What is the future of the co-operative movement in Jamaica?
published: Friday | January 3, 2003 THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ABOVE was the caption of an article which appeared in The Daily Gleaner of Friday, November 29, 2002, and as one who served The Movement for most of my working life, I felt obliged to comment on Mr. Naar’s models and plans for consolidation of credit unions. Credit unions are one sector of the Cooperative Movement. They are primarily about “people” within a common bond working towards a better life and not mainly about getting “market share” in the economy. The C.E.O. for Churches Coop CU Limited seem to be advocating competition for membership among credit unions and suggesting that this CU with its island-wide common bond should be The National Credit Union, and all the others should become branches of this National Churches CU. Jamaica’s Cooperative Movement, of which credit unions from the most successful sector, is based on a philosophy, on principles and practices which are clearly enunciated, and a management structure and
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