Indebted Caribbean islands need urgent debt relief
As the devastation from recent hurricanes in the Caribbean becomes clearer, the calls for debt relief for affected countries grows stronger. In Dominica, 98% of the buildings are damaged, with…
Global debt crises and threats increase across the world
Twenty-seven countries across the world are in debt crisis, with a further 80 at risk of being so, according to new figures released for World Debt Day on 16 May.…
Global South debt payments increase almost 50% in two years
• Government external debt payments reach highest level in the last decade following commodity price falls and rising value of the US dollar • Figures released before US Federal Reserve…
Cameron should apologise when in Jamaica and commit to action
Commenting ahead of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s visits to Jamaica and Grenada this week, Tim Jones from the Jubilee Debt Campaign, said: “Jamaica has been burdened by an unpayable…
Blog from Jamaica: ‘We are in the same debt trap as the government’
It is 1998, I’m 16 and going on my first large protest. It’s in Birmingham for the Jubilee 2000 demonstration, calling for the G8 group of self-appointed most important countries…
Caribbean nations join together to push for debt cancellation
Caribbean nations have publicly called for debt cancellation for the region. This week, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called for “reparations for native genocide and slavery”.…
