making its intelligence tools and services more efficient and effective by better integrating the sharing of data between RIFC and other systems. The RIFC will enhance its intelligence infrastructure, and expand its intelligence systems to include the wider Caribbean and beyond; iii. The Region will expand the CARICOM Integrated Border Security System (CARIBSEC) so as to further facilitate sharing and analysis of critical intelligence information, such as lost/stolen passports, criminal offences and terrorist affiliations; iv. The quality and quantity of information in a database heavily depends on the information supplied. In order to improve and enhance the quality of information in its criminal information databases, “CARIBSEC”, Member States are urged to regularly update their watch list; v. Member States should consider strengthening inter-agency collaboration at the national level to maximize the effectiveness of information and intelligence sharing through the establishment of National Joint Operational Centres (JOC). JOC will serve as a national intelligence focal point for information and communication, incorporating and maximising the use of existing resources of law enforcement, military, coast guard, customs, immigration, financial units, intelligence and civilian organisations. JOC provides a platform for enhanced situation awareness, more informed and timely decision making, facilitates command and control and is of tremendous value in establishing a coordinated, cohesive and synchronised operation in support of law enforcement operations and criminal intelligence activities without unnecessary duplication; vi. JOC should further serve as a Point of Contact for the Regional Intelligence Fusion Centre, facilitating greater integration of intelligence at the regional level. CARICOM will actively engage support from Member States in the development of Joint Operational Centres as a coordination focal point for information and a communication sharing mechanism; vii. To improve the quality and management of gun information in the Region efforts will be made to establish SALW national registers and database systems in the Community. The modernisation of Member States’ SALW information management systems will assist in creating a platform for more effective and expeditious information sharing, which will enhance the national reporting capacity of Member States and enable them to fulfil their obligations under existing international agreements including the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UN PoA); viii. To support standardised data-collection procedures in Member States, there is a need to strengthen the capacities of Member States to gather and analyse relevant information and data through the establishment of crime observatories in Member States. 38