Too often developing countries are ignoring these basic rules pursuing public-private partnership in building community infrastructures. We see modern toll roads, while the majority still drink contaminated water or served by poorly developed water distribution infrastructure, while many rely on rainwater stored in open tanks providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Many communities in Jamaica do not have piped water, while low water pressure and stoppage plague most urban communities. For growth to occur infrastructure development must be prioritized, water is key to food security.
Observer 2018, “After more than 50 years without piped water, the residents of Lower Buxton and Middle Buxton, two communities in St Ann, have grown accustomed to harvesting rainwater.” http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/desperate-for-water-st-ann-communities-worried-as-drought-worsens_139320?profile=13732011
Observer 2014, “for the past 10 years, 69-year-old Kenneth Richards has been riding his trusted donkey a mile down the hills of Holland Mountain, in St Elizabeth, to a standpipe in Lacovia to catch water to feed his animals and supply his household. The trip, for a man like Richards who is accustomed to the convenience of potable water, can be as taxing on the brain as it is on the body, and he yearns for the days when the precious commodity flowed in his pipe.” http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/A-community-without-running-water-for-50-years-_17895797
If farmers cannot use the North-South Highway to transport their produce to the largest public market in Kingston; Coronation Market, due to the high cost of the toll then government infrastructure planning is not inclusive and won't drive the desired economic growth.
If farmers cannot use the North-South Highway to transport their produce to the largest public market in Kingston; Coronation Market, due to the high cost of the toll then government infrastructure planning is not inclusive and won't drive the desired economic growth.
