Past event: CABSEC 15

The Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security Summit for 2015

CABSEC 15: Promoting Security Cooperation in the Caribbean Basin

This third annual conference will be formally hosted with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and brings together ministers, chiefs of defence, law-enforcement officers, and diplomatic personnel to discuss the provision of maritime security in the region. The CABSEC forum is an impartial one that can make a meaningful contribution by addressing critical questions of maritime security and promoting the implementation of structures of cooperation within the region and sub-regions.

The nexus between transnational organized crime and extremist organizations continues to pose a global threat. Funding for extremist groups around the world, that continue to threaten U.S. and European interests, is connected to transatlantic illicit flows. This also remains a considerable risk for Caribbean Nations; the impact of a terrorist incident in any part of the Caribbean would decimate the region’s tourism sector that underpins many of the economies. Additionally, the social ills associated with illicit activity, such as knife and gun crime, continue to affect local communities on a daily basis.

However, this shared challenge offers opportunity for collaboration. Counter-Narcotic operations are a cornerstone for hemispheric security cooperation along the third border of the United States. The EU and West Africa are also bound to the region by historical and cultural ties, making this a truly international forum to discuss the shared challenge of combating transatlantic illicit trade.


Key topics:

  • Combating transnational organised criminal networks
  • Promoting the Treaty of San Jose
  • Supporting the CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy
  • Facilitating regional and hemispheric security cooperation
  • Interdiction of narcotics flowing through the region
  • Protecting national Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Collective approaches to cyber security
  • Enhancing regional training and security cooperation
  • Sharing lessons learned in the establishment and modernization of Coast Guard forces

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Host Nation Speakers

  • Commodore Roderick Bowe, Commander, Royal Bahamas Defense Force
  • Ellison Greenslade, Commissioner of Police, Royal Bahamas Police Force

Early Confirmed Speakers for 2015

  • H.E. Ambassador Adam Blackwell, Secretary of Multidimensional Security, Organization of American States
  • Ambassador Paola Amadei, Head of Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Cayman Islands, EU External Action Service
  • Vicealmirante Edwin R. Dominici Rosario, ARD, Vice-Ministro de Defensa para Asuntos Navales y Costeros, República Dominicana
  • Major-General Antony Anderson, Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaican Defence Force
  • Commodore Hans Lodder, Commander, Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean
  • Rear Admiral Ricardo Hurtado Chacón, Comandante de la Fuerza de Tarea Contra el Narcotráfico -73 “Neptuno”, Colombian Navy
  • Rear Admiral Stephen Mehling (USCG), Director, JIATF South
  • Commander Gary Beaton, Comander, Guyana Coast Guard
  • Colonel Jean-Claude Brejot, Joint Deputy Commander, French Forces in the west Indies
  • Colonel Jerry Slijngard, Chairperson, Suriname Coast Guard Commission
  • Grantly Watson, Coordinator, The Regional Security System
  • Francis Forbes, Executive Director, CARICOM - IMPACS
  • Jeff Jackson, Assistant Collector of Customs, Cayman Islands Customs Department
  • Steve Caldwell, Director of Homeland Security, GAO
  • Marlon Bodden, Deputy Collectorof Customs, Cayman Islands
  • Commisaire Simon Riondet, Head of Caribbean Branch, OCTRIS

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Event details
Organizer : IQEU
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3572