Tourism Minister invites ideas!

[halfwaytree]

My wish is aimed at the Jamaican government as a whole, not just for the tourism minister.

Jamaica needs to focus on education, initiatives in technology and the encouragement of entrepreneurship to help research and start up unique micro industries and services that can supply the international market with Jamaica specific brands.

Jamaica actually needs to become MUCH less dependent on tourism and reclaim some of the island's beachfront property for its own citizens to access.

[Odinson]

Right on halfwaytree! My local grocer carries Walkerswood products (mostly spices and sauces) along with a couple other Jamaican imports - even canned ackee and callaloo (the ackee isn't bad, haven't opened the callaloo yet). I would love to see a better coffee selection and things like honey and jams...

[smith744]

............ and reclaim some of the island's beachfront property
for its own citizens to access.......

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

that's an ''interesting'' recommendation

ummmmmmmmmmmmm

i just did a quick google-thing-y::::>>> dem-SAY::>> Jamaica is an ISLAND..!! ..... ergo 'tis SURROUND-ed by water, na tru
...'tis 145 miles long & 50 miles long


* whew *
dats a lot of beach front [ I *think*]
.....plenty beach-front for residents to use and enjoy

now dem can't use Sandles, Beaches, Rui, etc etc beaches ... but they can use the rest of the island ..... and there're a whole heap of official and proper beaches on-island. In fact, I know of at least 3-4 public beach areas, right there in Negril.

an observation:::>>> except for major holidays, not that many residents use the beaches ---- not sure why.

perhaps,
it's because they to busy-busy working and doing other Ja-life-things

kinda-sorta like here in good 'ole USofA WashingtonDC :::::: we got plenty plenty free stuff all over town, and the DC-locals don't go check 'em out. 'Twas just the other day, I asked some of my neighbor folks:::>>> ''...have you [and your family, with pickneys, been to see the MLKing memorial..??''

dem-SAY:::: ''.. No .''

:-(

the thing-y been der for quite a few years now

* sigh *
so it goes

ummmmmmmmmmmmm

on your next-trip:::>>> check out those public beaches in Negril, on a week-day,,, and see how empty they are
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oooooooooooooh:::>> one more final-thing-y:::>>> over the years, i've come to a posture that i don't trouble my old feeble brain with how Jamaica handles it's business ---- i'm from-foreign --- and my foreign-ideas might not work in/for Jamaica.

correction::>> my foreign-ideas WON'T work in/for Jamaica [full stop]