Jamaica has announced its lowest rate of poverty recorded since poverty rates were first measured in 1989

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Jamaica has announced its lowest rate of poverty recorded since poverty rates were first measured in 1989

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Positive News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days ago

DECLINE IN POVERTY

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Kingston, Jamaica, May 21, 2025 – Jamaica’s poverty prevalence for 2023 was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director Gene…

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