Anti-Money Laundering Seminar Series

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Thursday, 14 September 2023: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, in collaboration with the Attorney Generals Chambers and the Financial Crimes Unit, has hosted its second Anti-Money Laundering seminar series on 5th and 6th September 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.

This collaborative effort demonstrates the active steps taken by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government 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.

In addition to the facilitators, participants present were members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, Integrity Commission and 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
• Civil Recovery

The Honourable 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 presented.