In much the same way that, first, Trinidad and Tobago, then Guyana, have attracted regional attention for the good fortune that the two have encountered on account of their respective ‘oil finds’ and their efforts to use oil in pursuit of greener pastures than had been afforded them, previously, earlier, so too has Jamaica sought to use its God -given attractions to carve out a tourism industry the quality of which have literally made its way across the world. Mind you, setting aside the ‘natural resource’ that tourism represents, Jamaica has also made a name for itself through the island’s highly-publicized accomplishments in agriculture and agro-processing as well as its enviable success in marketing Jamaica to the world, through JAMPRO but mostly through the global ‘pandemic effect’ of its Reggae music.
In these respects, Jamaica has carved out its own distinctive niche in the broader tapestry in what the world has come to recognize and to acknowledge as the Caribbean.
