Author Shorna-Kay Richards We Made History was the slogan adopted by the Control Arms coalition to mark the opening for signatures of the landmark Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on June …
Shedding Light on Private Security Companies in the Caribbean
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 34 Issue 3 Autumn 2013 A Report by Project Ploughshares and The University of the West Indies Provides New Data on the Industry The private …
CARICOM and the Arms Trade Treaty: Toward an effective convention
Author Kenneth Epps Introduction The negotiation of an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has become a UN process of “high importance” for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is not difficult …
CARICOM Declaration on Small Arms
At the end of their annual summit this week, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states issued a declaration on small arms and light weapons (SALW). This is a highly significant …
Strengthening CARICOM Implementation of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms
Author Kenneth Epps The purpose of this background paper is to highlight the Caribbean Communities (CARICOM) commitment to the UN Programme of Action (PoA). Since all CARICOM member states are …