Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has lashed the Simpson Miller administration for failing to realize the negative effects the continued devaluation of the local currency is on having on Jamaicans.
Mr. Holness says the government is allowing the dollar to devalue without having a structured approach to push investment in the country.
Mr. Holness was addressing a Area Council 3 meeting in South West Clarendon on Sunday.
Mr. Holness says the government is yet to show its love for the poor with the current austerity measures.
The Opposition Leader says if the current IMF programme is to work then the practical problems facing the average Jamaican must be considered.
According to Mr. Holness the Simpson Miller administration needs to move away from the text book approach to solving the problems bedeviling the country.
He says devaluation of the local currency is pointless if a growth agenda is not being pursued.
