The Commonwealth of Dominica’s Government, through its Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), will stage a three-day Inter-Institutional Roundtable from April 8 to 10, 2026.
A press release from the Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs states that the purpose of this engagement is to bolster national efforts to tackle the issues of illegal firearms and armed violence.
The event will assemble high-level representatives from across government sectors, including national security, policing, justice, foreign affairs, gender affairs, and monitoring and evaluation, among other key institutions.
The ministry says that these discussions are part of Dominica’s continued push to advance the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap, a regional initiative focused on curbing illicit weapons trafficking, reducing violence, and enhancing public safety throughout the Caribbean.
As per the release, throughout the three-day programme, participants will take part in policy exchanges, technical briefings, and structured sessions designed to improve collaboration among agencies, strengthen firearm control frameworks, and support the advancement of Dominica’s National Action Plan under the Roadmap.
Main areas of focus will include the trafficking of firearms, legislative measures, systems for marking and tracing weapons, management of firearms and ammunition, prevention of diversion, and the use of data to inform decision-making.
The Roundtable will also reportedly serve as a space to strengthen cooperation among national authorities, UNLIREC, CARICOM IMPACS, and international partners, promoting a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to firearms control and violence prevention.
By the end of the meeting, participants are expected to identify key national priorities, outline potential roles for civil society organizations, and highlight opportunities for future technical support aimed at fostering safer communities and sustainable development in Dominica.
The ministry reports that the initiative has been made possible through funding provided by the Government of the United States of America.
Remarks will be delivered by Honourable Rayburn Blackmoore, Minister for National Security and Legal Affairs, along with other government officials and representatives from CARICOM IMPACS and UNLIREC.
Listened to news clip of Blackmore’s basically useless speech on firearms today . a lot of hot air about harboring criminals and enabling actors. There is an almost foolproof method to end the existence of illegal firearms in Waitukubuli. Make every imported firearm fingerprint locked with the fingerprint and ballistics record to be held in a central database. Recall all those that aren’t and institute an exchange program for all the existing ones. Of course there are those that are smuggled into the country … but that is not a firearm problem , that is an illicit trade problem to be addressed along with ALL smuggling.
my boy say fingerprint locked firearms wi
dude you watching to much tv . that has been tried in so many movies from terminator to judge dred . witch movie you living in them days ?
fingerprint locks on firearms are not a thing them days they exist in prototype only and always tend to fail in everyday use
and how does that even stop the ilegal importation of firearms ? are criminals going to import a firearm and then go to police and say look record that one for me ?
you basically said nothing usefull there at all . as what the popo are trying t stop is the illegal firearms and smuggling and u basically said all that nonesense only to come back to what he was saying in the first place
@hmmmmmm .if you tried moving into the 2020’s you would see that fingerprint locked guns are on common everyday and widespread sale.. We live in a technologically dynamic world .. the efficacy of biometric firearms are way better than any non military user would need or want. Second Amendment and NRA propogandists campaign against them in the US. But their promotion here is in our national interest. What it will do is stop the sale and untraceabilility of legally imported firearms.
How do you stop the illegal importation of anything? You do not answer that question by focusing on guns. We don’t manufacture cocaine or heroin in Waitikubuli. Yet they all find their way here. Solve smuggling in general and the firearms are taken care of automatically. Do try to keep up
no they are not ,biofire is the only company that makes one and its still in testing as the company cannot fully release it as they kno its not 100% perfect and they will be sued into oblivion if it ever fails
fingerprint gun SAFES are a common everyday thing
but fingerprint gun safety IS NONE EXISTANT stop trying to talk about crap you kno nothing about and stop watching movies thinking that they are real
Look .. God Bless you .. All I will say is I’m willing to bet that you are holding a fingerprint lockable phone in your hand right now. I certainly am. The guns exist and are available .. i will leave that there. Have a blessed weekend
a fingerprint lockable phone does not have to absorb the recoil of a firearm
get some brains and learn to use google
and by the way firearms are part of my speacialty