Insights
Evidence-based articles on the economy, environment and society in Jamaica and the Caribbean. A new piece every month.
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Revisiting Jamaica’s water shortages seven years on
Jamaica’s drought is acting on long-known weaknesses in storage and distribution, and household conservation alone cannot fix them, as 2019 research showed.
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Good data should have a life beyond the report
Revisiting 2019 research on domestic water shortages shows that while some numbers have changed, questions of supply, demand and resilience remain relevant.
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What happens in orbit doesn’t stay in orbit
As US-China rivalry extends into space, the Caribbean’s reliance on satellites it does not own or control is a dependency that is easy to overlook.
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World Youth Skills Day: Turning Skills into Opportunity
Youth unemployment in Jamaica has fallen to 11.7%, but 22.2% of young Jamaicans are not in employment, education or training, against a global average of 20.4%.
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Interest rates: central banks are taking different paths
Japan has raised rates, Jamaica has held steady and Canada faces rising inflation. A quick guide to how interest rates work and who they affect.
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Beyond headline inflation: household affordability in Jamaica
Many Jamaican households may have little margin left after core expenses, so rising essential costs could make consumers more selective and price-sensitive.
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Authorship to Orchestration
Generative AI patent filings rose from 733 in 2014 to 14,000 in 2023. As AI reshapes work and ownership, creators are shifting from authorship to orchestration.
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The Stress Equation
Across countries, higher GDP per capita is linked to a modest decline in stress and a stronger decline in worry, but prosperity is only part of the equation.
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What’s the most popular cocktail? It depends on who you ask
The Negroni leads at the world’s best bars, the Margarita may be the most universal crowd favourite, and Martini variants rank highly across lists.
