Commentary: Personal financial prosperity versus a failing economy - A true Jamaican puzzle (The Gleaner)

Wilberne Persaud, Financial Gleaner Columnist

It's a great puzzle to me and to everyone with whom I speak. They want to know why Jamaica - with proceeds from bauxite extraction for over 50 years, famed Blue Mountain coffee, cocoa coveted for high-end blending, Bob Marley, a vibrant local theatre and arts movement, Usain Bolt - the list goes on - finds itself in such dire straits for so long.

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