Bauxite sector 'too valuable to disregard'

摘要

The global recession has caused a precipitous drop in demand for alumina on the world market, but Jamaica's commitment to the sector is "too valuable to disregard" economist Dennis Morrison is quoted as saying in the Jamaica Observer on 28 June.rnThe viability of the bauxite/alumina sector has been question after Jamaica was pushed from second in the world to fifth in terms of exports. Jamaica has more than 30 years of bauxite reserves; Morrison said it represents the country's "most valuable mineral resource".