The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is the body established under section 5 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Control) Act, 1998-38 to supervise financial institutions in an effort to prevent money laundering. The website of AMLA attempts to provide general information about money laundering and the efforts of Barbados to combat it. Persons functioning in the financial sector should also find this site to be a useful source of pertinent information.