National authorities of Barbados are on the way to finalising updates of their domestic cybercrime legislation in line with the Budapest Convention provisions.
Following the Desk review and Online Workshop on Cybercrime Legislation and Electronic Evidence (June 2021) and the subsequent preparatory meeting (July 2021), a final workshop was organised on 3 December 2021 together with the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) in the framework of the Octopus Project.
Representatives from the Law Reform Commission and the Chief Parliamentary Counsel's Office took part in the meeting, as well as representatives from the US Department of Justice, US Embassy Bridgetown, CARICOM IMPAS and C-PROC staff. The purpose of the meeting was to further assess the new provisions of the draft Cybercrime Bill and to offer suggestions/recommendations in view of further approvals of the draft Bill, as well as to further equip authorities of Barbados with the necessary knowledge on the international legislative standards (in particular, the Budapest Convention)
Through the Octopus Project, the Council of Europe will continue to provide support to Barbados and other countries in the Caribbean region for legislative alignment with international best practices based on the Budapest Convention on cybercrime as a global standard, as well as for further capacity building. The Council of Europe gratefully acknowledges voluntary contributions of the donors to this project.
CARICOM IMPACS website
Octopus Project webpage
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