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Jamaica’s Productivity Crisis and the Diaspora’s Role
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness ignited a national conversation at the Diaspora Conference, urging Jamaicans to redefine work—not as servitude but as agency over destiny. He called on the diaspora to champion productivity back home, challenging the myth that harder work equals progress. Jamaica’s economic lag is stark: its workers produce far less GDP per hour than peers like Panama, The Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago—with Haiti the only lower outlier. But it’s not just culture—it’s a decades-long decline in total-factor productivity, fueled by underinvestment in infrastructure and innovation. Fixing this requires systemic change: better education, tech adoption, strategic investment, and policy collaboration across all sectors.
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