Attachment III COMMONWEALTH CYBERCRIME INITIATIVE The Caribbean Stakeholders Meeting on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (CSM-II), Saint Lucia 16-18 March 2016 GROS ISLET, COMMUNIQUE Ministers, high level justice, national security and telecommunications sectors officials, regulators and stakeholders, in charge of the management and administration of cybersecurity and cybercrime of the Caribbean Region, met in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, from 16 to 18 March 2016 under the auspices of the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union and the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security. The meeting identified contemporary challenges and vulnerabilities in cybersecurity and cybercrime as highlighted through the findings of Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative needs assessments conducted in five countries in the region. The meeting considered appropriate measures and resources to address these challenges and vulnerabilities through a collaborative approach and the development of a draft regional action plan towards effectively tackling the threat of cybercrime in the region. The meeting: NOTING with appreciation and gratitude the invaluable support of the Government and people of Saint Lucia, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security, and other partners; RECALLING the adoption of the Regional Crime and Security Strategy of the Caribbean Community Heads of Government in February 2013 and Strategic Goal 8 of that Strategy which focuses on strengthening the resilience of the Caribbean Community to cybercrime; RECALLING also the first Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in May 2014, initiated by the Commonwealth Secretariat and supported by the Caribbean Page 22 of 24