Readers’ reactions

Jamaican economy facing challenges in 2025, politics will be a factor, says Don Anderson

:It’s a global issue. Climate change and wars are disrupting supply chains. Inflation expectations are uncertain. Policy (re)actions, also. Jamaica needs to close its potential GDP gap. The real issues are structural, having to do with productivity, both in the private & public sectors.” – @MasterFinancier

“It’s obvious! Nothing naaah gwan!” – @aarons_andre

“Investment @ US$5 billion over five years. Expansion of low-cost energy, airports service, and manufacturing taxes lowered to 15 per cent. – @AndreDun001876

“It rough already, nuh think it can get any rougher.” – @lancebrown19

“I think the Jamaican economy is doing well, especially rebounding from a COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the policies that the Government is now putting in place to grow the economy.” – Harold Barnaby

“What if it’s true? We cannot be complacent, thinking Jamaica has money;, Jamaica bruk.” – Desmond Isaacs

“I thought the messiah placed us in strong economic position b4 he took up the IMF job.” – Andre Bacchas

“Really? When mi see it mi [will] believe.” – Neslene Allen-McLean

“What a good time to seek the assistance of the head of state, His Majesty King Charles the Third!” – Robert Williams

“Jamaica has faced much more serious economic challenges, even since COVID, and we’ve come out better. In Holness and JLP Gov’t we trust.” – Dino George Munroe

“The economy is bad around the world.” – Claudia Malcolm

“Make ‘nice nice’ with Trump and all will be well.” – Richard Patey

“Pressure buss pipe.” – @davwitz

“Why, though?” – @hugojwn

“Whichever colour wins we’ll have issues, which begs the question as to why they both want power so badly when the Jamaican economy will be challenging to manage over the next four years.” – @tonisangg

“Economies contract and expand all the time.” – @jaydon_gazillion

“Let us speak life over our island. We will grow, by God’s grace.” – @dwightgreen5279

“This headline is the same as saying ‘Traffic will be bad next year, potholes may be a factor.’ DUH!” – @dr.rudheergarg

“Someone had to say it. Because prices on everything you need seem unbearable sometimes.” – @shemar_walters

“All politicians must take a pay cut [in] 2025 to help fix back our economy, a big pay cut; don’t care who he or she is – all politicians.” – @lucky_leprechaun357

Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s X, formerly Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel.