General Manager of the Caribbean Group for the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, Therese Turner-Jones, says greater digital access in Jamaica is a must going forward.
Speaking at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Mrs. Turner-Jones says the COVID-19 virus is here to stay and requires adaptation.
While the world attempts to adapt to the new realities of COVID-19, IDB Manager, Therese Turner-Jones says a glaring flaw in how critical services are delivered has been revealed.
She says it was clear the world was not properly prepared for a pandemic of this type, despite previous warnings.
The IDB Manager says in this context digital access to public and private services is a must.
Mrs. Turner-Jones says there’ve been attempts for both private and public services to adapt to a digital platform.
But, according to her, this has largely been unsuccessful despite the relatively rapid leap forward.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Turner-Jones says there’s been a recorded increase in the suffering being faced by Jamaica’s most vulnerable.
She also says domestic abuse has gone up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mrs. Turner Jones says governments will need to put in far more robust disaster risk management frameworks to guard against future viral outbreaks of this kind.
Therese Turner-Jones, General Manager of the Caribbean Group for the Inter-American Development Bank.
