Border Security Analysis

Over the years, there has been technological advancement in the world. According to ESCAP (2017), as a result of globalization in production and distribution, global firms strive to attain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Governments and organizations around the world are adapting towards a more digital revolution by implementing innovative technology. Using technology as an instrument to promote effective border protection may include analytics, biometrics, cargo imaging scans, surveillance systems, drones and robotics. It was posited that the use of analytics, biometrics and cargo imaging scans can be used to help tackle immigration fraud by highlighting groups of people that are at a higher risk of over-staying, failing to pay

Such a model can provide enhanced targeting capabilities and create a more agile approach to border management and enhancement. This recommendation can be seen in many countries whether being in a foreign state or in the Caribbean where in recent time there has been an induction of biometric identification, aerial and land-based surveillance and detection, port and shoreline security, and cargo security at ports as stated by Limited, J. O. (2016, October 25), Similarly to the views held by N. Kingsbury (2013). These models can be used by inspection agencies and officers can obtain a degree of agility that helps expedite the transfer of crucial security and customs information throughout the supply chain. However the author made it clear in the literature that it is important to remember that no one country can truly act alone and achieve the most effective border security hence it requires constant improvements in technology. The view was further supported in an article presented by Rowe, P. G. (2016) where a synapse was given based on a seminar that was held under the theme ‘Leveraging Technology for Effective Border Security’, where senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr discussed the

These include: search and rescue, fisheries protection, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental pollution control, coastal surveillance, anti –smuggling and drug interdiction, aid to the civil power and other government agencies, ceremonial duties and maritime safety.

Some of these threats include but are not limited to illegal fishing, unsanctioned movement of persons and goods, human trafficking, illicit drugs and guns trafficking and terrorism.

Ideally, detection must happen before there is a threat to our waters and the employment of these vessels coupled with the introduction of new technology will achieve good results. While the Barbados Defense Force maritime responsibilities of the Coast Guard included interdiction of vessels engaged in smuggling and drug trafficking, search and rescue, immigration control, and protection of fishing grounds in cooperation with other regional states under the terms of the 1982 Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Memorandum of Understanding.

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