Tourism : Not a dependable driver

[Sir X]

The novel coronavirus has proven me wrong. I have touted the need for Jamaica to move away from being a producer and exporter of samples — a little bit of this and a little bit of that — and to, instead, fully embrace tourism as the country's economic saviour. In pursuing this line of thinking, I denigrated the National Industrial Policy (NIP). Published April 25, 1996, the NIP lists tourism, along with entertainment and sports, as a sector among equals, instead of the hub around which the other sectors — namely services, technology, agriculture and manufacture — revolve. To me that was sacrilege; doing the wrong things well. I have supported a mono-product economy based on tourism.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opini...1?profile=1096

[Assasin]

What is dependable?
farming?
Bauxite and mining?
Oil and mining?
Manufacturing?
Banking
Technology?? There is a lot of grave yard for technology.

That is why we need as many stream of income as we can.

Bird can't fly on one wing.

One thing we know for sure is Tourism will eventually bounce back.

[Rockman]

Jamaica is an island, and as such, is surrounded by water, yet we have droughts, water water everywhere but not a drop to drink.
Why are we so fascinated by earnings that ends up lining the pockets of a selected few?
Agriculture and Manufacture are hindered because of a refusal to invest in technology.
The reason is our leaders prefer short term plans as opposed to long term ones for reelection purposes.
Why is Mobay a death trap given tourism is vibrant there?

[Don1]

Why is Mobay a death trap given tourism is vibrant there?

This is an excellent question for which people who're in love with Jamaica's low skill/extremely low value-adding tourism industry cannot find a satisfactory answer.

Of course the answer is just that - a low skill & low value adding industry cannot lead the JA economy anywhere... except in circles

We need a massive crash program to upgrade Jamaica's human capital so we can join progressive countries able to leverage this AI/Robotics/Automation Age within 10-15 years.

Tourism is totally unable to be a significant driver towards that goal, as I've been stating here since 2007.

Had my advice and example of implementing advanced STEM education been followed massively since 2009...JA would be well on its way to a Knowledge Economy. Not a deadbeat one dependent on, first remittances i.e. charity then tourism

[Assasin]

The main thing that hindered manufacturing in Jamaica is FINSAC crisis in the 90s. Closed most of our manufacturing company.

Farming is affected by weather, such as hurricane, storms, drought and stealing but lack of funding and investment. Manufacturing needs technology but in Jamaica in needs farming and other industries such as tourism to make "Jamaican products" and create demand.

[Don1]

The main thing that hindered manufacturing in Jamaica is FINSAC crisis in the 90s. Closed most of our manufacturing company.

Farming is affected by weather, such as hurricane, storms, drought and stealing but lack of funding and investment. Manufacturing needs technology but in Jamaica in needs farming and other industries such as tourism to make "Jamaican products" and create demand.

This is a jumble of words in search of meaning

[Sir X]

Rock

Jamaica is an island, and as such, is surrounded by water, yet we have droughts, water water everywhere but not a drop to drink.
Why are we so fascinated by earnings that ends up lining the pockets of a selected few?
Agriculture and Manufacture are hindered because of a refusal to invest in technology.
The reason is our leaders prefer short term plans as opposed to long term ones for reelection purposes.
Why is Mobay a death trap given tourism is vibrant there?

Better yet, why is Kingston a murder capital if tourism is a driver ?

[Jangle]

Japan economy shrinks at record rate

Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8 per cent in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.

The Cabinet Office reported that Japan’s preliminary seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product, or GDP, the sum of a nation’s goods and services, fell 7.8 per cent quarter on quarter.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/b...ks-record-rate