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Portia satisfied with US efforts to stem flow of guns
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said yesterday she is satisfied with the assistance being provided by the United States of America to stem the flow of guns into the island.
"The United States of America would not want for illegal guns to be entering our airports or seaports - or by any other means - and in the same way, Jamaica would not want illegal guns coming into our country. We have always been united against illegal weapons entering our country. There is no need for us to worry about that, only to continue our serious monitoring of our borders, our airports and our seaports," Simpson Miller said.
"I was very satisfied with the discussions that I had in that area with the president," she added.
Simpson Miller's comments are in stark contrast to views expressed by former Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who, in 2010, accused Washington of not doing enough to stem the flow of guns into the island.
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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said yesterday she is satisfied with the assistance being provided by the United States of America to stem the flow of guns into the island.
"The United States of America would not want for illegal guns to be entering our airports or seaports - or by any other means - and in the same way, Jamaica would not want illegal guns coming into our country. We have always been united against illegal weapons entering our country. There is no need for us to worry about that, only to continue our serious monitoring of our borders, our airports and our seaports," Simpson Miller said.
"I was very satisfied with the discussions that I had in that area with the president," she added.
Simpson Miller's comments are in stark contrast to views expressed by former Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who, in 2010, accused Washington of not doing enough to stem the flow of guns into the island.
more