There is abundant evidence that in other countries, compared to other minority groups, we do well and live well. We can do well in Jamaica too. It must, however, be remembered that a Manifesto is not an economic plan. It takes a broad, long view. Some of the problems that need to be addressed cannot be solved in a five year period.
Development is an on-going process.
We have, not, therefore, restricted our ideas to problems which can be addressed in short time spans of three to five years. We have looked at the long-term, and will phase our strategies appropriately in detailed plans covering shorter periods. Our resources cannot deal with all the issues that the country faces. In this outline of the Manifesto, we have selected those issues which we regard as being the most critical, as well as the most strategically important, for we are mindful of the financial and manpower restraints within which we have to work. Within these constraints, we must ensure that we are decidedly taking charge of our future.