Terrorism in Jamaica

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

Despite this, terrorism has occurred in Jamaica's past, such as during the CanJet Flight 918 hijacking, in which a Jamaican gunman tried to take over a passenger plane heading from Jamaica to Cuba (where they would then proceed to Halifax).^[1]^[2]

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^[3]

The Jamaican government signed the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism on 10 November 2001.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ "Jamaican troops storm hijacked Canadian jet; free 6 crew members". CBC News. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Dozens of freed passengers back in Canada". CTVNews. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ 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
^ "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts". United Nations.
^ Senate approves terrorism bill Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine 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

Terrorism in the Americas