Cdre Shurland’s contribution to regional security was recognised in September 2022 when he was the recipient of The William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. 

He has also served as Barbados’ delegate to the United Nations and the International Maritime Organisation.  He was an adviser to the Barbados delegations, negotiating the Maritime Boundaries and Fisheries Agreements with Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, he has served on a number of national committees including Port Security Committee, Standing Committee on Coastal Hazards, National Maritime Inter- Agency Committee, National Hydrographic Committee and the Maritime Training Committee at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic.

Cdre Shurland is a regionalist at heart and remains positively committed through collaboration with regional and international partners to developing policies and strategies to counter current and emerging threats to the stability of the sub-region.  The key to sustained economic growth and development is a safe and secure environment and this is vital for the public good of the sub-region.

Mr. Grenville T. Williams serves as Director, Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) of the Regional Security System (RSS) – a role which encompasses capacity building, legal and regulatory strengthening and enforcement in countering serious organized crimes and money laundering across the Eastern Caribbean. He first joined the ARU as Regional Financial Investigations Advisor.

Prior to that, Grenville functioned for a decade at the St. Vincent and The Grenadines Financial Investigations Unit (SVGFIU). Eight of those years were spent as Director, where under his leadership the SVGFIU became internationally recognized as a centre of excellence in financial investigations related to Proceeds of Crime and the recovery of assets. He provides training and expert advice at numerous compliance and money laundering engagements worldwide in places such as Taiwan, Washington DC, Brazil, Jamaica, Barbados and the OECS.

He brought Regional Security System Headquarters a wealth of experience and very good understanding of the vulnerability and multi-dimensional security challenges facing the Caribbean Small Islands Developing States. This experience enabled him as Regional Maritime Officer to implement several training and operational initiatives for the enhancement of maritime cooperation in the Sub-region while contributing directly to the strategic security frameworks for regional inter-agency cooperation. Lieutenant Commander Roberts was appointed Director of Training in October 2016 where he is team leader for the general administrative direction of RSS Training Institute in fulfilling its vision of “Building a foundation of excellence through standardized training”.

His career was supplemented by multi-disciplinary security education and training conducted in multi-cultural environments, which enabled him to maintain a balance between his military and academic development. In this regard, he holds a Master of Science Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Jamaica. He also holds an Executive Diploma in Management, Cave Hill School of Business, (UWI) Cave Hill Barbados and a Certificate in Port Administration, Maritime Logistics and Shipping Business from the Caribbean Maritime Institute in Jamaica. He is also a graduate of the William J Perry Centre for Hemispheric Defence Studies, National Defence University, Washington DC. and a graduate of the prestigious Caribbean Leadership Development Programme.

Lieutenant Commander Roberts is the recipient of the Service Medal of Honour for meritorious service, the Regional Security System Service Medal and the General Service Medal for service in Grenada. He also was awarded the Defence Board commendation for outstanding service rendered during Cricket World Cup 2007.

His vision is for the development of adequate expertise in the security forces of the RSS Member States through the provision of capacity building programmes which are evidence based. This, he thinks, is a critical enabler for the maintenance of the RSS mission.

A significant portion of Mr. Archer’s service was spent in the intelligence field; he is a former Head of Special Branch, the Force’s Intelligence Division. He has received extensive training in the United States of America, United Kingdom and the Caribbean, and is a graduate of Bramshill Police College in the U.K.

In the rank of Senior Superintendent, Mr. Archer commanded the Southern, Northern and Operational Support Divisions of the Force, respectively. He was also required to act on several occasions in the position of Assistant Commissioner in the Force’s Headquarters.

He has also served in the Barbados Prison Service on two separate occasions on secondment. During the period 2001 – 2003, Mr. Archer was attached to the Prison Service as Assistant Superintendent (Deputy Head) as part of a transition leadership team to formulate and implement new strategies and programmes for the Prison Service. Again in the period 2005–2008, Mr. Archer returned to the Prison Service after prisoners burnt the existing prison and had to be housed in an improvised facility until a new prison was constructed.

Mr. Archer is a graduate of the University of the West Indies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science and an Executive Diploma in Management (Human Resource Concentration). He is also a graduate of the Caribbean Leadership Project’s (CLP) Leadership Development Programme.

He has a passion for photography and sports.

Major Waterman was a New Scotland Yard Detective and has investigated numerous serious and complex cases, some of which have gained national media coverage. He rose through the ranks to Detective Chief Inspector within seven years of joining the police service; a testament to his hard work and dedication.

He successfully completed the Senior Investigating Officer Course at The Crime Academy- Hendon Police Training Centre and was part of the senior leadership team on the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Commands prior to starting with the RSS. He is a national hostage negotiation and crisis intervention specialist and has intervened in numerous potentially life changing situations. During his time as head of the MPS’ International Unit on the Organised Crime Command, Major Waterman and his team were featured in Season 2 of the BBC documentary series Fugitives.

A keen sportsman, Major Waterman, a former kickboxer who represented Barbados at the national level, was the captain of the RMAS boxing team and a member of the army powerlifting team where he held the bench press record for his weight category. He then became a member of the Metropolitan Police Powerlifting Team where he held three powerlifting records and also placed third at the British National Powerlifting Championships. Major Waterman has also represented his Corp and regiments in numerous military cricket competitions. He is an avid runner and has run the London Marathon on two occasions where he raised money for the Macmillan Cancer Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Major Waterman is the recipient of the Barbados 50th Anniversary of Independence Golden Jubilee awardee for outstanding service in the UK to the military and police.

The major appointments held by Lt. Col. Forde were: Force Training Officer, Company Commander of Commando Squadron, Staff Officer Operations and Training, Staff Officer Intelligence, Aide de Camp to Governor General – Her Excellency the Late Dame Nita Barrow, Detachment Commander in Haiti, Second in Command and Acting Commander of The Barbados Regiment.
Lt. Col. Forde was awarded the United Nations Medal for Service in Haiti and the Medal of Honour for Meritorious Service to the Barbados Defence Force. He received letters of commendations from Prime Ministers of St. Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago for his service during operations in their countries.

On retiring from the regular element of the BDF in 2010, Lt. Col. Forde joined the private sector as a security consultant. He joined the Regional Security System Headquarters in February 2013, as the Regional Intelligence Officer. His focus is on building capacity of the intelligence units within the Regional Security System. He is currently the acting Director of Operations and Plans where he is principally responsible for the mobilisation of service personnel in the event of a national emergency. He is also a trained polygraph examiner.

He is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security and a member of the American Polygraph Association. He recently sat as a Council member for the Barbados Legion. He is married and has one son and two daughters and two granddaughters. His hobbies are reading, watching documentaries and will be taking back up photography and scuba diving for relaxation.