ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Grenada says it supports the accession of Guyana as a member of the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) that was created out of a need for a collective response to security threats, which were impacting the stability of the region in the early 1970s and 80s.
A government statement here said that Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who had been in Barbados this week attending the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Cuba summit, “received the accession document” from Guyana to mark the country’s accession to the RSS.
“Guyana’s accession is in line with the RSS’ plans of expansion into South America and will provide increased opportunities for collaboration and data sharing within the region,” Mitchell said.
The RSS, an international agreement for the defense and security of the Eastern Caribbean, serves to preserve the peace and stability of the region through the facilitation of collaborative engagements with partner nations and the security sector.
Prime Minister Mitchell welcomed the inclusion of Guyana to the regional grouping, which includes Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines and St. Kitts -Nevis.
In addition to strengthening border security and the promotion of functional cooperation, the 40-year-old organization aids in reducing the impact of environmental and man-made disasters and affords access to training and capacity building in digital forensics and asset recovery, among others, through the RSS Training Institute.
The MOU was updated in 1992, and the RSS acquired juridical status in March 1996 by way of the Treaty, which was signed in St. George’s, Grenada.
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