THE UNITED STATES Embassy Bridgetown has donated US$30 000 worth of firing range equipment to the Regional Police Training Centre (RPTC) and the Barbados Defence Force (BDF).
The equipment included various targeting platforms, eye and ear protection, and holsters. It will be used at both the RPTC and the BDF for training of new recruits and in-service training for more veteran personnel.
The donation, which took place on February 23, was made through the Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and its Regional Security Office (RSO).
“We are pleased to make this donation of equipment to the police and the BDF,” said US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS Linda Taglialatela.
She added: “The United States government is committed to a safer and more secure Eastern Caribbean, and we will continue to partner with the nations of the Eastern Caribbean, and their security forces, to achieve that goal.” (PR)