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The Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP, the UK Minster of State for the Armed Forces, will visit Grand Cayman from 9 to 12 October.

The Minister will meet with the RCIPS Air Operations Unit to discuss disaster relief and the support offered to The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The helicopter and crew deployed to the country last month to support the relief effort. The second RCIPS helicopter is due to arrive on Island this December.

The Minister will also meet with the Cayman Islands Cadet Corp to learn about their training and programmes. He will also visit the Red Cross and talk to Hazard Management Cayman Islands about disaster preparedness.

RCIPS are hosting Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) training the week of the Minister’s visit. The five-day course is facilitated by the UK Ministry of Defence and the Minister’s schedule will see him address delegates from the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Anguilla, TCI, BVI, Bermuda, Jamaica, Antigua, Canada and The Bahamas.

The Minister will also tour the Marine Unit and meet with Customs and Border Control at the airport.