The major stress on Jamaica's stability can be attributed to the governments inability to

leading agencies such as the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Payment of 3.6 billion in foreign debt alone consumes 49% of the total budget. A series of floods and hurricanes that ravaged the country exposed the government's poor emergency relief preparation forcing authorities to solicit extensive loans from abroad. These debt burdens are an amount of money borrowed together with repayments of interest.

* Lack of self-reliance or a high dependence on others who often help out by providing loans.

* An inability to live within the means available in a country

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