Canada to assist region fight crime

Officials in Canada say the government plans to provide assistance to CARICOM countries in their fight to deal with crime.



Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, Diane Ablonczy’ said Ottawa is providing Barbados with ballistics identification equipment.



She said Canada is also establishing a Regional Integrated Ballistic Information Network for the Caribbean Basin, with an initial investment of CAN$800,000.



Ablonczy said the funds will be used to purchase equipment that the Royal Barbados Police Force can use to link crimes, guns and suspects, both locally and throughout the Caribbean to other sites.



She said the system will also help CARICOM states identify and track bullet casings through ballistic identification and information sharing.