The main opposition APNU will listen to stakeholders before crystallizing any amendments to the proposed anti-money laundering legislation currently being considered by a Special Select Committee of the National Assembly.
“We are not really bound by any deadline,” Leader of the APNU David Granger told Stabroek News yesterday. “Our concern is to introduce amendments that are capable of making the Act more effective,” he said. With just over a month before the National Assembly goes on a three-month recess, it is uncertain whether the committee will wrap up its work by then and take the Bill back to the House. “The timing is not a major concern” for APNU, Granger said.
Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall had said that the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has set August 26 as the deadline for Guyana to submit anti-money laundering amendments if it wishes to be considered at the body’s next meeting in November. During a