Jacinth Byles, Executive Director of the National Security Policy Coordination Unit in the Cabinet office, has recommended increased use of technology to further safeguard Jamaica’s borders.
Among the inputs being proposed are biometric identification, aerial and land-based surveillance and detection, port and shoreline security, as well as cargo security.
She contends that if law enforcement and other state agencies collaborate on how the measures can be used to greater effect, new elements of crime can be prevented from entering Jamaica's waters.
Mrs. Byles addressed the National Security Policy Coordination Unit’s recent fifth annual conference on border security at the National Police College of Jamaica.
The conference also featured a presentation by Assistant Commissioner Assan Thompson, Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Border Security Branch.
His presentation detailed the correlation between security and technology and focused on radar technology, closed circuit television, global positioning systems as well as devices used to access information.
All feeds
