Uncertainty prevails in Venezuela as COVID-19 spreads, not only due to the health system’s inability to face the pandemic, but also because official data are not trustworthy, and those who question them risk being detained. “You cannot trust the figures that the Nicolás Maduro regime provides. His administration has a [ … ]
Paraguay Increases the Fight Against Narcotrafficking
On April 10, Paraguayan authorities seized a light aircraft with a Bolivian registration transporting more than 385 kilograms of cocaine on board. The Paraguayan Navy, Air Force, the Office of the Attorney General, and the National Police made the discovery in a rural establishment in the municipality of Bahía Negra, [ … ]
Partner Nations Step Up Drug Seizures
Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian authorities, with intelligence support from the U.S. military, fight against narcotrafficking in combined operations. Costa Rica on alert According to Michael Soto, Costa Rican minister of Public Security, on April 15, the Costa Rican Air Vigilance Service and the U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical [ … ]
Venezuelan Government Represses Social, Political Discontent
Six weeks after the Nicolás Maduro regime declared a “national emergency,” protests are beginning to escalate throughout the country, including acts of vandalism and looting in some cases. Incidents such as those in Cumanacoa, a community in Sucre state, 900 kilometers east of Caracas, and Upata, 800 km southeast of [ … ]
Record Cocaine Seizures for Costa Rica
The fight against narcotrafficking in Costa Rica doesn’t let up, and the first quarter of 2020 has yielded historic results. Through constant operations carried out with the support of partner nations, the success of the Police forces of Costa Rica not only disrupts trafficking cells that receive, store, and transport [ … ]
The Brazilian Contribution During World War II
May 8, 2020, marked the 75th year since V-E Day, the Allied victory in Europe, during World War II. On this anniversary we pay tribute to Brazilian efforts in defeating evil and restoring peace, as we cannot overlook the importance of military bonds of comradery. Accounts of Allied contributions cited [ … ]
Guaidó Leads on Venezuela’s COVID-19 Response
While the Nicolás Maduro regime lies to the public about Venezuela’s confirmed coronavirus cases and its hospitals’ preparedness, Interim President Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly are taking a transparent and truthful leadership role in the COVID-19 response. “Information is a key element to face the pandemic,” Guaidó said on [ … ]
US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida: ‘There’s a lot of corruption coming from Venezuela’
Voice of America spoke with Ariana Fajardo, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, who revealed details of the accusations against Nicolás Maduro and Venezuelan Supreme Court Chief Justice Maikel Moreno, and about Venezuela’s corruption money that enters the U.S. banking system. On March 26, Fajardo took part in [ … ]
US Sends Coronavirus Aid to Central and South America
The U.S. government is providing millions of dollars as well as training and supplies to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to Central and South American countries, with a total of more than $73 million provided to the Western Hemisphere in response to the pandemic. These contributions will bolster each [ … ]
Guaidó: ‘There is an intervention today in Venezuela, and it’s by Cubans’
Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó spoke with Voice of America and provided details about his plan to create a “National Emergency Government” through a State Council, and warned about the crisis that the country is undergoing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Guaidó, who is also the president of the National [ … ]
Nicaragua Confronts COVID-19 Without Ortega’s Help
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ignored the recommendations of national and foreign experts to confront COVID-19, making the country one of the weakest in the region to face the pandemic. Instead of promoting social distancing, authorities are organizing concerts, marches, and boxing matches, contrary to the recommendations of the Pan [ … ]
Venezuelan Crisis Strongly Affects Women
The crisis in Venezuela, which has caused more than 4.5 million people to go into exile, has particularly affected women. According to Tatiana Bertolucci, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the international humanitarian organization CARE, “women and girls” are more vulnerable, both within Venezuela and when they [ … ]