Jamaica continues to slip in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
Executive Director of the National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Munroe, today revealed that the country recorded a CPI score of 43 compared to 44 in 2018.
The index uses a scale of zero to 100, with 100 being the least corrupt and zero the most corrupt.
Jamaica’s ranking has fallen four places from number 70 to 74 of 180 countries.
Professor Monroe added that on this basis, Jamaica is perceived as being the third most corrupt of nine states from the Caribbean Community.
Professor Munroe has cited several reasons for the slippage, which include the March 2019 resignation of education minister Ruel Reid, the investigation report into sale of Rooms on the Beach by the Office of the Contractor General.