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If the Natives Are Hungry They Can Always Pick a Banana ...

But the idle comment of a hotel executive in the lush tourist section of Jamaica is hardly the answer to the problems facing the island. In the recent elections violence and gun-fire resulted in death. Poverty, bad housing, illiteracy, and unemployment face too many Jamaicans today. The tourist industry is booming. The hotels flourish, visitors are happy -and seldom see the slums or the difficulties. A hotel room can cost £500 a week - if you are one of the privileged. On the other hand you may have to feed a family of seven for £2 10s a week - if you are one of the poor

English
  • Originally Aired March 31, 1967
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created September 5, 2015 by
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