On Thursday, the top leadership of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force publicly recognized the achievement of Superintendent Irvin Alfred, the head of the service’s Police Marine Unit. Alfred recently crossed the finish line of the highly regarded International Maritime Training Course hosted by the US Coast Guard Training Center based in Yorktown, Virginia.
Widely respected across global law enforcement circles, this specialized program is built around sharing proven best practices developed by the US Coast Guard and other United States government agencies. Its core mission is to upskill senior maritime policing and security officers, arming them with cutting-edge operational insights, advanced strategic leadership capabilities, and specialized proficiency in two critical areas: maritime security and large-scale emergency response.
Throughout the 13-week intensive training cycle, Alfred dove deep into a comprehensive curriculum that covered a wide range of high-stakes, practical skill sets. These included advanced search and rescue protocols, transboundary maritime law enforcement, strategic crisis communications frameworks, coordinated emergency management, tactical waterborne operational tactics, marine environmental safety and pollution response, command structure leadership, and conflict de-escalation and response in high-risk armed scenarios. For the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, Alfred’s newly expanded expertise is expected to strengthen the nation’s maritime security capacity and improve response outcomes for coastal and marine emergencies in the region.