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Jamaica is expected to rise sharply on Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index.
This follows last week's admission by United Kingdom-based construction company Mabey and Johnson Limited, that it bribed Jamaican officials in order to boost its chances of getting state contracts.
The case has been reported around the world.
There are fears that it will result in Transparency International giving Jamaica a far worse rating in its next Corruption Index.
It has in recent years ranked Jamaica among countries with severe levels of corruption.
Beth Aub, Former Chairperson for Transparency International in Jamaica told RJR's Financial Report that Jamaica will go towards the bottom on the normal listing.
"We're already by Ghana and apparently Ghana is with us on this one too (and) also has problems in the same way that we have problems ... with the transparency of their dealings and the amount of corruption in their country.
"What this is going to do is put us on the world stage as yet another extremely corrupt country and we will fall lower," she said.
Mrs. Aub noted that the Jamaica could also be added to a new bribe payer's list which is also published by Transparency International.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/19734/52/
This follows last week's admission by United Kingdom-based construction company Mabey and Johnson Limited, that it bribed Jamaican officials in order to boost its chances of getting state contracts.
The case has been reported around the world.
There are fears that it will result in Transparency International giving Jamaica a far worse rating in its next Corruption Index.
It has in recent years ranked Jamaica among countries with severe levels of corruption.
Beth Aub, Former Chairperson for Transparency International in Jamaica told RJR's Financial Report that Jamaica will go towards the bottom on the normal listing.
"We're already by Ghana and apparently Ghana is with us on this one too (and) also has problems in the same way that we have problems ... with the transparency of their dealings and the amount of corruption in their country.
"What this is going to do is put us on the world stage as yet another extremely corrupt country and we will fall lower," she said.
Mrs. Aub noted that the Jamaica could also be added to a new bribe payer's list which is also published by Transparency International.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/19734/52/
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