Jamaica elected to Part III of ICAO Council

Jamaica’s election to Part III of the Council, which contains “States ensuring geographic representation”, is strategically important for the country, the region, other Small Island Developing States, as well as Least Developed States, across the globe. 

(Jamaica Ministry of Transport and Mining Press Release) Jamaica has successfully secured a seat on Part III of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, following elections at the 41st Assembly in Montreal, Canada. The country will serve a three-year term.

Although a member state since 1963, Jamaica last served on the Council over the period 1977 to 1986.

Jamaica’s election to Part III of the Council, which contains “States ensuring geographic representation”, is strategically important for the country, the region, other Small Island Developing States, as well as Least Developed States, across the globe. The election is important, given the Council’s preeminent role in providing direction to the work of ICAO, as the international aviation oversight body, while assuming responsibility for standards adoption and other ICAO governance responsibilities.

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, who led the Delegation for the first time, expressed high praises to the team in Canada, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport and Mining for this milestone achievement.

Read more at: Jamaica Ministry of Transport and Mining

Source: CARICOM TODAY