https://tcweeklynews.com/tci-hosts-antimoney-laundering-seminar-p13521-127.htm

The Turks and Caicos Islands government is making a concerted effort to provide capacity building to the relevant law enforcement agencies and to continually enhance the systems in place to combat the scourge of money laundering.

To this end, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, in collaboration with the Attorney Generals Chambers and the Financial Crimes Unit, hosted its second Anti-Money Laundering seminar series on September 5th and 6th, 2023, at the Ethel Ingham Training Center.

As a member and a former Chair of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands continues to ensure that all actions are taken against money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

In addition to the facilitators, participants present were members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, the Integrity Commission and the Ministry of Immigration and Border Services.

The training was very interactive and practical and covered several key areas, including; TCI anti-money laundering framework, the fundamentals of money laundering, cash seizure and detention, forfeiture, confiscation and civil recovery.

The Hon Attorney General, Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, OBE, KC and the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Eugene Otuonye, KC, brought opening remarks.

Presentations were made by the Deputy Attorney General, Khalila Astwood and Principal Crown Counsel, Mrs Shayone Gardiner, from the Attorney General Chambers, members from the ODPP, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Angela Brooks, Principal Public Prosecutor, Clement Joseph and Senior Public Prosecutor (ag), Enjaleek Dickenson. Inspector Paulin Nemours of the Financial Crime Unit also made a presentation.