1. For things to get cheaper, reduce duty on imports, and have an easier down payment system.
- Sherrian Gracia, 19, Student, Kingston
2. To alleviate violence and crime parents should teach their children in the home to exhibit love and peace and forgiveness; and in school this should also be taught by teachers and also in church. The church, home and school play a major role in upbringing a child.
- Karen McPherson, 32, Cashier, Kingston
3. To reduce crime, Jamaica should be ruled under Islamic law.
- Ronny, Unemployed, Kingston
4. Make education free at all levels and in making it free we would have a higher rate of literacy, lower crime rate and so on.
- Charlene Irving, 21, Student, Hanover
5. The political system needs to be cleaned
up in order for us to have a better nation. Stop
issuing guns to youngsters, (politicians) also need to visit communities more often, not just election time, and take suggestions from them in order to create more jobs.
- Elton Dennis, 30, District Constable, Montego Bay
6. Give prisoners work to do; let them make stuff to export and teach them skills. Then when they come out they would more likely to get jobs, or
create jobs for themselves, rather than return to their previous criminal activity.
- Rikki, 26, Store Supervisor, Kingston
7. Stop crime by building more factories and training centre for the youth, and get rid of street boys because dem come tun gunman.
- Errol, 29, Janitor, Kingston
8. Injustice in our society make people boisterous, they should give people justice by being honest to themselves; because what they want for themselves, they should want it for someone else.
- Bakery Supervisor, 59, Kingston
9. Jamaica should invest in the resources to make luxury items that people actually use a lot.
Neighbourhood watches should be compulsory in each community.
There should be an independent Caribbean council against corruption that monitors the public sector and government issues of each island, Jamaica included.
- La-Shaun Latore, Student, Kingston
10. Citizens should co-operate more with the police and police should keep up with their standards to reduce crime and violence in Jamaica.
- Dean-Paul Hamilton, 24,
Self-employed, Mandeville
11. I would like to see every area that is a so-called ghetto, the whole complexion should be changed and targeted for serious development.
The people of these communities should also be involved in this development initiative.
- Dervan Malcolm, 27, Broadcaster, Kingston
12. Elevation for the youths by reopening
garment factories and things like this to provide employment.
- Clyde Brown, 27, JUTC Employee, Kingston
13. Everyday dem raise food price, dem fi drop some a di price dem and mek food easier fi people get.
- Everton, 22, Janitor, Kingston
14. Change PJ and Seaga, because dem run di country into a wreck. Someone better would be good, preferably a female like Portia Simpson Miller.
- Tamara Annikie, 18, Student,
May Pen, Clarendon
15. Young people being taken seriously in terms of more control over their future decision.
- Kofi James, 16, Student, Kingston
16. Take homeless off the road, so they will stop molesting people.
- Sherry-Ann, 26, Sales Clerk, Kingston
17. Strict penalties or punishment for those who litter the road and gullies to make Jamaica a cleaner place.
- Sheryl, 26, Assistant Supervisor, Kingston
18. Flush out parliament, because they aren't doing anything, a change would be good.
- Stacy, 25, Sales Clerk, Kingston
19. A peaceful productive future for Jamaica and the youth, the coming together of different parties and resolving conflicts they have within themselves, eradicating the idea of voting for diverse parties.
- Damion Green, 19, Computer
Graphic Artist, Kingston
20. I would like to see technology becoming a part of our lives, most government places are not up to date with centralised system. Decision makers need to be abreast of technology or have technology experts to advise them.
- Mario Allen, 26, Network Systems
Administrator, Mandeville
21. Stop di violence to reduce crime rate. Dat would make the country a little better.
- Claudette Melbourne, Security Guard, Kingston
22. Have something to offer everyone to make people want to stay in the country.
- Gavin, 20, Sales Clerk, Kingston
23. Build more AIDS clinics. This would help people who have AIDS because you can't find enough places in Jamaica that specialise in AIDS care.
- Carson, Student, 15, Kingston
24. Stop fight against each other, this would bring us together.
- Peter White, 32, Self-employed, Kingston
25. A lot more opportunities created for young people in the summer, i.e., create organisation where they can go and volunteer their services because going to sessions is not really productive.
- Samuel Folkes, 15, Student, Kingston
26. To make more jobs available would cut down crime rate and create more opportunities.
- Doreen Chen, Supervisor, 33, Kingston
27. Need more youth development programmes, especially in skills training, because right now young people are more focused on the academics, and learning a skill in the holiday would help them to be more rounded.
- Sidjea Levy, 27,Teacher, St. Catherine
28. More job opportunities by different companies investing in Jamaica.
- Andre McDonald, 16, Student, Kingston
29. More community involvement with the police to enhance police - citizen relationships.
- Rory Black, 17, Student, Mandeville
30. A new system of government. Every parish should have its own leader with its own budget, provide own jobs and recreational activities and all report directly to the prime minister.
- Paulette Roberts, 43, Dressmaker, Clarendon
31. Create employment for the young people, especially university and high school graduates by having more government owned organisations that are responsible for the mandatory employment of graduates in specific areas of specialisation.
- T.A.E., 23, Student, Kingston
32. Jamaica should be able to spend their currency in other counties. A dollar is a dollar any where.
- Sheryl Donetgal, 45, Accounting Clerk, St. Catherine
33. People should refuse to participate in corruption. For example, do not 'pay a man a money' to get your car to pass the fitness test; do not buy your driver's licence; do not pay off a customs officer to get your goods in for less than it should be. While it may seem that you've won something, we're all the poorer when we create the climate for corruption.
- Elizabeth Johnson, 52, Teacher, St. Mary
34. People who are begging for money, should instead beg a job.
- Sharon Smith, 43 Administrative
Assistant, St. Thomas
35. Jamaicans should stop basing their dreams on winning the lottery. The chances of winning anything substantial are one in several millions. Instead, get together with people in your community, figure out a niche market and then cater to that. There is no such thing as easy money.
- Kenneth Cameron, 40, Masseur, St. Catherine
36. Get the railway up and running from Kingston to Montego Bay.
- Carl Wood, 38, Butcher, Kingston
37. Establish a system of tracking music sales in Jamaica.
- Andrew McKenzie, 23, Entertainment
Specialist, St. Ann
38. Reduce the number of elected political officials. There are too many of them. What are we doing with 60? Forty would be enough.
- Mark Lincoln, 37, Lay Preacher, Kingston
39. Properly develop the music industry so all of Jamaica can benefit. Jamaica should be to reggae what Nashville is to country music.
- Venice Dennis, 51, Store Manager, St. Elizabeth
40. Instead of just catering to tourists, resorts, natural attractions and small picturesque communities should strongly market to locals. People are always looking for places to go on the weekend to eat and to hang out and this could help to boost the economy.
- Angela Dennis, 43, Hospital Worker, St. Elizabeth
