US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang
Jamaica has now formally cleared the way for United States forces to operate locally for mutually agreed activities, including joint operations.
This, as the two countries signed on to a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which establishes and formalises the terms under which members of one country's armed forces may be temporarily present in another country for mutually agreed activities, including training exercises.
The agreement allows the Jamaican military to also be present and perform similar duties in the United States.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr. Horace Chang, on Wednesday said the changing nature of organised crime requires countries to closer collaborate.
Last Wednesday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth disclosed the strengthening of the security partnership between the two countries while delivering remarks at The America's Counter Cartel Coalition Conference in Panama.
Jamaica joins more than 120 partner nations that have similar agreements with the United States.
The National Security Ministry says the SOFA is a message to criminal organisations in the region that the US armed forces and the Jamaica Defence Force are committed to deepening and expanding their cooperation, including their efforts to fight criminal organisations and narco terrorists who traffic guns, drugs and people.
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