Tap Into Multibillion-Dollar Health And Wellness Tourism

[Don1]

When I said that tourism is and can be the main driver of the Jamaican economy, some people rant and rave about STEM. This is because they have such a narrow view of the industry and its potential. The two are intricately tied to each other. However, developing and building out on the existing tourism industry is the faster and the most logical way towards achieving the goal of a more modern and sustainable economy. Getting the poor youths of the ghettos into jobs now, albeit low-skilled, has more far-reaching long-term benefits than trying to change Jamaica's economy into a STEM-driven one.

Clearly the views of someone....

(1) Ignorant of development economics

(2) Unaware that Jamaica has been "building out the tourism industry" since the 1960s -- With the result being a broke-ass economy ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED by low-skill jobs operated overwhelmingly by low-skill workers. That's what JA tourism needs for its "success" while the country is in a shambles

(3) Misguided in the belief that doubling down on a long-term, failed 1960s strategy will somehow, magically produce 21st Century success

That's how dummies reason