The prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller of the People's National Party, faces tough challenges before the 2016 elections, as her popularity has begun to erode amid a still-weak economy, persistent unemployment and high crime rates.
Having met most fiscal and structural reform targets to date under a four-year IMF extended fund facility (in place since May 2013), the government will receive ongoing financial support to implement growth-enhancing reforms.

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