Guyana should aim for ‘super-compliance’ in anti-money laundering regime -specialist

Several representatives of the private sector attended the lecture to better inform themselves on AML/CFT regimes and how Guyana’s current standing can affect their businesses

Certified anti-money laundering specialist Toussant Boyce on Monday told members of Guyana’s private sector that the country should aim to meet and surpass international standards for its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism legislative (AML/CFT) architecture.

He was at the time delivering a lecture on anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing efforts by international bodies, such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its regional functionary, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), at the Pegasus Hotel.

His lecture came as the local private sector braces for fallout from CFATF’s recent decision to call for stepped up