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Out of Many, One Future: Jamaica at 64, The Unfinished Symphony of Freedom
Sixty-four years after raising the Black, Green and Gold, Jamaica stands at the crossroads of extraordinary achievement and unfinished dreams. This is the story of where we came from, who we have become, and the nation we still have the courage to build. By Janiel McEwan, Economist and Researcher
Beyond Government Funding: Can Public-Private Partnerships Save Jamaica's Healthcare System?
An Economic and Policy Analysis Janiel McEwan, Economist and Researcher On any given Tuesday morning, the corridors outside the imaging departments of Jamaica's public hospitals tell a quiet story of deferred care. A pensioner from Above Rocks waits eleven weeks for an MRI to confirm whether the pain
The Gavel and the Ledger: What Jamaica's Property Auctions Reveal About a Nation Under Pressure
A 79 per cent jump in past-due loans and 46 properties on the August auction block are not a banking crisis. But they are a warning about who is absorbing the cost of Hurricane Melissa, inflation and a stalled recovery. Janiel McEwan, Economist and Researcher Picture a family in
The Week Jamaica's Judiciary Tested Political Power, Anti-Corruption Oversight, and Financial Regulation
By Janiel McEwan, Economist and Researcher There are weeks in a country's legal history that pass largely unnoticed outside courtroom corridors and law firm memoranda. And then there are weeks like this one. Within the span of a few days, three separate strands of Jamaica's appellate