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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has made it clear that there is no Regional Security System (RSS) presence in Dominica.<\/p>\n

In fact, he said while addressing a press briefing recently that members of the Barbados Defense Force are in Dominica to conduct training.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no RSS presence in Dominica as I am hearing, none at all,\u201d Skerrit said. \u201cThis is a Barbados Defense Force training that is being conducted by the Barbados Defense Force.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cIt is not even in collaboration with the Dominica Police Force.\u00a0 So they are doing their own independent\u00a0training, they are not here on invitation of the Government of Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister explained that the Minister for National Security, Rayburn Blackmoore received a request from the authorities from Barbados seeking his government\u2019s approval to allow them to come into Dominica to conduct training of the Barbados Defense Force.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecognizing the objectives of their training of the terrain we have which compliments the objective of their terrain, recognizing that Barbados is a very flat country they want to subject their members of the defense force to more rigorous terrain, the hills, and the valleys,\u201d Skerrit explained. \u201cI am very confident, recognizing that they were here after the hurricane, that they will survive the physical fitness that\u2019s required to traverse the hills and valleys and mountains of Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Regional Security System aims to ensure the stability and well-being of Member States through mutual cooperation, in order to maximize regional security in preserving the social and economic development of our people.<\/p>\n

The RSS Member States are Antigua & Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and St. Kitts and Nevis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"  Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has made it clear that there is no Regional Security System (RSS) presence in Dominica. 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