The Justice Sector Assistance to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Program held a two-day training workshop Investigation and prosecution of money laundering and financial crimes for over 90 prosecutors and law enforcement professionals from the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, DPPs offices, Ministry of Finance, Financial Intelligence Units, Central Bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Ministry of National Security, Customs and Excise Division and the regional Police Services. This training enhanced and built upon recent training provided by INL to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service on investigation and evidence collection for successful prosecutions.
Following this workshop, one additional workshop will be held for proscutors and investigators in Guyana and two workshops will be held for Judges, one in Trinidad for 25 judges and one in Guyana for 40 judges and magistrates. Participants in these workshops will include prosecutors and law enforcement professionals from the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, DPPs offices, Ministry of Finance, Financial Intelligence Units, Central Bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Ministry of National Security, Customs and Excise Division and the regional Police Services. Participants will be selected by the Police Departments and Directors of Public Prosecutions.
By the end of the activity, a core group of law enforcement officials and prosecutors will have received training on applicable U.S. experience of investigating and prosecuting money laundering crimes adapted to the Caribbean experience.
