Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and U.S. Charg? d’Affaires Thomas C. Pierce, signed a Letter of Agreement to establish and support projects under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.The signing took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Cheap Jerseys From China, Georgetown,Wholesale NFL Jerseys 2018, Guyana,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, yesterday.The Letter of Agreement covers law enforcement support and tracking money laundering.? The law enforcement support is designed to enhance Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) capability to conduct counter-narcotics operations at Guyana’s ports of entry.The countering money laundering programme will provide assistance to the Guyana Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU); and assist Government entities to enforce anti-money laundering legislation.? Both projects will run for a period of three years.This programme is one element of a Guyana initiative,Wholesale Jerseys From China, multinational effort to improve security in the Caribbean region.Guyana has partnered with the other nations of the Caribbean and the United States to combat the drug trade and other transnational crime that threaten regional security.The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) is a partnership between the United States of America and the nations of the Caribbean designed to advance citizen security in the region.Through the CBSI, the United States of America and Caribbean nations have agreed to undertake cooperative efforts to reduce illicit trafficking,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, advance public safety and security, and promote social justice.The Agreement is part of a bigger programme of assistance to the Caribbean Region which will include more than US$45 million in the first year.This shared security partnership, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), was developed together with Caribbean governments and fulfills President Barack Obama’s commitment to deepen regional security cooperation made at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Trinidad in April 2009.Other U.S. CBSI Assistance ProgrammesThe U.S. commitment to Guyana and to the CBSI partnership extends beyond the CBSI funding described above.? The CBSI Programme also includes Patrol/Interceptor boats, support equipment, command and control systems, radios, logistical and maintenance support, and training to increase maritime interdiction capabilityIt also includes support for building partnerships with local NGOs to provide rehabilitation for juvenile offenders and offer alternatives to violence; training and increased access to microfinance for young entrepreneurs.