{"id":31094,"date":"2026-07-26T11:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=31094"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:11:28","slug":"mv-barima-tragedy-decorated-tt-rear-admiral-to-serve-on-5-member-coi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mv-barima-tragedy-decorated-tt-rear-admiral-to-serve-on-5-member-coi\/","title":{"rendered":"MV Barima Tragedy: Decorated T&T Rear Admiral to serve on 5-member COI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Decorated Trinidad and Tobago Rear Admiral (RADM), Hayden A. Pritchard has been appointed to serve on the five-member Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pritchard is a retired military professional with over 38 years of experience in security and maritime operations, policy development, change management and public and security sector reform. He is also renowned for his experience in maritime safety, logistics, port and ship development and personnel management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He ended his military career as Chief of Defence Staff, head of his country’s military. The Rear Admiral is also well recognised for leading successful projects in port and maritime operations, security organisational development, ship design, business continuity and crisis management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education
1987 \u2013 Britannia Royal Naval College, UK (1yr)
\u00b7 Naval Officer Certificate Training
1989 \u2013 Canadian Coast Guard College (1yr)
\u00b7 Maritime Officer Certificate Training
2000 \u2013 University of the West Indies
\u00b7 BSc Hons. Management specialization minor in Finance (4yr)
2002 \u2013 Institute of Finance and Research Chennai, India
\u00b7 Certificate (4 wks) Decision Support Systems Finance
2003 \u2013 Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School
\u00b7 Master Certificate, Project Management (1yr)
2005 – United States Merchant Marine Academy
\u00b7 Facility and Vessel Security Program (2wks)
2009 \u2013 Royal Military College of Canada
\u00b7 Master of Defence and Strategic Studies (1yr)
2010 \u2013 Aston University UK
\u00b7 MSc Logistics (Port Development) (3yrs)
2010 \u2013 National Defense University Washington, US
\u00b7 Caribbean Defense and Security Course (6wks)
2017 \u2013 Marshall Center Germany
\u00b7 Marshall Center Scholar ( 4 wk Research Program)
2014 \u2013 University of the West Indies
\u00b7 PhD Candidate – Governance and Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages
\u00b7 English: Mother tongue
\u00b7 Spanish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience
\u00b7 1985 \u2013 2019 \u2013 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force ( Coast Guard)
\u00b7 1985 \u2013 1994 \u2013 Junior Officer
\u00b7 1994 \u2013 1996 \u2013 United Nations Haiti; Peace Keeping and Nation Building
\u00b7 1996 \u2013 2014 \u2013 Various Command and Staff Appointments
\u00b7 2010 \u2013 2012 \u2013 Commander Operations; Responsible for design of TTDF Joint Operations framework Including National and regional ( Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia) Coastal Surveillance Radar Center and Project
\u00b7 2005 \u2013 2007 \u2013 Commander Port Security
\u00b7 2007 – 2013 – Various operational and administrative postings.
\u00b7 2014 \u2013 2017 \u2013 Commanding Officer Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
\u00b7 2017 \u2013 2019 \u2013 Chief of Defence Staff TTDF
\u00b7 2018 \u2013 2019 \u2013 Chair of Inter-Ministerial Committee for Counter Terrorism Strategy
\u00b7 2018 \u2013 2019 \u2013 Principal Point of Contact for Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s National Security Architecture Reform initiatives with International Community
\u00b7 2019 – Present – Consultant Strategic Security and Policy Development
\u00b7 Consultant that produced the Policy Guidelines for the National Operations Fusion Centre (NOFC)
\u00b7 Lead Technical Consultant in the design and implementation of selection instruments for the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police Trinidad and Tobago
\u00b7 Lead Technical Consultant in the design and implementation of selection instruments for the post of Deputy Chief Personnel Officer Trinidad and Tobago
\u00b7 Lead. Technical Consultant in the design and implementation of selection instruments for the post of Commissioner of Police Trinidad andTobago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Highlights
\u00b7 National Chair of the Inter ministerial committee for implementation of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Counter Terrorism Strategy which was approved in November 2017
\u00b7 Lead the drafting of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019 first National Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) and Counter Terrorism (CT) Plans, with the assistance of international partners such as Hedayah, and Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) of the United Kingdom
\u00b7 Developed the policy manual for the operation of the National Operations Center
\u00b7 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s lead on Counter Terrorism in MOU on National Security with the UK
\u00b7 Lead and hosted Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) in conjunction with US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Trinidad in December 2018
\u00b7 Head of Trinidad and Tobago Delegation at Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2018 Cancun, Mexico
\u00b7 Lead and hosted the first ever seminar by Marshall Center Germany in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar dealt with Counter Terrorism and Returning Terrorist Fighters
\u00b7 Lead the drafting of a massive policy agenda as a key element in the reform of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF)
\u00b7 Country Lead on Defence Institution Reform Initiative (DIRI) in conjunction with the Perry Center Washington
\u00b7 Lead the production of the latest Strategic Plan of the TTDF
\u00b7 Lead the production of the latest TTCG Strategic Plan
\u00b7 Visiting Adjunct Professor Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) and Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) Marshall Center Germany
\u00b7 Hosted several visiting international delegations with regard to Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s national security architecture
\u00b7 Country lead and instrumental in the acquisition of twelve Coastal Patrol Vessels from the Netherlands and two from Austal, Australia
\u00b7 Designated authority for port security Trinidad and Tobago
\u00b7 Lead the planning and oversight of Disaster Relief operations Dominica and Grenada
\u00b7 Completed Marshall Center Scholar program Germany
\u00b7 Longest serving CARICOM national in United Nations Mission in Haiti (1994 \u2013 1996)
\u00b7 Programme manager for Coastal Surveillance Radar System in; Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and St Lucia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Honours
\u00b7 Chartered member of Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), UK
\u00b7 UN Peacekeeping Medal UNMIH (2)
\u00b7 US Army Achievement Medal
\u00b7 2 US Army Commendation Medals
\u00b7 Delaware National Guard Commendation Medal
\u00b7 6 National Medals
. Medal of Merit (Gold) Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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