A cohort of 20 law enforcement officers and prosecutors from across the Eastern Caribbean has completed an intensive Regional Security System (RSS) programme aimed at strengthening criminal prosecution and improving justice delivery across member states.

The RSS Training Institute’s Criminal Practice and Procedure Course, funded through the 11th European Development Fund, combined six weeks of online instruction with two weeks of face-to-face training and brought together participants from police, customs, immigration and prosecution services across seven RSS member states.

Assistant Superintendent Cecil Watson, staff officer for training at RSS headquarters at Paragon, said the course was specifically designed to improve the prosecution capabilities of officers across the region.