The Bureau of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) has forwarded to the full ministerial body, its recommendations arising out of the findings of a preliminary investigation by the Director of Internal Audit of the CARICOM Secretariat into the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS).
The Bureau’s recommendations will be presented to a meeting of CONSLE on 31 May 2011, for action.
At a meeting on 29 April, the Bureau had decided that a preliminary investigation should precede a comprehensive audit on IMPACS, following media allegations concerning the agency. It had agreed that the audit would be undertaken by an independent audit firm in the region.
The Bureau, presided over by CONSLE chairman Dr Errol Cort, Minister of National Security of Antigua and Barbuda, met on Wednesday via video conference to consider the report of the preliminary investigation and its recommendations.
Other members of the Bureau who participated in Wednesday’s meeting were, Adriel Braithwaite, attorney-general of Barbados, and Senator Brigadier (ret) John Sandy, Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago. Also present at the meeting were Dianne McIntosh Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security of Jamaica and Secretary-General (ag) of CARICOM Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite.
IMPACS, which was established in 2006 through an inter-governmental agreement among CARICOM member states, reports to the CONSLE.
