The 15 member grouping of the Caribbean Community are seeking to rapidly redress areas of security and legislation as it pertains to cyber-crime in the West Indies.

On learning how the Attorney General of Barbados Adriel Brathwaite lamented the fact not only here but his regional counterparts barely set aside funding for programs to counter any threats for cyber crime, the SOUTHCOM Officer says cyber-crime is not only a focus during Tradewinds but an ongoing task;-

Barbados recently had a spate of irregular activities at some ATMs and even suspicious activities surrounding credit cards where many of the perpetrators were either from Eastern Europe or UK citizens with Nigerian connections.