CARICOM launches initiative

The CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security has launched an initiative aimed at reducing the use of guns in violent crimes across the 15-member regional grouping.



The CARICOM Agency has partnered with the Canadian-based non-governmental organization Project Ploughshares, the Institute of International Relations at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies and various regional civil society organizations to launch the initiative.



Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Brigadier John Sandy has described the project as a meaningful step in the ongoing efforts of the Caribbean Community to control and reduce crime in all its jurisdictions.



CARICOM officials say the initiative is designed to strengthen the capacity of officials at regional and national levels by providing training, technical assistance, research and a much needed infrastructural upgrade.