Melissa recovery to boost employment, says Williams

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The junior minister for labour and social security, Donovan Williams is convinced that Jamaica will see further declines in the unemployment rate as the country continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated south- and north-western sections of the island last October.

Williams made the projection in an interview with the Jamaica Observer on the sidelines of an employment and health fair held in Montego Bay on Monday, while sharing his outlook on the continued rebound in key sectors including tourism.

“It will make our unemployment statistics look even better because we are roughly around three-point-something per cent. We are doing well — and this augurs well for us — and we can only get better,” he stated.