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Statement from Attorney General Dale Marshall on the UK Government’s listing of Barbados as a High-Risk Third Country
“The recent action taken by the Government of the United Kingdom listing Barbados as a High-Risk Third Country with respect to money laundering and the financing of terrorism is unfortunate and disappointing, but not surprising.
“We have been tracking the potential for this development since earlier this year and we were given the assurance by the UK, that their list would simply mirror the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies. Barbados has been on this list since February last year.
UK places Barbados on new list citing money laundering concerns
Article by May 13, 2021
Bridgetown has been placed on yet another list coming out of Europe, at a time when the country is awaiting the removal of its name from another.
Barbados is one of three Caribbean countries to be placed on the United Kingdom’s list of “high-risk third countries” when it comes to money laundering and terrorist financing.
This comes even as UK officials acknowledged that authorities in Bridgetown have made efforts over the past few years to strengthen anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes.
Judges at work
Article by May 11, 2021
Despite the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic the island’s judicial system has significantly improved since the addition of judges to the Supreme Court almost two years ago.
That is the view of Attorney General Dale Marshall, who today revealed that face-to-face jury trials would be resuming soon.
In October 2019, seven new judges – one Court of Appeal judge, four High Court judges and two temporary High Court judges – were sworn in by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason.
At that time, Marshall said the appointments would help reduce the large backlog and expedite the movement of cases.
Marshall pleased with police in crime fight
Article by May 11, 2021
Attorney General Dale Marshall is urging Barbadians not to panic over a recent spate of shootings and violent crimes on the island.
Marshall said he was satisfied with the work being done by the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) and was confident the situation would soon be brought under control.
After recording just one murder in the first three months of the year, five men were killed between April 5 and May 5. Three of those deaths were as a result of shootings.
Dwayne Carrington’s body was found in Westbury Cemetery on April 5, on April 9, Guyanese Tamesh Ramdas was gunned down in St Joseph; Shakeem Joseph died after being shot multiple times in Richmond, St Michael on April 10, two days later Tremaine Hinds was fatally stabbed in St Matthias, Christ Church and Shamar Lynch died from gunshot wounds after being shot in the Pine, St Michael, on May 5.
COP set to retire soon
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The hunt will soon be on for a new Commissioner of Police.
That’s because the island’s top cop, Tyrone Griffith is set to retire after a career spanning more than 35 years in the Royal Barbados Police Force.
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Barbados TODAY are that the 66-year-old Griffith could be riding off into the sunset at the end of this month.
While Attorney General Dale Marshall confirmed that Griffith was nearing the age of retirement, he could not give a specific date when he would step down.
Marshall said until Griffith gives official notice of his intention to resign no replacement will be named.