 It is an honor to welcome you, our international partners and visitors to the shore of Jamaica and by extension the Jamaica Constabulary Force. This year, Jamaica celebrates its 55th year of independence and the Jamaica Constabulary Force JCF celebrates its 158th anniversary of human service in law enforcement to the public of the people of Jamaica. Although we have been around, I have not been around that long, the last 41 years of my life and the combined years of all members present here today in this room is testimony that collaborative efforts and shared experience have served to make this little rock a safer place. Through our efforts as law enforcement officers and the support of communities, we have been able to remove over 900 firearms from off the street and over 20,000 rounds of ammunition and arrested hundreds of major and serious crime perpetrators. As the world becomes more interconnected, the cliché that the world is shrinking is becoming clearer each day. As the globe is shrinking, people like never before in human history are traveling, relocating or otherwise being transported from nation to nation. This has created an enabling environment for transnational organized crime as well as the easy movement of criminals from one state to the other. Criminals do not recognize borders in pursuit of their mission, consequently the need for collaboration for law enforcement becoming more urgent. Criminals do not need a passport to be active. With the advancement in communication, it has become more glaring or crime as disrupted lives of families, communities, disturb social and economic opportunities and leave nations with poor ranking by international rating agency and sometimes falling short of their treaty agreements. We recognize that partnership with our stakeholders, especially with international law enforcement, is indispensable in the fight against transnational crime and major and serious crimes. There are mutual benefits to be derived. The Jamaica Constabulary Force welcomes this partnership, forged many years ago, between the Jamaican government and the international police that is Interpol. This partnership has yielded fruit repeatedly. Fugitives have been apprehended and brought to justice from places they once thought were the Caneans. We welcome this symposium and we are honored to be your host. It is expected that at the end of the three days meaningful exchanges would have been had. Experience enrich and participant embolden to take on their task of fugitive apprehension. There are no unique thoughts so share. Thoughts are universal. It is through your shared experiences that the world will benefit and become a better place. Thank you very much.