Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s recommendation for the Jamaican Diaspora to be integrated into the country’s governance structure has been dismissed as “farfetched” by political commentator Lloyd B. Smith, who insists that focus should instead be placed on developing local talent.

“The fact of the matter is that the diaspora is, for all intents and purposes, outside of the Jamaican sphere of governance,” Smith told The Gleaner yesterday.

He also contended that Jamaica has the human resources locally, but people are sidelined because of “the divisiveness in our politics and lack of vision in terms of the politics of inclusiveness rather than the politics of exclusiveness”.