Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has warned regional leaders of the threats crime and violence posed to a viable and prosperous Community.
Speaking at the 29th Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government today he stated “crime and violence do not provide a pathway to success.”
Ambassador LaRocque said the Community had instituted several measures to improve its security architecture including the CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy, and the CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty, intended to simplify extradition.
In that regard, Ambassador LaRocque said the Treaty needed to be ratify “as soon as possible.”
He added that the Community is advanced with a Counter Terrorism Strategy with the awareness that one act of terrorism will resonate and have repercussions throughout the Region.
