What we want to hear from Portia

• Bruce Bowen, president of the Jamaica Bankers' Association

The JBA believes that the Government must lay out a realistic medium-term economic plan that will place the country on a path to long-term sustainable growth.

• Christopher Zacca, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica

The PSOJ believes that the country is faced with uncertainties and there are concerns around national issues, and that Jamaicans would appreciate if the prime minister, who has the highest level of accountability, could give the country some direction and assurances as to how these matters are being handled and prioritised.

• Rev Lenworth Anglin, chairman of the Umbrella Groups of Churches

I would expect the prime minister to comment on the status of this partnership (the National Partnership for Transformation), especially because of its impact upon values and attitudes.

• Prof Rosalea Hamilton, president of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Alliance

MSMEs want to hear about people-empowerment mechanisms that will give them a voice in decision-making and draw on their knowledge and commitment to development and nation-building.

• Clayton Hall, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association

I would like to hear the PM endorse the education programme of Damion Crawford and encourage the other members of parliament on both sides of the house to do likewise.

• Dr Damien King, head of the Department of Economics at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus

The prime minister must tell the country how she is going to balance the Budget so the country can be put on a path to economic growth.

• Wayne Chen, president of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF)

The JEF is very concerned by the low levels of productivity and the high rate of unemployment, especially among young people. One issue facing employers is that many school leavers at the secondary and tertiary levels are not employable and the further training that is needed to make them productive is time-consuming and expensive.

• Dr Meredith Derby, president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ)

The SBAJ wants to hear of the progress of the draft policy to stimulate the small-business sector; where it is and how it will be implemented; what mechanisms she has to oversee and monitor the progress and measure the effectiveness of the policy implementation.

• Dr Hume Johnson, political analyst

The People's National Party must address several issues in order to restore its own credibility as a political party in the eyes of its constituents and the public, and, as the government in power, lift the confidence of the Jamaican citizenry on its capacity to lead the nation out of the dire straits it is in.