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Georgetown, Guyana - INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and the Acting Police Commissioner for Guyana's Police Force, Henry Greene, met Sunday to review INTERPOL's state-of-the-art police communications system (I-24/7) installed at Guyana's INTERPOL National Central Bureau and at Guyana's CJIA airport in Georgetown.

After meeting with INTERPOL and Guyana police staff assigned with CWC security, Secretary General Noble complimented Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene on the professionalism of his police staff and on the 24 hour - 7 day a week service that Guyana's INTERPOL office will be providing to all CWC host countries in order to provide a rapid response to any inquiry during the event. Acting Commissioner Greene also committed to sending a police and immigration officer to a special training course that will be offered at the end of this month in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

'I have assured our governmental leadership, citizens and Cricket World Cup (CWC) spectators that Guyana will be a secure and safe environment for the CWC,' said Acting Police Commissioner Greene. “Our fine men and women in law enforcement are delivering on that promise.'

INTERPOL has committed to helping all CWC host countries implement MIND/FIND technology so it will be operational before the start of the event. This technology allows law enforcement officers at airports and seaports to instantly check passports against INTERPOL’s global database of stolen and lost travel documents (SLTD) – a database that contains information on more than 13 million such documents from more than 120 countries.

The Caribbean is the first region in the world to benefit from this additional layer of border security. First deployed in Switzerland in December 2005, MIND/FIND is revolutionizing the way countries screen travel documents. Approximately 29 persons, using false documents, have been prevented from entering the Caribbean since its implementation in the region two months ago. This compares to a total of 97 documents seized between 2002 and the end of 2006 – a significant increase.

Secretary General Noble is on a five-country tour to ensure that INTERPOL's border-control network is in place and functioning soundly in all CWC host countries.

'I have been very pleased by what I have seen during my visit this week,' Secretary General Noble concluded.