By Wendy Warren, CEO & Executive Director - Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas has been an active partner in the global fight against terrorism. It is well known as an international financial center committed to maintaining "the very highest levels of conduct as a clean jurisdiction, complying with the highest standards to prevent the abuse of its financial system by money launderers and criminal elements".
The Bahamas signed the new Organisation of American States (OAS) Convention Against Terrorism in June 2002, and draft anti-terrorism legislation is expected to be tabled in Parliament shortly.
Commonwealth Heads of Government
Earlier in the year, The Bahamas was a signatory to the Coolum Declaration coming out of the 2-5 March 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Coolum, Australia. The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of governments and people of 54 independent countries around the world. At CHOGM 2002, participating Heads of
