Caribbean Customs Enforcement Network Closing Ceremony.

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Marigot:--- On Thursday May 5th, 2011, a closing ceremony was held at the Beach Plaza Hotel on French Saint Martin FWI, to culminate an annual 3-day seminar which was co-organized by the French Customs, the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) and was themed; "Caribbean Customs Enforcement Network".

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).