Another in a Series of COHA Research Inquiries into the Hemispheric Drug Trade. With a focus primarily placed on notorious Mexican and South American drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), and the Caribbean’s role as an essential transit mechanism for drugs moving …
Category Archive: Jamaica
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Jamaica: Debt, Economic Performance and Labour Productivity
The Jamaican economy suffers from serious debt, high inflation and uneven growth rates Current economic policies, such as exchange rate devaluation and debt-servicing, only exacerbate Jamaica’s economic downslide To resolve this crisis, the government must implement measures aimed at sustainable …
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Independence and Escalating Expectations
Your August 10 article, “Independence and Escalating Expectations,” takes the wrong approach in suggesting that Jamaica’s lack of progress, in comparison to its Caribbean neighbours on the Human Development Index (HDI), is attributable to wage inflation fuelled by a population …
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Ineffective Responses to Crime in Jamaica
• Crime in Jamaica has reached Brobdingnagian proportions; 845 people have been gunned down since the start of the year. • The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) is challenging the government’s commitment to fighting crime. • The State Department’s …
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Callousness Redefined: How EU and U.S. Economic Policies Spell a Bitter End for the Caribbean’s Sugar Industry
The frustration of Caribbean nations over the European Commission’s (EC) preliminary decision last year to cut the preferential price it pays for the region’s sugar was hardened by yesterday’s elaboration of the proposal. The European Union’s (EU) decision, prompted by …
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