Brown Burke urges global watchdogs to hold Jamaica to treaty standards

Jamaica Pursuing Seat on Councils of Three Global Policy-Shaping Organisations – Jamaica Information Service

Jamaica is seeking representation on the councils of three key international organisations that shape global policies. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provided an update on Jamaica’s candidatures during a briefing with members of the diplomatic corps at the Ministry’s office in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 3). […]

Brown Burke urges global watchdogs to hold Jamaica to treaty standards

Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs Dr Angela Brown Burke yesterday urged a number of international organisations, including the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to hold Jamaica to high standards on the basis of treaties the country has signed. About a year ago, Jamaica was removed from the FATF’s grey list. That designation had signalled deficiencies in Jamaica’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measu…