Jamaica NEE: reducing DG

• Jamaica


  One of the largest lands in the West Indies with a population of 2.7 million
• Jamaica's economy


  • Based on the primary and secondary sector involving mineral mining, agriculture and some manufacturing
  • Changing to a tourism-based service sector
• Tourism sector growth


  Led to a massive boom in the economy and has helped to reduce the development gap
• Negatives of tourism in Jamaica

  • Lack of job opportunities for everyone
  • Large number of tourists visit Jamaica, causing footpath erosion and environmental destruction
  • Damage to footpaths makes it harder for the elderly to walk to the shops
  • Money has been invested in tourist areas, but you live away from these areas with poor infrastructure, limited food supply, and no clean water or education
• The farming industry suffers because 13 million passengers come to Jamaica and only spend an average of $70 per day, compared to $120 per day for those who spend more on their holiday
• Tourism contribution to Jamaica's economy

  Contributes $2 billion every year
• Your new hotel and tours business

  • Contributes 24% of Jamaica's GDP
  • Employs 20,000 people in jobs such as hotel staff, bankers, cab drivers, etc.
• Your new job


  You have learned new skills, allowing you to get a promotion and better pay, improving your quality of life
• New water treatment plant

  Provides clean water to drink and reduces pollution
• Government's environmental protection efforts

  • Jobs created in conservation
  • Negril Marine Nature Park set up to protect the landscape and encourage ecotourism
• More tourists visiting Jamaica

  Easier to export goods, making more money, and easier to access the hospital
• The money from tourism has been invested in the tourist areas, and you live in a large modern house