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Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Panama Stewart Tuttle, and Panamanian Minister of Health Francisco Sucre inaugurated on October 20 the El Salto Health Center in the province of Darién. “The construction of this health center in Darién is a sign of the strong friendship between our countries. We are pleased to be able to contribute to bringing health and…
In the last decade, at least 1,733 people have been killed trying to protect their lands and the environment worldwide. More than half of the attacks have taken place in Latin American countries, the report A Decade of Resistance by Global Witness, a London-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) that documents these types of abuses since 2012, indicates. “The panorama is devastating,”…
The Colombian Army succeeded in further weakening dissident groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) by capturing three of their leaders in the eastern Colombian department of Meta in early September. Alias Boliqueso, leader of the Jorge Briceño Structure, alias Anderson and alias Iván, leaders of Structure 39, were captured during search and seizure operations. That same month,…
The Colombian Air Force (FAC) is preparing to launch its second satellite, FACSAT-2 Chiribiquete, in February 2023, with a greater payload capacity. It will be used to detect environmental risks and threats; combat illegal mining; and monitor energy, port, and road infrastructure, and for airspace surveillance operations. The satellite will reach space on the FALCON 9 rocket of the Transporter…
A 349th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) aircrew from Travis Air Force Base, California, opened the tail of their C-17 Globemaster III September 24 at Port Au Prince, Haiti, and delivered a non-military cargo load: three yellow school buses. The three buses will help Haitian children to school safely, which became a priority for Those Angels, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) located in Oakland. “I’m very…
The latest wave of repression from the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime is hitting the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, severely punishing those who try to denounce the human rights issues that Nicaraguans experience, says the August Political Analysis Supplement report of Costa Rica-based think tank Center for Transdisciplinary Studies of Central America (CETCAM). Meanwhile, the report Nicaragua: A persecuted church? 2018-2022…
Peruvian security forces neutralized 15 Shining Path (SL) terrorists, seized weapons, and dismantled the group’s communications system as part of Operation Patriot, Peruvian Army General Manuel Gómez de la Torre, head of the Armed Forces’ Joint Command, told the press. The operation in the Vizcatán area of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM) was carried out in the…
Nearly 570 children and teens between 6 and 18 years old, in socially vulnerable situations, have found a safe haven at the Brazilian Navy’s Marine Corps Base on Governador Island, in Rio de Janeiro. The naval complex serves as a venue for the Ministry of Defense’s Strength in Sports project (Profesp), which aims to reduce social risks and reinforce inclusion…
According to the United States, Russia is using disinformation to influence Latin America and Spanish-speaking communities in general, as a political weapon amid the war in Ukraine and three months before the U.S. mid-term elections. In a country with more than 62 million Hispanics, in the last three months, congressmen wrote to digital giants, such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter,…
The U.S. government presented on August 8 for the first time the virtual tours Traveling the Qhapaq Ñan – the Andean Road System (Recorriendo el Qhapaq Ñan – el sistema vial andino), a regional project that encourages greater protection of cultural heritage along the Andean road system by showcasing the stories of people and places and the connection between community…
Chile’s Investigative Police (PDI) dismantled a transnational gang dedicated to ecstasy trafficking, carrying out the largest seizure of this narcotic in South America. The seizure was the result of a concertedeffort with the Netherlands Police, with surveillance that began in the port of Rotterdam and continued all the way to northern Chile’s port of Iquique. “We were able to figure…
With her swearing-in on October 29, 2021, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson became the first woman to lead U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and only the third woman to lead one of the U.S. military’s 11 unified combatant commands. As commander, Gen. Richardson oversees U.S. military operations across South and Central America, in addition to the Caribbean. “We must hasten to pick…
