In a telephone interview, a representative
of the Mennonite Central Committee in Jamaica stated that there is
no organized or unorganized harassment, persecution, or
discrimination directed against the Mennonite community as a whole
on the island of Jamaica (1 Feb. 1995). This does not mean,
however, that individual Mennonites may sometimes be intimidated
for their faith or for other reasons (ibid.). If such intimidation
occurred, it would not be organized by either the People's National
Party (PNP) or the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) (ibid.). For
information on politics at the local level, please refer to
Response to Information Request JAM18337.E of 7 September 1994,
available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Mennonite Central Committee, Jamaica. 1
February 1995. Telephone interview with representative.