(BBC) A workshop on combating terrorism for maritime security officials in seven Caribbean nations has ended in Grenada.
The workshop, organised by the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, discussed such issues as cruise ship terminal security, bomb and drug detection, and passenger and luggage screening.
Port security representatives attended from Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Grenada.
…Internet security warning
Most Caribbean nations need to act swiftly to pass internet security laws, according to a web security specialist.
Greg Richardson told BBC Caribbean that unauthorised intrusion into private networks – or hacking – was not illegal in several countries in the region.
