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The document summarizes the analysis conducted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the manifestos of Jamaica's two main political parties, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP), for the 2007 national elections. Some key findings were that financing the promises in the manifestos would require 3 times more revenue than expected in the first term, and additional spending on programs would total over $102 billion for both parties. The analysis also estimated additional spending on crime, education, health, and other areas. The report provides an overview of the methodologies used in CaPRI's quantitative and qualitative analysis of the manifestos.Read less