St. Kitts and Nevis has received the Greatest Regional Cash Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) Case Award (BREMOLT) on the 61st Plenary Session of the Caribbean Monetary Motion Activity Drive (CFATF), held in Bridgetown, Barbados from November twenty fourth to twenty eighth, 2025.
Out of the three finalists (Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, and St. Kitts and Nevis), our Federation emerged the winner after presenting a standout case constructed on robust investigative work, sturdy inter-agency cooperation, and efficient use of AML/CFT instruments.
Inspector Jerry Watt of the RSCNPF, Head of the White Collar Crime Unit (WCCU), delivered the profitable presentation to the Plenary.
Watt’s case abstract highlighted:
- Detailed monetary evaluation carried out by the FIU
- Sturdy collaboration between the WCCU, FIU, DPP’s Workplace, Customs, Immigration, and native monetary establishments
- Regional help from the British Virgin Islands
- Worldwide cooperation, together with businesses inside the US
- Profitable prosecution of the offender, leading to conviction, fines, and imprisonment
This award demonstrates the effectiveness of St. Kitts and Nevis’ AML/CFT framework and showcases the high-standard investigative capabilities throughout the Police Drive.
The nationwide delegation included:
- Ms Karen Hughes, Chief Parliamentary Counsel (Delegation Lead)
- Ms La-Actual Wilson, Director, FIU
- Inspector Jerry Watt, Head, WCCU (RSCNPF)
- Ms Tevince Coker, Deputy Director, FSRC
- Mrs Simone Sargeant-Ottley, Assistant Regulator, Nevis Monetary Companies Division
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