The Commissioner of Corrections has been seconded to serve as project manager for the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee.

The Ministry of National Security said Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Lamb would hold the new post for nine months.

Assistant Commissioner of Corrections Keeva Joell-Benjamin will be acting head of the prison service while Colonel Lamb is seconded.

A spokeswoman for the committee said that Colonel Lamb would carry out a “critical role” in ensuring that NAMLC’s programmes went “smoothly, efficiently and within the targeted deadlines”.

She added that Colonel Lamb’s “enthusiasm for this project, his discipline and boundless desire to serve his country will be great assets for the team”.