Making Criminals Pay
Colombia takes an international approach to countering money laundering
Trinidad and Tobago Calls for Concerted International Action Against Drug and Arms Trafficking
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar addressed the United Nations General Assembly...
Reward Programs
Latin America has begun to use reward programs to help law enforcement capture individuals linked to criminal and terrorist organizations, and the results have been valuable.
Central America’s Next Energy Sources
Central America’s volcanoes may serve to alleviate the region’s energy needs. Extracting geothermal energy from the volcanoes is a viable option for many Central American countries, given that the region contains as many as 80 volcanoes, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Money Laundering Methods
Drug money laundering is a global industry. In Latin America, “the first large volume of money laundering is done by traditional narcotraffickers [the Colombian cartels] and now the Mexicans, and most recently, the Central American cartels,” said Nicaraguan researcher Roberto Orozco of the nongovernmental Institute for Strategic Studies and Public [ … ]
South American Prosperity
Despite the worldwide economic downturn, South American countries reported an increase in production, exports and domestic consumption in 2010, and analysts forecast a continued rise. The gross domestic product figures for 2010’s second trimester show the following increases compared with the same period in 2009.
Mexican Cartels Become a Global Threat
Drug trafficking operations cross borders, bringing violence and crime
Farewell to Arms
A gang member turns in his gun during a ceremony to hand in arms in the Comuna 1 neighborhood — one of the shantytowns with the highest rates of urban violence — in northeast Medellín, Colombia, in September 2010. Some 170 gang members surrendered their weapons and pledged to stop [ … ]
Latin American Women Leading U.N.
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet heads the new U.N. Women agency dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of women. This agency merges four U.N. agencies on women and gender issues into a single organization. The U.N. set a target date of January 2011 to become fully operational with an [ … ]
Paraguay Police Kill EPP Leader
During a clash in the early morning of September 24, Paraguayan authorities brought down Nimio Cardozo Caceres...
US Mounting First Test of Cyber-Blitz Response Plan
The United States is launching its first test of a new plan for responding to an enemy cyber-blitz, including any attack aimed at vital services...
UN Security Council Seeks Cooperation in Fight against Terrorism
The fifteen member countries of the United Nations Security Council called for greater cooperation and solidarity among states in order to prevent attacks.