A view of the Pegasus hotel in Jamaica where Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was strangled on March 18. - Reuters

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

The Regional Security Force could be used to beef up security at hotels hosting Cricket World Cup (CWC) teams, the Nation newspaper reported yesterday.

Venues, including stadia and hotels, fall under the responsibility of national police forces but the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Security Committee says it is prepared to step in and offer help.

The issue has emerged following the murder of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 18.

However, chairman of the CARICOM Committee and Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, said there was no reason to fear tighter security measures.

"I don't think that we need to fear. I just think that we need to go about our business as normal. There would be vigilance, but as I said, what we have is a regional asset and we feel that we can make it available to be pressed into use for those countries that wish to have access to it.

"That is simply what we would like to do as we are conscious that even though an incident happens in another Caribbean country it affects all of us," she added.

There are about 400 security officers, divided into two teams, providing security for CWC. They will move from game to game ensuring there are no breaches.