Gleaner Editors’ Forum – Come clean about debt burden, analysts urge Government (Jamaica Gleaner)

LOCAL FINANCIAL experts have agreed that there is an urgent need for the Government to come clean about the country’s indebtedness. While the official debt figure is $1.2 trillion, the financial experts, who spoke at a recent Gleaner Editors’ Forum, agreed the contingent liabilities need to be determined and added to the equation before any credible programme can be implemented to deal with the …