Jamaica's Historic Poverty Drop

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Poverty Rate: Progress & Reality Check Big news came in earlier this year—Jamaica’s national poverty rate hit a historic low of 8.2% in 2023, the best we’ve seen since tracking began in 1989. 🙌🏾 That’s major progress, driven by economic recovery, job creation, and social support programs. But let’s not lose sight—some reports now suggest nearly 1 in 5 Jamaicans may still be living below the poverty line in 2025. So while we celebrate the wins, we know the work continues. Let’s s

More work, more poverty — a quest to expand Jamaica’s middle class in the heightened economic dilemma - Jamaica Observer