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Friday, August 16, 2013

Understanding economic transformation

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“Everybody want to go to heaven, but nobody want to die”. These words were sung by Peter Tosh in “Equals Rights. In other words, how can we ...
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Friday, August 02, 2013

Productivity remains Jamaica's main problem

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ON Wednesday I attended the presentation of a report by Professor Vanus James that examined the foreign exchange policy, and what is most ap...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Why private sector led growth is central to development

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LAST week I wrote about what the pillars of growth are. Today I want to answer a question, often asked in a roundabout way, by persons who s...
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Friday, July 19, 2013

Identifying Jamaica's growth pillars

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MY last article looked at how we can increase competitiveness in the tourism industry, which is critical for Jamaica because tourism is our ...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Increasing Jamaica's tourism competitiveness

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EACH time I am away, I can't help but do a comparison between the country I visit and Jamaica. In particular, I always look at the main ...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Playing cricket on a volleyball court

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ANYONE who knows the game of cricket would know how difficult it would be to fit all 22 players, both umpires, and both sets of stumps on a ...
Friday, June 14, 2013

Example of excellence in the public sector

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TWO weeks ago I wrote about the effect of culture on economic growth and development, and want this week to follow up with an example of a p...
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Friday, May 31, 2013

Culture's effect on economic progress

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CULTURE can be defined as the characteristics of a group of people, including language, cuisine, social habits, arts, music etc. The culture...
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Friday, April 19, 2013

If we are to solve our crime problem...

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Jamaica is really an amazing place. Over the last week, while we have all recognized the need to get economic and social development going, ...
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Bureaucracy's effect on productivity and growth

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FINALLY we can celebrate that we have an IMF agreement again. The real importance of the agreement is that it will bring with it a certain a...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

The role of government in market economies

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My mother used to say of children, it is sometimes better to be seen and not heard. These were of course in the days when parents ruled chil...
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Confidence is key to economic stability and growth

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Probably the most senseless decision I have ever seen in my lifetime, was the decision by the Cyprus government and European Union to impose...
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Solving our foreign exchange crisis

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Over the last week there have been two issues dominating the media, which illustrates to me that Jamaica's foreign exchange crisis is dr...
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Friday, March 08, 2013

Prosperity requires new thinking

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THERE is something the Honourable Dennis Lalor always says to me that has a lot of relevance for the country, and individuals. That is: ...
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Changing costly cultural habits

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In 2011 I remember having a discussion with someone who questioned my continuous advice that people should look towards solar energy at home...
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Friday, March 01, 2013

Devaluation not good for Jamaica

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Over recent weeks there have been utterances from several quarters - including economists, analysts, and technocrats – about the benefits of...
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Surviving under the IMF

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AT the end of December 2012, when it became clear no International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal was coming, I wrote an article that was publishe...
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Friday, February 08, 2013

Fix the structural deficiencies to see growth

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THERE were two occurrences within the past week that reminded me that Jamaica still has a lot to do in order to see long-term sustainable de...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

The meaning of consumer and business confidence

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LAST year, when the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) reported that consumer and business confidence were at their highest level for years, ...
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