Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Authorities is targeted on financial independence and empowering residents to grow to be self-reliant.
“We wish you to… stand by yourself two toes, earn your individual revenue, push your individual key, make your individual selections,” he stated.
“We don’t consider in dependency. We don’t need something from anyone. We go and do it on our personal, with our personal assets,” he added.
Dr. Holness, who was addressing the hand over of one more home below the Authorities’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Cave Valley, St. Ann on February 14, expressed delight within the progress made by the Authorities in fostering a spirit of initiative and resilience, whereas offering assist for many who might wrestle within the face of financial challenges.
“After we do it, we care for our personal,” he stated.
He famous that the twin concentrate on financial independence and social accountability is central to the Authorities’s imaginative and prescient for Jamaica’s future.
“No person is coming to save lots of us. No person is giving us any favours; it’s a brand new world,” he identified.
Dr. Holness stated that as Jamaica navigates the complexities of a altering world panorama, the Authorities stays devoted to constructing a robust and resilient economic system able to weathering shocks.
“That’s the coverage and path of the Authorities. We should be capable to get up and take the blows, take up them, get again on our toes and develop,” he stated, contending that the dedication to resilience and self-sufficiency will encourage confidence amongst residents and traders.
In the meantime, the Prime Minister stated that regardless of the challenges of extreme climate final yr, which destroyed agriculture, broken roads and disrupted electrical energy, contributing to a decline in financial development for the final two quarters, the nation was not in a recession.
“If the economic system declines considerably you then would count on to see an increase in unemployment. That’s not occurring,” he stated, noting that Jamaica has managed to foster a secure job market with the bottom unemployment figures on report.
Mr. Holness pointed to the seen indicators of financial exercise, together with the move of vans delivering mixture everywhere in the island for ongoing development initiatives.
“Individuals are investing, persons are constructing, so the economic system is rising nonetheless,” he stated.
