Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 2024-2025 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025

Organisational Effectiveness and Development

Participants of the Forensic Expert Witness Training held at the ECCB Headquarters on 13 - 14 March 2025

Forensic Expert Witness Training To protect the integrity of the EC currency, the Bank also conducted a Forensic Expert Witness Training Course for regional law enforcement officers. This course equipped participants to: ; Accurately identify counterfeit versus genuine EC banknotes; ; Document findings in formal expert reports; and ; Testify as credible expert witnesses in court proceedings. Twenty individuals from Police Forces and Financial Intelligence Units in member countries along with selected ECCB staff attended the training. The Director, Currency Management Department who is a certified and trained Trainer and Expert Witness, Rosbert Humphrey was the facilitator.

The training was part of the ECCB’s commitment to maintaining a secure, efficient, and responsive currency management framework for the region.

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