Montego Bay: a pearl stuck in a clamshell

Prof. Andre HaughtonProfessor of Economics, The University of the West Indies, Mona

Jamaica’s tourism capital could be an economic powerhouse. How new economic zones, BPO offices and innovation hubs could spread activity beyond the hotels.

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Professor of Economics, The University of the West Indies, Mona

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