Average annual registered nurse's pay (USD):
Jamaica - $7,800
Trinidad & Tobago - $13,200
St Kitts - $14,500
Barbados - $18,700
Bahamas - $32,000
America - $50,000
Canada - $78,000
This is what brain drain looks like.
Livelihood > Patriotism in the end.
I don’t wrong any professional for doing what is best for them and leaving Jamaica. Seems like most nurses are playing with the idea of leaving. I’m not seeing how that helps us in the long run.
Cost to train. Quality considerations. Work environment.
Be so for real 👀 … Trench Town Culture Yard is promoted on the Jamaica Tourist Board official website and is TWO WHOLE minutes away from Trench Town Polytech.
Imagine being upset/questioning that a HIGH SCHOOL serving UNDERSERVED communities in an area that DOES have an entire Cultural Tourism industry surrounding it, that is actively being promoted by the GOJ - get likkle paving 😭
Someone can REALLY think that’s illicit/unethical?
Upgrade to the Trench Town Polytechnic entrance is financed by the Tourism Product Development Co.
How many tourists visit there? This is the problem with earmarked public funds like TPDCo, CHASE. They end up being slush funds often used for purposes far away from their mandate.
Some of yall don’t understand how economy and foreign exchange work then choose to come on this app and embarrass yourself.
Posting think pieces & commentary on the rate of exchange shift like it has anything to do with Jamaica is wild work & I want better education for us
When I said that newspapers protect identities of men who assault children, you all jumped down my throat that it’s to protect the identity of the child.
So far, I’ve seen the child’s street address, her school, her face, whilst everything for the perp has been concealed.
What if I told you that more than a week ago, JFJ put out a statement condemning the killing of the two (2) police officers?
This is your daily reminder that these people don't misunderstand JFJ, and they are not ignorant of what JFJ does and says.
https://t.co/B5OcAQAT9Q
All this talk but - NEPA is a paid off rubber stamp organization, no active LEGISLATION against the destruction of mangroves, they’re trying to mine into Cockpit Country and no accountability for big companies who continues to destroy OUR JAMAICAN ENVIRONMENT DIRECTLY.
At the G20 Summit, I outlined the impact of Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic. While the full economic toll will take months to finalize, early estimates already show catastrophic losses.
For Jamaica, and for small island developing states across CARICOM, the climate crisis is not abstract. It is an immediate and existential threat. A single climate event can erase decades of development and destabilise public finances overnight. Disaster risk reduction is therefore not optional, it is central to our national survival.
Jamaica is determined to rebuild stronger and more resilient. We have activated our disaster-risk financing framework to support immediate response and recovery. But the scale of devastation exceeds what small economies can manage alone.
I extend sincere appreciation to our international partners whose support has been critical.
The unprecedented strength of Hurricane Melissa, following recent storms such as Hurricane Barry, underscores the urgency of global action. The world must adhere to the 1.5-degree target. Failure to act will guarantee more frequent and more destructive storms for countries like ours.
Resilience must guide us. Investing in resilient infrastructure, diversified energy systems, and preparedness is simply sound economics. We call on G20 members to provide climate finance at the scale and concessionality required to rebuild, expand risk-transfer mechanisms, and strengthen agricultural systems that sustain livelihoods.
Jamaica is committed to a just energy transition and to achieving at least 50% renewable electricity by 2030. But achieving these goals demands partnership, technology, financing, and capacity-building from major economies.
Let us build the partnerships necessary to strengthen resilience and accelerate the transition to clean energy for the benefit of present and future generations.
This is one of the reasons it’s so important for us to gather information that can guide our replanting programme. In Aberdeen, St Elizabeth, the only trees that still had fruits three days after Hurricane Melissa were our native palms. Birds and bees were flocking to them for food.
Please continue to share your observations with @RoostersWorldja #RoostersWorldja #HurricaneMelissa #JamaicaWildlife
I know we've been conditioned to think our river waters are clean, but they are not 🫶, especially after a storm of this magnitude. The bacteria I have found in river water samples is NO JOKE. Please encourage proper treatment and use of river water 🙏
The community of Four Paths needs help, they haven’t received any aide as yet. If you’re driving from YS, you have to pass through Four Paths to get to Ginger Hill or Springfield.
Please repost.