Money laundering remains a huge problem here that requires serious action from lawmakers according to renowned economist Dr Clive Thomas who also said that the sanctions Guyana could face for not complying with law reforms are “not really serious threats”.
“I think what they are after is the big fish,” he told a packed meeting at the Tower Hotel last evening during a symposium organised by the WPA to mark the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney. The Anti-Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill 2013 was one of the topics discussed