A six-member team of officers from the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force is currently in the neighbouring island of the Commonwealth of Dominica as part of a Regional Security System (RSS) mission that is providing much needed security and humanitarian services to citizens and residents of the storm-ravaged Caribbean island.
The six-member team, consisting of Corporal Ray Farrell and Constables Jerry Clarke, Shane Christmas, Chad Cuffy, Lowell Wallace and Antonio Browne, left the twin island Federation on Tuesday, September 28.
Director of Operations and Plans at the Regional Security System (RSS), Major (Ret’d) said the projected path of Hurricane Maria at the time, coupled with the state of the island’s airport facilities, prevented the RSS from mobilizing troops sooner from several neighbouring islands, including St Kitts and Nevis.
The St. Kitts and Nevis officers have since joined other officers of the disciplined forces, including the police, military and fire services, from across the region, working as a single unit to help restore order and assist with recovery and rebuilding efforts.
“That is the beauty of our treaty where you have military, police and fire coming under one unified body, working as a team to assist Dominica. For example, in Dominica the force commander is a Deputy Commissioner of Police from Antigua, and under him the RSS member states work together with him, both military and police,” the RSS Director added.
It is expected that the officers will be in Dominica for about a month, as that country looks to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
