KINGSTON, Jamaica —The United States Embassy in Jamaica today announced that it has adopted a new list of priorities for the US-Jamaica relationship.Here are the goals as listed by the US embassy in a press release today:

According to the embassy, most of the individual priorities are not new but the entire list has been reviewed to ensure a proper focus on the issues of greatest importance to Jamaica and the United States.

At the top of that list is safeguarding the US and its citizens, which includes working with the Government of Jamaica to interdict and dismantle transnational threat networks.

1. Safeguard the United States and US Citizens, including working with the Government of Jamaica to interdict and dismantle transnational threat networksSpecific Objectives:

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[naviga:li]Protect residents and tourists in Jamaica who are US citizens[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li]Work with Jamaica to interdict transnational criminal organisaions, including investigating crimes, conducting asset seizure, providing maritime security, and prosecuting criminals[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li]Facilitate extraditions of transnational criminals to the US[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li]Improve Jamaican port and shipping container security programs[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li]Bolster Jamaican anti-corruption, anti-crime, and anti-gang programs, including through workforce skills development for youth, anti-corruption initiatives, and community engagement[/naviga:li]

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2. Increase Trade and Boost US-Jamaica economic tiesSpecific Objectives:

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[naviga:li] Facilitate legitimate Jamaican travel to the US[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li] Support macroeconomic stability and economic reform in Jamaica[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li] Support increased US-Jamaica business relations[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li] Support the transformation of Jamaica’s energy sector[/naviga:li]

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[naviga:li]Increase enforcement against violators of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)[/naviga:li]

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 3. Address Caribbean Health Challenges, including addressing emerging regional health epidemicsSpecific Objectives:

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[naviga:li]Contain HIV, Zika, and other communicable diseases, by collaborating with the Government of Jamaica, regional authorities, and civil society organisations to build sustainable disease prevention and mitigation systems[/naviga:li]

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 4. Support Jamaica on Global Issues and develop the US-Jamaican partnership on a global scaleSpecific Objectives:

Work with the Government of Jamaica to promote shared values on a global scale, including:

– fostering human rights and the rights of LGBTI individuals and combatting gender-based violence and trafficking in persons: and

– promoting international security; democracy and human rights; science, technology, and health; climate change mitigation; cybersecurity; and nonproliferation