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Anti-money laundering amendments for next House sitting

The consultations were held in the new amendments of legislation against money laundering and its passage will be employees of financial institutions authorized likely that at least a fine and imprisonment of up to $ 5 million three years for violation of the requirements to provide information sender transfers child.

Money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML / CFT) (Amendment) will not be taken at all stages, May 4, when the National Assembly meets next.

The bill, which was completed without the support of the opposition, was published in the Official Gazette on April 15 and is the second time in less than a year that the amendments to the Act taken in the National Assembly.

With the government controls the majority in the House, to be adopted without problems.

Attorney General Basil Williams told reporters at a press conference on Thursday that the Government of Guyana pass the bill to meet its commitments to comply fully with the outstanding recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Financial Action Task Force Caribbean (CFATF).

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