CHIEF- Of- STAFF (COS) Brigadier Godfrey Bess joined his Caribbean counterparts for the third United Kingdom and Caribbean Heads of Defence Staff conference in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The conference commenced on Monday, January 30, and concluded on Wednesday and was hosted jointly by the United Kingdom Armed Forces and the Barbados Defence Force.

According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the conference provided a platform for multilateral discourse on current and emerging threats to the region, analyses of the issues impacting regional security, including Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response cooperation, and understanding the United Kingdom perspective on providing assistance in the aforementioned areas.

The military heads and other stakeholders will continue to explore the UK’s support for regional initiatives, the multidimensionality of the regional threat environment, and capacity development through training, consultation, and other initiatives.