KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Security Council (NSC) says it will be increasing efforts to eradicate lottery scamming as the country sees a decline in the $900 million services sector.

The council, in a recent statement, noted that the Global Services Sector has seen employment declining from approximately 60,000 to 40,000 workers and annual foreign-exchange earnings falling to between US$700 million and US$900 million.

It, however, highlighted that despite these pressures, the sector remains one of Jamaica’s largest export industries and among the country’s leading earners of foreign exchange, stressing that protecting and regrowing the industry is therefore a national strategic priority.