Regional Task Force on Crime and Security

OBS: The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at its twenty-Second Meeting held in Nasau, The Bahamas in July last year, expressed concern over the new forms of crime and violence that continue to pose threats to the Region's security. The new forms of crime have implications for individual safety and the social and economic well-being of the Region as a whole. The Heads agreed to establish a Regional Task Force on Crime and Security to examine the major causes of crime, and to recommend approaches to deal with the inter-related problems of crime, illicit drugs and firearms, as well as terrorism.