A Sub-regional Workshop was organized by BAFA in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 – 11 June 2019, in the framework of the EU ATT OP II project. 
The Sub– regional Workshop was titled "Working together to prevent illicit arms trafficking in the Caribbean" and aimed to involve representatives from five CARICOM Member states into a dialogue about experiences in ATT implementation and effective arms transfer controls in their respective countries, while also exploring the possibilities of regional cooperation in the Caribbean. It was attended by a total of 38 representatives from Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. 

The topics included the political, legal and technical requirements of the Arms Trade Treaty as well as the status quo of ATT implementation and strategic trade controls in the participating CARICOM states and assistance possibilities in effective ATT implementation through the Voluntary Trust Fund. 
Other agenda points addressed transit and transshipment controls, including the legislative framework, conditions of practical implementation, issues of licensing and inter-agency cooperation, the prevention of diversion and illicit arms trafficking, whereby the role of the ATT as a self-obligation and incentive to combat illicit trade was highlighted and definitions, risks and countermeasures of diversion were presented.

The Sub-regional Workshop offered the participants from 5 CARICOM states a forum to engage in lively discussions with international experts and prominent stakeholders, such as the ATT Secretariat, and regional organizations such as CARICOM IMPACS or CDRAV (Caribbean Coalition for Development and the Reduction of Armed Violence). It managed to create a common spirit to proceed with and revitalize the national and regional implementation process. 

The Sub-regional Workshop was supported by five international ATT experts from CARICOM IMPACS, Conflict Armament Research, Hungary, Portugal and Sweden. 
Furthermore, a representative of the ATT Secretariat, a representative of the NGO CDRAV and the former lead negotiator on behalf of CARICOM at ATT negotiations attended the workshop and contributed with presentations.