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]
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]