A man who is accused of sending an email threatening to carry out a terrorist attack in Jamaica was arrested and charged by police in Guyana yesterday.

Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Darby, deputy director general for regulatory affairs at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), confirmed that a man had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Delay

However, increased security measures implemented by the authority yesterday at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston caused some delay in the start of the work day. Workers at the airport turned up yesterday to hear that no liquids of any form including water and medication were being allowed into any area of the airport.

The workers, who ranged from maintenance to office staff, were unaware of the recent change and were not sure about what to do, thus many chose to remain outside until representatives from their organisations came and explained what was happening.

Resumed work

Minutes after, around 9:30 a.m. ,the workers resolved the issue and resumed work. Darby said the CAA had withdrawn the additional security measures following the police arrest of the guilty person who has been charged.

On Friday, an email containing what was then believed to be a terrorism threat was brought to the Government's attention. Investigations immediately followed to determine the seriousness of the threat and yesterday the mail was traced to Guyana where a man has been arrested for the offence.

Efforts to get information from the Guyana police regarding the matter were not successful up to news time.

In the meantime, Darby said it is now safe for the small amounts of liquid that were previously allowed to be brought to the port before the scare.