, their stint in the Federation of the West Indies only lasted until 1962 when they pulled out of the Federation. The economy during the 1970s followed a pattern of continuous decline, which caused violence and crime rates to skyrocket. Gangs associated with political parties developed to establish a global crime system. This global crime system was mainly involved in smuggling drugs and laundering money. Michael Manley became the prime minister of Jamaica in 1972, and he was a socialist member of the People’s National Party. He remained in power until his defeat by the Labour Party in 1980, when Edward Seaga took over as prime minister. During 1981 and 1982, the Caribbean countries went through a recession that also impacted Jamaica. Manley was again elected as prime minister in 1989, only to step down in 1992. During this time, P.J. Patterson was elected as the new prime minister of Jamaica. In 1997, Jamaica signed an agreement with the United States, the “Ship-Rider Agreement”, allowing the United States officials to ...

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