On Friday, May 31, 2019, ACAMS officially launched the Barbados Chapter, which will serve as an anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) hub in the Caribbean. The chapter was launched at the ā€œACAMS Anti-Financial Crime/Counter-Terrorist Financing Symposium: Barbadosā€ held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The Barbados...

As summer rolled around and the COVID-19 pandemic continued to escalate across the globe, the ACAMS Barbados Chapter kept its regional members informed on topical anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) matters through its summer series of virtual events. During the third quarter, approximately 250 AML/CTF professionals...

On April 24, 2020, the ACAMS Barbados Chapter held its first virtual learning event titled ā€œMedicinal Marijuana: Prohibition to Mainstream—Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Opportunities and Risks.ā€ The event was opened with a welcome address by the chapter co-chair Cyralene Benskin-Murray. Following was a featured presentation delivered...