On April 3rd, 2024, a group of twenty (20) law enforcement personnel departed from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to participate in the UNITY Exercise 2024 (UNEX’24) training exercise. The contingent was made up of sixteen (16) soldiers from the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) and four (4) officers from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF). They first traveled to Barbados before heading to St. Lucia where the exercise was being held. Before the group’s departure, the Prime Minister, Minister of National Security, and Chairman of the RSS, Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, visited the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport to wish them success and offer words of encouragement. Other attendees included Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Cecile Hull; Commissioner of Police, James Sutton; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Travis Rogers; and Captain Jervin Lapsley of the SKNDF.
UNEX’24 was held from April 3rd to 14th, 2024. The exercise was a collaboration between the European Union and the Regional Security System (RSS) aimed at assessing the coordination and national security capabilities of the military and paramilitary organizations of RSS member states in real time. Law enforcement personnel from Antigua and Barbuda; Guyana; the Democratic Republic of Dominica; Grenada; Barbados; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines participated in this year’s training exercise.
