BARBADOS RESCUE SERVICES PREPARE FOR CRICKET

UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 000998 SIPDIS DEPT FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/CC, DS/DSS/IP, S/ES-O, DS/ATA, DS/IP SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC KPAO BB SUBJECT: BARBADOS RESCUE SERVICES PREPARE FOR CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 REF: A. BARBADOS NATIONS NEWSPAPER, DATED 06/09/2006 ¶1. According to a June 9 article in the Barbados daily newspaper, The Nation, on June 6, 2006, members of the National Conservation Commission (NCC),Barbados Police Force, Ambulance Service, and Coast Guard, under the direction of the national disaster preparedness agency, participated in a sea rescue exercise in preparation for Cricket World Cup 2007 finals. ¶2. The sea rescue exercise took place at Sandy Lane Beach located in the parish of St James. The scenario was six people who sustained serious injuries as a result of a jet sky plunging into a group of swimmers. ¶3. The NCC project officer, Ricardo Marshall, described the exercise as a "success" and said it underscored his department's capacity to respond to emergencies. GILROY