News (Media Awareness Project) - Jamaica: Security at Jamaican Ports |
| Title: | Jamaica: Security at Jamaican Ports |
| Published On: | 2002-12-20 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 16:32:33 |
SECURITY AT JAMAICAN PORTS
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 19 (AP) - A tide of illegal arms and drug shipments
has prompted Jamaica to beef up security at its two main seaports,
officials said today.
The program, valued at $684,000, will increase surveillance at Kingston and
Montego Bay, said Byron Lewis, a Port Authority spokesman. The measures are
also intended to fulfill new American requirements on port security put in
place after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The new security will include motion-detection cameras, to be installed
early next year, X-ray scanners and an electronic fingerprint system to
access to port areas, officials said.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 19 (AP) - A tide of illegal arms and drug shipments
has prompted Jamaica to beef up security at its two main seaports,
officials said today.
The program, valued at $684,000, will increase surveillance at Kingston and
Montego Bay, said Byron Lewis, a Port Authority spokesman. The measures are
also intended to fulfill new American requirements on port security put in
place after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The new security will include motion-detection cameras, to be installed
early next year, X-ray scanners and an electronic fingerprint system to
access to port areas, officials said.
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