This film was particularly interesting to me as I have been to Jamaica twice and had no idea of the weakened economy that was illustrated in the film. When we visited we experienced many aggressive street vendors targeting women and children as well as an open air drug market environment. These occurances seem to have been a result of the sharp decline of commercial farming in Jamaica as the people are forced to shift towards the growing tourism industry. I thought it was sad when the farmers had to pour all their milk out due to the US powder milk, as much money and work was lost. The Jamaican government needs to, in my opinion, find a solution to the foreign investors and "free-zones" and increase their economic security.
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