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Capacity Building

Continually strengthening our human and physical capital through strategic planning and sustained training.

Information Technology

Realizing the vision of a highly networked Customs through the implementation of modern ICT solutions.

Border Protection

Promoting compliance to enhance global trade and travel through enhanced border security initiatives

Facilitation

Facilitating fairness and transparency through systematic and standardized controls.

St Kitts Hosted the CCLEC Executive Committee (EXCO) Meeting

Meetings, NewsBy Aaron Smith November 17, 2016

Exco Meeting

The St Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Division hosted the EXCO meeting from November 8-9, 2016. Customs Comptrollers and representatives from fourteen nations were present at the meeting including Canada and the USA.
The meeting considered a number of initiatives including:

The draft treaty

Organizational change
Implementation of RCS2016 and SailClear
Implementation of a customs valuation risk database
Development and accreditation of CCLEC’s training modules
MOUs with strategic partners

The CCLEC which was established in the 1970s has been operating as an informal organisation however it is actively pursuing the formalization of the organisation through a treaty. This is an issue of monumental significance for the organization as it seeks to increase support for its programmes through donor funding and enhance information sharing.

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Customs seize over 2500 pounds of marijuana in container

Enforcement, NewsBy Aaron Smith August 2, 2016

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) seized a shipment of marijuana concealed in a container at the Kingston port yesterday.

The agency in a press release today said that the CET along with the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s, Narcotics Division were carrying out routine inspection of containers, where seal-discrepancies were detected and further examination of the containers resulted in the detection of 11 duffle bags containing 338 packages with substance resembling vegetable matter.

Subsequent tests confirmed that the substance was marijuana weighing 2525.8lbs with an estimated street value of over J$8 million. The matter is being investigated by the Border Protection Unit of the Agency and the Narcotics Division.

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