Haiti enters OAS firearms-marking programme
Published: Thursday July 19, 2012 | 12:31 pm Comments 0WASHINGTON, July 15, CMC:
Haiti is the latest nation to join a hemisphere-wide bid to combat the illicit trade in small arms through a firearms marking programme led by the Organization of American States (OAS).
The Washington-based hemispheric body is to donate two firearms marking machines to the government in Port au Prince under a cooperation agreement.
So far all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member nations except Suriname and Montserrat have joined the United States-funded OAS programme which is accordance with the Inter-American Convention against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA).
The agreement seeks to strengthen national capabilities on matters of firearms marking, the OAS said.
The Gleaner reserves the right not to publish comments that may be deemed libelous, derogatory or indecent. Please keep comments short and precise. A maximum of 8 sentences should be the target. Longer responses/comments should be sent to "Letters of the Editor" using the feedback form provided.
Related Stories
More Stories
- Dominica PM denies reports he is taking up job at United Nations
- Curtis Eustace is Parade Operations Manager for Toronto Caribbean Carnival
- Senate Judiciary Committee approves measure, immigration bill heads to full US Senate
- Cayman votes to elect new government
- Former Judge calls for removal of Trinidad's Attorney General
- Britain to provide millions in budgetary aid to Montserrat
- Former Cayman speaker dies on the eve of general election
- Single ICT watchdog to boost investment
- British journalist pens Brian Lara’s biography
- Bipartisan legislators reach preliminary immigration deal
- Gleaner Company Websites
- Jamaica Gleaner
- The Star
- Go Jamaica
- Hospitality Jamaica
- Global Jamaica
- Youthlink
- Voice UK
- Gleaner Company Websites
- Business Directory
- Gleaner Classifieds
- Restaurant Week
- Discover Jamaica
- Go Jamaica hosting
- Go Local
- Sports Jamaica
