The 3-day seminar began on Tuesday May 3rd and ended on Thursday May 5th, during which the forum's discussion points included:
- Customs Enforcement activities,
- Sharing of the best practices,
- Exchange of information and
- Planning of work programs for the upcoming year.
Custom representatives were in attendance from across the Caribbean region and the world such as; Anguilla, Aruba, Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Greneda, Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti, Montserrat, Panama, St.Lucia, St.Vincent, and the Grenadines, St.Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States of America.
In addition, within the next two weeks the Minister of Justice confirmed that he will be travelling to Barbados to finalize Sint Maarten's membership in the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC).