On August 17, Panama sent 15 tons of humanitarian aid to Haiti for the people affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean country. The shipment, which included dry food, medicine, water, and tents, departed on a Chilean Air Force flight that took off from the Panamanian National [ … ]
Cuba Gets Oxygen from Venezuelan Regime
On August 7, a Cubana de Aviación cargo jet arrived at Maiquetía International Airport, north of Caracas. In addition to the 16 crew members, flight number 3310 brought to Venezuela 280 empty oxygen cylinders for hospital use, which belonged to the Cuban Medical Mission. That same day, a Cuban Navy [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Modernizes St. Kitts and Nevis Drug Interceptor Vessels
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) completed upgrades on two Safe 33 Full Cabin drug interceptor vessels for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force Coast Guard. The vessels were delivered on July 13, 2021, strengthening patrol capabilities in the Caribbean Sea. The vessels were refurbished as part of the SAFE Boat [ … ]
Haiti Receives Immediate US Aid After Earthquake
At Haiti’s request, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, deployed an urban search and rescue team on August 15, 2021. This is the second unit USAID has sent to the Caribbean nation following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck the [ … ]
Brazil, Colombia, Peru Sail Together in Bracolper 2021
The navies of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru set sail on the 46th iteration of the Naval Operation Bracolper, in the city of Leticia, Colombia. From July 19 to September 15, 2021, riverine units of the three countries will navigate the Amazon River and carry out tactical exercises to protect their [ … ]
Guatemalan Army Seeks Further Participation in Peacekeeping Missions, Greater Gender Integration
On July 14, 2021, U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Guatemala and met with Lieutenant General Juan Carlos Alemán Soto, minister of National Defense, to talk about continued cooperation in security matters and future engagements between regional partner nations’ militaries. To learn more about [ … ]
Death Toll In Massive Haiti Quake Jumps To Over 1,419
The death toll from Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,419 on Tuesday, as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination. In Les Cayes, as in other hard-hit cities on the southwestern peninsula, most of the population spent the [ … ]
How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests
On July 11, thousands of people across Cuba took to the streets, fed up with the lack of food, basic products, medicine, and vaccines to combat COVID-19. They were the first large-scale demonstrations in Cuba since 1994, and the largest since Fidel Castro took power in 1959. Protesters used social [ … ]
Maduro Buys Military’s Loyalty with Promotions
The Nicolás Maduro regime announced the list of officers it was promoting to generals, rear admirals, and vice admirals, on July 3, 2021. “The National Armed Force announced the promotion of more than 3,000 officers and 12,000 professional troops, in all ranks and hierarchies. They also reported the promotion of [ … ]
How Russia’s ‘Foreign Agents’ Law Silences Dissent
Harassment and censorship of independent media and government critics is common in the Russian Federation. A so-called “foreign agents” law, passed in 2012 and repeatedly expanded, allows the Russian Justice Ministry to label groups or individuals “foreign agents,” exposing them to fines and harassment that stymie their work. In July [ … ]
Venezuelan Migrant Trafficking Grows Worldwide Due to Humanitarian Emergency
International networks involved in trafficking Venezuelans have expanded to at least 19 countries, taking advantage of the humanitarian crisis that is plaguing the country under the Nicolás Maduro regime. This is one of the main revelations in the U.S. Department of State’s latest report on human trafficking. The document, released [ … ]
Salvadoran Military Forces Coordinate Operations to Fight Narcotrafficking
Diálogo interviewed Brigadier General Miguel Ángel Rivas Bonilla, deputy head of the Salvadoran Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the Central American Security Conference 2021, which took place in Panama City, June 22-23. Diálogo: What are the advances of the Territorial Control Plan (PCT, in Spanish) in the fight [ … ]