Terrorism in Jamaica

Terrorism in Jamaica is not a serious threat to the security of the state.

Reaction to the 11 September 2001 attacks

Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, Foreign Affairs Minister Paul Robertson, Ambassador to the United States Seymour Mullings, and] The Jamaica Gleaner^[1]

The Jamaican government signed the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism on 10 November 2001.^[2]

The Parliament of Jamaica passed the Terrorism Prevention Act on 8 April 2005 amid strong opposition from the minority Jamaica Labour Party and civic organizations.^[3]

References

1. Statement to the Twenty-Third Meeting of Consultations of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Organization of American States by Ambassador Patricia Durrant Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Organization of American States
2. "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts". United Nations.
3. Senate approves terrorism bill The Jamaica Observer

External links

• Statement to the Twenty-Third Meeting of Consultations of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Organization of American States by Ambassador Patricia Durrant Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations