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U.S. announces stepped-up security aid to Jamaica, including restart of Jolt Fusion Center
Summary
During a joint press conference in Kingston, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness discussed expanded U.S. security support to help Jamaica counter transnational organized crime, including restarting the Jolt Fusion Center and supplying forensic and surveillance equipment.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a package of security support for Jamaica during a joint press conference in Kingston, saying the United States will help strengthen Jamaica's capacity to confront transnational organized crime.
The announcement included the restart and further strengthening of the Jolt Fusion Center, new synthetic-detection equipment for Jamaica’s forensic laboratories, software intelligence tools for law enforcement, night-vision equipment and a planned counter–gang recruitment program. Rubio said those measures are aimed at "helping Jamaica build…
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