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"Misick, in addressing the Jamaican business executives, said the key to his country's success has been its ability to create an environment conducive to private sector involvement.
"What separates governments is the ability to create an environment for growth," said Misick, who added that there was a 50 per cent discount on Crown land for citizens in the Turks and Caicos.
"We consider ourselves a small country with a big vision. we believe that the government should create the regulatory framework (for a country) and the private sector let it flourish," he added.
Stewart, whose Sandals hotel chain extends to Turks and Caicos, has first-hand experience of that country's effort to stimulate its domestic business environment.
He said yesterday that the Jamaican Government's lack of assertiveness in coming up with a plan to stimulate the business environment in his homeland was the reason for the current state of economic stagnation that has seen the country grow by less than three per cent over the last 15 years.
"If you go somewhere like the Turks and Caicos, it is the islanders that the government reaches out to more to offer investments," said Stewart. "Only an idiot will live in Jamaica and believe that everything is fine...the level of suffering out here is unbelievable. The numbers don't lie. When you have a per capita income out here of US$4,000, the fact of the matter is that things have to be done."
Things have to be done... Portia..announce di date !
"What separates governments is the ability to create an environment for growth," said Misick, who added that there was a 50 per cent discount on Crown land for citizens in the Turks and Caicos.
"We consider ourselves a small country with a big vision. we believe that the government should create the regulatory framework (for a country) and the private sector let it flourish," he added.
Stewart, whose Sandals hotel chain extends to Turks and Caicos, has first-hand experience of that country's effort to stimulate its domestic business environment.
He said yesterday that the Jamaican Government's lack of assertiveness in coming up with a plan to stimulate the business environment in his homeland was the reason for the current state of economic stagnation that has seen the country grow by less than three per cent over the last 15 years.
"If you go somewhere like the Turks and Caicos, it is the islanders that the government reaches out to more to offer investments," said Stewart. "Only an idiot will live in Jamaica and believe that everything is fine...the level of suffering out here is unbelievable. The numbers don't lie. When you have a per capita income out here of US$4,000, the fact of the matter is that things have to be done."
Things have to be done... Portia..announce di date !
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