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<span style="font-weight: bold">Subject: Economist 7-21-2012: Jamaica at 50 - On your marks, get set....oh</span>
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On your marks, get set…oh
Half a century after Jamaica’s independence from Britain, its economy is struggling to get out of the starting blocks
Jul 21st 2012 | KINGSTON | from the print edition
THE world is used to trailing behind Jamaican sprinters. The small island has won a string of world records, and may claim more at the 2012 Olympics. Its economy, however, is not so speedy: on current forecasts it will finish the year with the slowest average growth rate since 2000 in the Americas—behind even earthquake-stricken Haiti. On August 6th Jamaica will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence. But the festivities will be muted by frustration with its performance.
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What can I say? It's mostly true. - What hurts the most is the comparisons that are drawn between us and the Trinidadians. "Enough already"
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