Bahamas participates in US-Caribbean ministerial meeting in Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- On June 22, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegation from the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and other Caribbean nations met in Montego Bay, Jamaica to reaffirm the Caribbean-U.S. partnership in several key priority areas including national security, small business development, and alternative energy. The meeting addressed the common challenges as outlined a year ago in Bridgetown, Barbados and served as an opportunity to review the progress made in the past year, and discuss the road forward. During U.S.-Caribbean Ministerial Meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton announced the United States’ increased commitment to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative with $77 million in funding for fiscal year 2011. That is an increase of more than 70 percent over the previous year. The U.S. Secretary of State also announced a new initiative named the Caribbean Ideal Marketplace which is expected to foster better collaboration between entrepreneurs from the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S. to develop and expand joint projects throughout the Caribbean. Following is a joint statement of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. On June 22, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America, met in Montego Bay, Jamaica to reaffirm the Caribbean-U.S. partnership in several key priority areas. The meeting addressed the common challenges as outlined a year ago in Bridgetown, Barbados and served as an opportunity to review the progress made in the past year, and discuss the road forward. In a spirit of partnership and mutual respect, a broad range of issues impacting their countries were discussed, including regional security, economic development, social inclusion, energy, food and nutrition security and climate change.Human Trafficking In Jamaica - News
The United States and Caribbean countries reaffirmed a shared commitment to work together through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) partnership to reduce illicit trafficking in drugs, small arms and ammunition, increase public safety and
This was the lightest sentence allowed by law for the crime of trafficking in cocaine. Banton, 38, received a break when a district judge removed a gun conviction, which would have imposed an additional five years on the minimum sentence.
Drugs cross borders, as do human trafficking, extortion and kidnapping, intellectual piracy, arms trafficking, and money laundering. As an enterprise, crime takes advantage of the weakness of states, lack of jobs, and inequality, which are major issues
Unaccompanied minors, the disabled or others needing medical care, as well as Haitian victims of human trafficking or sexual abuse were at greatest risk if sent home now, they said. Aid workers in the capital said last month they were preparing for a
Symonette told The Guardian, “I talked to both the previous (Haitian) ambassador to The Bahamas who was in Jamaica, and Colin Granderson, OAS (Organization of American States) election representative in Haiti, and at the time none of them were aware of
Jamaican authorities rescue human trafficking victims - Caribbean360
-->KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday April 20, 2011 – National Security Minister Dwight Nelson says the police’s Trafficking in Persons Unit rescued 14 human trafficking victims, including a minor, who were smuggled from Panama, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, and India between September 2010 and last month.
He says seven of the victims were female.
Nelson spoke about the work of the Unit as he sought to assure that the government was committed to eliminating the problem of human trafficking in the country.
“The Government of Jamaica rejects this dastardly form of criminality and we are prepared to participate in every programme, and be part of every effort to break the back of this problem. The chilling truth is that human trafficking is a crime against humanity,” he said.
Nelson said that even though Jamaica’s standing has improved from a Tier three to a Tier two ranking in the US Department of State’s Annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the Government would not be satisfied until the country is ranked at the highest level, Tier one.
He said that adequately tackling the problem of trafficking in humans not only requires a multi-sectoral, but a multi-national response, given its complex nature.
“Given the multiple and complex forms of human trafficking , Jamaica needs to arm itself with relevant information and anti-trafficking tactics to lower and eventually eradicate this crime,” the Minister asserted.
Senator Nelson said that despite limited resources, the Government has begun the refurbishment of shelters and provided other supporting mechanisms to assist victims of human trafficking.
He said that legislation enacted by the Government, such as the Child Care and Protection Act, the Offences Against the Person Act, the Aliens Act, and the Labour Officers Act are also important in the thrust to address trafficking in persons.
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