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Guyana will be hosting the second meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission tomorrow and Friday.This forum will engage participants from the Caribbean, the United States of America and the Dominican Republic.The CBSI was crafted bilaterally by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the US government subsequent to the decisions taken at the Summit of the Americas held in Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.At that summit, US President Barack Obama announced his country’s intent to pursue a security partnership with the Caribbean. Since then, governments of the Caribbean and the US have met on several occasions jointly to define and develop the goals and scope for the CBSI.Governments of the Caribbean in April 2008 agreed to develop a common regional strategy and operational framework,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and continued to embrace the US’s response to CARICOM’s call for greater cooperation in the area of regional security.The partnership is expected to be an ongoing collaboration that draws upon and helps develop the capacity of the Caribbean to address common security-related challenges.This bilateral agreement with CARICOM and the US will provide for capacity building in the financial investigative unit and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that would allow the tracking of illegal inflows and the use of ‘dirty money’ in the economy.According to the US State Department website, the U.S. and Caribbean countries have tentatively identified three core objectives to deal with the threats facing the Caribbean:•Reduce Illicit Trafficking: through programs ranging from counternarcotics to reducing the flow of illegal arms/light weapons.•Advance Public Safety and Security: through programs ranging from reducing crime and violence to improving border security.•Promote Social Justice: through programs designed to promote justice sector reform,Jerseys NFL Cheap, combat government corruption,Soccer Jerseys From China, and assist vulnerable populations at risk of recruitment into criminal organizations.These objectives are not just about drug interdiction. CBSI is a whole of government approach to citizen safety. Citizen Safety Focuses on:•Partnerships: A defining purpose of U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere is to build effective partnerships to advance our common strategic interests—partnerships that can better develop,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, mobilize and apply the capacity of the region toward accomplishing shared objectives.•The Personal Element: Commitment to broad partnerships that advance citizen safety signals that the U.S. understands that while security is a key priority throughout the region, people often understand security in a personal way on their street corners, on a bus to and from work,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, or in their markets.•Crime Linkages: Forging effective partnerships requires an understanding of and an ability to address fundamental links between local,Wholesale Jerseys, transnational and “white collar” crime (e.g., corruption), and the nexus between these threats and the big social and economic challenges the region faces. |
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