Minister for National Security Rayburn Blackmoore emphasises the need for a more robust system to address illicit crimes in Dominica

Minister for National Security Rayburn Blackmoore has emphasised the need for a more robust system to address illicit crimes in Dominica.

A three-day Inter-Institutional Roundtable Meeting aimed at advancing Firearms Control and citizen Security opened in Dominica this morning.

The meeting is being held in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs, alongside the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS).

Minister for National Security Rayburn Blackmoore

The three-day meeting brings together senior representatives from national security, law enforcement, justice, foreign affairs, gender affairs, monitoring and evaluation, and other key government institutions to discuss Dominica’s ongoing efforts to advance the implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap.

The Roadmap is a regional framework designed to reduce illicit firearms flows, prevent armed violence, and strengthen public safety across the Caribbean.