WASHINGTON, CMC—The US Justice Department announced on Monday that Trinidad and Tobago has become the second Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to implement the INTERPOL Washington Border Security enhancement.
It said that INTERPOL Washington, with support from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), has deployed advanced technology and software solutions in Trinidad and Tobago that will help law enforcement detect and interdict transnational criminals and terrorists traveling through the country.
Trinidad and Tobago joins Barbados in implementing the sophisticated border security enhancements. Bridgetown did so on July 26.
“This tremendous milestone underscores the vital importance of international partnerships in enhancing border security,” said Keith Hood, INTERPOL Washington’s lead for Project Terminus.
“By working together with Trinidad and Tobago, we are fortifying their borders and the security of the entire Caribbean region and beyond. Collaborative efforts like these are essential in our global fight against crime and terrorism.”
Through Project Terminus, an INTERPOL Washington team successfully installed two custom software solutions, namely the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) Workbench and the Stolen Motor Vehicles (SMV) Workbench, both developed by INTERPOL Washington.
These systems empower Trinidad and Tobago to efficiently share, manage, and extend vital document and vehicle information with 195 other INTERPOL member nations.
The newly installed applications include 11,000 test records and 243 live records that have already been successfully uploaded to the INTERPOL SLTD database.
The SLTD Workbench solution has also been used to extend 100 expiring records. They also enhanced critical day-to-day operations for INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Trinidad and Tobago.
CARICOM IMPACS executive director Lt. Col. Michael Jones said that crime and criminality affect everyone in the region.
“Collaboration among agencies is important to combat the effects of crime and terrorism plaguing our member states. CARICOM IMPACS is pleased to partner with and support Project Terminus as we work together to reduce and eliminate the impact of this scourge,” he added.
The project in Port of Spain has been funded by the U.S. Department of State Counter-Terrorism Bureau and is in close coordination with NCB Trinidad and Tobago.
INTERPOL Washington’s Project Terminus, a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of State, aims to enhance INTERPOL screening and record submission by member countries by providing cutting-edge computer hardware and custom software solutions.
These initiatives are designed to streamline service adoption and maximize data usability and effectiveness.
Beyond its primary goal of capacity-building, Project Terminus is pivotal in supporting the broader U.S. government law enforcement mission. By fostering connections between U.S. government law enforcement agencies and partner nation entities, this project enhances the law enforcement capabilities of partner nations and helps build a safer world, the US Justice Department added.
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