Jamaica

In the 1980s, Jamaica's elections were fraught with widespread violence, during which time hundreds of people were killed. Hoping to deter election-related violence and raise confidence in the electoral process, Jamaica's Electoral Advisory Committee twice has invited The Carter Center to observe its elections. Through these efforts, The Carter Center and the people of Jamaica built hope for a more peaceful democracy.

Waging Peace

Jamaica was one of three countries with which the Carter Center's Americas Program teamed in 1998 to reduce corruption and promote transparency in the Americas. The "Transparency for Growth in the Americas" project also focused initially on Costa Rica and Ecuador under the auspices of the Americas Program. In Jamaica, the program's work focused on ongoing legislative efforts to pass a corruption prevention act and an access-to-information act.

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