Alana Twum-Barimah

Mrs. Alana Twum-Barimah (LLM, LEC, LLB, BSC., AML/CA, C.Dir) is an Attorney-at-Law who serves as Assistant Professor of Law and Management at Saint George’s University. Her past work experience includes the roles of Corporate Secretary/Executive Manager Legal and Compliance at Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited, Senior Legal Counsel (Government of Grenada) and Registrar (Government of Grenada). Mrs. Twum-Barimah is the President of the Board of Ariza Credit Union, Grenada and a Director of the Alpha Junior School.

Mrs. Twum-Barimah graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Laws (Upper Second Class Honours); from the Hugh Wooding Law School with a Legal Education Certificate (Principal’s List) and from the University of Liverpool with an LLM in International Business Law (Merit honours).  Mrs. Twum-Barimah is also the holder of a Bsc. in Psychology with a minor in Management (Magna Cum Laude) from Cameron University.

Mrs. Twum-Barimah is a certified Director from the Caribbean Governance Training Institute and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Compliance specialist with FIBA. Mrs. Twum-Barimah’s research interests cover areas such as the Law of International Financial Crimes, Contract and Banking law, Hospitality and Tourism Law, Caribbean Integration Law, International Trade Law and Constitutional Law. With a passion for legal research, writing and teaching, she is a Ph.D. student at the University of Birmingham with a concentration in Banking Law.

Mrs. Twum-Barimah lectures in the area of Business Law, International Trade, International Business Law, Hospitality and Tourism Law and Ethics at the bachelor level. She also teaches Legal Aspects of International Business at the masters level.