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Skerrit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the global economic downturn is continuing to affect Caribbean countries.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister says high debt and high wage bills are among some of the challenges facing the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our countries in the region are facing the similar situation and several of us should to go to the International Monetary Fund to get a discipline structural adjustment program because high debt, high wage bill, low revenue generation, increase in social safety nets…so your expenditure increase and revenue depletes and you are unable to meet your commitments,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n

Skerrit said his administration continues to be prudent in the management of its affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the global economic downturn is continuing to affect Caribbean countries. 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