The LexisNexis Risk Solutions, in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General, hosted an executive breakfast meeting on September 25, at the Hilton Conference Centre, Port of Spain, on the topic, combating terrorism financing, strengthening public-private collaboration to address emerging threats.

As part of Trinidad and Tobago currently undergoing its 5th round Mutual Evaluation (ME) peer review process by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and, demonstrating the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, the Office of Attorney General considered it both prudent and essential for all key stakeholders to meet and engage each other in order to adequately to prepare for the upcoming ME process.

With a growing global focus on combating financial crimes, a press from the Office of the Attorney General said, expert panelists from the Ministry of Homeland Security, the Financial Investigations Branch (FIB), TTPS and the Central Bank (CBTT) addressed recent developments, including evolving sanctions and regulatory expectations and shared vital insights into mitigating risks and enhancing national financial integrity.