Comité pour l'abolition des dettes illégitimes

Jamaica

Jamaica and the Politics of Debt Trap

26 December 2014 - by Jeb Sprague

“The Jamaican state’s foreign policies rarely challenge major economic interests.” With a population of just under three million, the nation of Jamaica remains ensnared in debt. The debt trap is most apparent when looked at from the state’s (...)
Jamaica’s decades of debt are damaging its future

16 April 2013 - by Nick Dearden

The latest IMF loan does not ’rescue’ Jamaica, whose debt must be written off if its people are to take control of their economy. Jamaica has made little progress towards the millennium development goals. Many people in Jamaica would have (...)
Jamaica’s crippling debt crisis must serve as a warning to Greece

29 August 2011 - by Mark Weisbrot

The experience of debt-ridden Jamaica shows the damage done when the interests of creditors are given too much weight. As the eurozone authorities move closer to the accepting the inevitable Greek debt default/restructuring, there are some who (...)