Country Profile: Jamaica
BASIC FACTS
Jamaica is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1970
Jamaicais a parliamentary democracy island under a constitutional monarchy situated in the Caribbean.
Capital: Kingston
Jamaica operates the Caribbean’sonly nuclear research reactor, the 20kW SLOWPOKE, which has been operational for nearly 35 years, supplying Jamaica’s nuclear research applications such as neutron activation analysis for uses in agriculture, the environment, and the health sector. According to the IAEA, Jamaica has been a model case for nuclear safety, security, and safeguards regulation, recently launching an independent regulatory body – the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HRSA) – to govern the country’s research reactor’s activities while ensuring the safety and security of all nuclear materials and operations therein.
Jamaica has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in December of 2017, October of 2020, and January of 2021, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (1965)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1970)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2001)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021)
AGREEMENTS (In force)
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Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (1967)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2005)
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Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2016)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1989)
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Agreement to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) (2021)
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Agreement between Jamaica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (with Protocol) (1978)
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Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Jamaica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2003)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
- Member of the Organization of American States (OAS)
- Member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Chair of the UN First Committee in 2014
- Member of the UNSC in 2000/2001
LINKS
Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament