Translate page with Google Home Stories Jamaica Trapped in Economic Morass Story December 17, 2013 Jamaica Trapped in Economic Morass Country: Jamaica Author: Robin Wigglesworth Grantee Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page English Project The Caribbean: Trouble in Paradise A swath of the Caribbean faces a bleak future as a deepening economic crisis leads to rising... Robin Wigglesworth Grantee READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT SECTIONS Article Peter Phillips, Jamaica’s finance minister. Image by Robin Wigglesworth. Jamaica, 2013. Jamaica signed an economic adjustment program with the IMF this year. Peter Phillips, Jamaica's finance minister, tells Financial Times capital markets correspondent Robin Wigglesworth he accepts the necessity of fiscal consolidation. RELATED CONTENT Barbados Feels the Heat Over Deteriorating Finances Robin Wigglesworth Grantee October 24, 2013