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Jamaica: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

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Sort Desciption: Jamaica: Political and Economic Conditions. and U.S. Relations. Mark P. Sullivan. Specialist in Latin American Affairs. Foreign Affairs Defense and Trade ...

Content Inside: Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Order Code RS22372 February 3 2006 Jamaica: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs Defense and Trade Division Summary Although Jamaica has a stable parliamentary democracy and is a middle-income developing country the government of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson faces several significant challenges. These include a violent crime wave fueled by gangs and drug trafficking; high external debt estimated at 135% of gross domestic product that could constrain the governments social expenditures; and an adult HIV/AIDS infection rate of over 1%. U.S. relations with Jamaica are close and characterized by significant economic linkages and cooperation on such bilateral issues as anti-drug trafficking measures hurricane reconstruction support and efforts to combat the AIDS epidemic. Overall U.S. foreign aid to Jamaica amounted to about $41 million in FY2005 (with $18 million for hurricane assistance) and an estimated $19 million in overall aid for FY2006. This report will not be updated. For further information see CRS Report RL32160 Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations and CRS Report RL32001 AIDS in the Caribbean and Central America both by Mark P. Sullivan. Political and Economic Situation An English-speaking Caribbean nation with a population of about 2.7 million Jamaica has a stable parliamentary political system stemming from its history of British colonial rule. Two politicalparties thePeoples National Party(PNP) and theJamaica Labor Party(JLP) have dominated the political system since before the countrys 1962 independence. In the 1970s and 1980s the two parties had distinct ideological differences with the PNP under Michael Manley (1972-1980) espousing democratic socialism and increasing state ownership of the economy and the JLP under Edward Seaga (19 ...

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