Georgetown : The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the Government of the United States of America, the Caricom Secretariat and Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will be hosting the 4th Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Commission on November 18 and 19, 2013 at the Guyana International Conference Centre.
Representatives of the United States, the Dominican Republic, Caricom Countries and other partners are expected to attend. At the sessions, the programmes that were implemented under the initiative will be evaluated and decisions relating to future projects will be taken, a release from the Home Affairs Ministry stated.
The Security Cooperation Initiative among the USA, Caricom Countries and the Dominican Republic is aimed at building the capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as focusing on initiatives targeting youths at risk.
The joint Caribbean/United States Framework for the Security Cooperation Engagement is based on 3 pillars: Caribbean US Security Cooperation Dialogue at which meetings are held at least once per year at the Ministerial Level,e Caribbean US Security Cooperation Commission which is responsible for Monitoring the implementation of projects and related issues, and Ad Hoc Technical Working Groups that are required to meet.
The CBSI was conceptualised at a meeting held in April 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago by US President Barack Obama, at the 5th Summit of the Americas where a multimillion dollar package of support was announced by the USA to aid countries in the Caribbean Region to address crime and security in a holistic manner. Guyana previously hosted a similar event in October 2011.
