At SKN: Commonwealth Head Calls for Greater Caribbean Collaboration to Fight Corruption

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland. (GP) has called for greater collaboration among Commonwealth Caribbean member states in the fight against corruption. She was speaking at the opening of an anti-corruption conference, currently underway in St Kitts and Nevis.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has called for greater collaboration and information sharing to “sweep corruption aside and create the lasting, positive space for sustainable development to thrive, and for people everywhere to flourish”.

The call was made at the opening ceremony of the 8th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB), currently underway in St. Kitts and Nevis under the theme ‘Controlling Corruption – Preventative Mechanisms Work Better Than Reactive Measures’.

Speaking at the Conference, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland QC, said corruption was “a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies.”

Stressing that no country, region, or community is immune from corruption, the Secretary-General called for greater commitment and collaboration at national, regional and international levels.