by Linda Straker
- Several RGPF departments received training alongside military personnel assigned to US Embassy in Guyana
- RGPF Commissioner Randy Connaught and US Embassy Grenada Principal Officer Cindy Diouf met with participants
- Grenada and US Government have ongoing cooperation agreements which focus on several areas of national and regional security
US military personnel assigned to the US Embassy in Guyana last week trained several law enforcement officers from various departments of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) in first response capabilities and care for injured individuals who will need care before they can reach a medical facility.
“From November 17 to 19, US military personnel assigned to the US Embassy in Guyana partnered with 28 members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) for a life-saving medical skills exchange in Grenada,” said a news release disseminated by the US Embassy in Grenada on 24 November 2025.
Participants, the release explained, represented several RGPF departments, and they received the training alongside US personnel, which was aimed at strengthening immediate first-response capabilities and improving care for injured individuals before they reach a medical facility.
On the final day of the 3-day training, RGPF Commissioner Randy Connaught and US Embassy Grenada Principal Officer Cindy Diouf observed the training and met with participants, which included recent recruits to the RGPF.
“It’s incredible what we can accomplish together, and it was a joy to meet the new RGPF recruits. I am grateful for the outstanding leadership of the RGPF and the generosity of my US military colleagues,” the release quoted Diouf.
The release said the exchange highlights the shared commitment of the United States and Grenada to building professional capacity, enhancing public safety, and deepening cooperation in support of the people of Grenada.
Grenada and the US Government, through its various law enforcement agencies, have ongoing cooperation agreements which focus on several areas of national and regional security. However, the training has come at a time when Grenada is yet to announce its decision regarding the request from the Trump Administration for the country’s lone international civilian airport to temporarily install radar equipment and associated technical personnel.
The request for use of the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) was submitted in August 2025, and as of 4 November, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who is also the Minister for National Security and Civil Aviation, told a sitting of the Lower House of Parliament that a decision had not been approved because of ongoing technical discussion.
“We have not been able to provide that response for the simple reason, just from a technical point of view, we are not in a position to satisfy ourselves as to the safety and other technical requirements as to whether or not it will be safe at the airport,” he said, stressing that technical discussions are largely what is currently taking place.
“We will not enter into an agreement which, from a Grenada perspective, has any possibility of violating Grenada’s domestic law or violating international law. As it stands right now, like I said the technical discussions are largely what has been taking place,” he told the Lower House of Parliament during the 4 November sitting.
