On 20.07.2021, Ms. Diana Browne, Administrative Assistant at the local office of the OAS in Kingstown, handed over a KwikMark Marking Machine for Small and Light firearms to Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John. The donation was done on behalf of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.
During the handover ceremony, Ms. Browne explained that the firearms marking machine was being donated under a special OAS programme called \u201cComprehensive Action against Small Arms and Light Weapons\u201d which is part of the project \u201cCountering the Illicit Proliferation and Trafficking of Small Arms, Light Weapons and Ammunition, and their impact in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u201d
Ms. Browne said \u201ctoday\u2019s donation demonstrates the commitment of the OAS and the General Secretariat to support and strengthen all Member States capacities in different areas, especially \u2013 public security and firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John, on receiving the equipment, thanked the OAS on behalf of the members of the RSVGPF and the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for the timely donation. The Commissioner noted that security is at the center of the OAS\u2019s mandate thus, the firearms marking machine will significantly enhance the RSVGPF\u2019s capability in the tracing and fight against trafficking in small and light weapons.
The Commissioner also noted that the equipment does not only help to prevent crimes, but it can lead to the successful prosecution and conviction of offenders.
Commissioner John lauded the contribution of the OAS to SVG. He said \u201cThis is not the first time the OAS has come to our assistance. They have always been a partner to the region and to St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a whole. And we look forward to the continued friendship, cooperation and support so we can make the region a safer place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On 20.07.2021, Ms. Diana Browne, Administrative Assistant at the local office of the OAS in Kingstown, handed over a KwikMark Marking Machine for Small and Light firearms to Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John. The donation was done on behalf of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.During the handover ceremony, Ms. Browne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":24041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-police-news"],"yoast_head":"\n