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US Marines Provide Support to Continuing Promise Aboard USNS Comfort
When the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departed the Port of Miami on October 23, on its last stateside port of call before setting sails toward Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Continuing Promise, it brought hope to thousands of people who, otherwise, would not have access [ … ]
Illegal mining in Peru Threatens Protected Areas
Illegal mining is threatening and eating away at the Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja Sonene National Park, located in the Madre de Dios department of Peru, where environmental criminals are sowing terror with extortion, robbery, and death threats, according to an investigation by environmental journalism platform Mongabay. “In almost all [ … ]
US Delivers New Health Center to Panama in Darién
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 [ … ]
Supporting Responsible Fishing in the Pacific
Fishing communities along South America’s west coast face threats from illegal fishing, climate change, and pollution. “There are fewer fish, and we must go out to sea for days to find fish,” said Ricardo Laos, president of the José Silverio Olaya Balandra Association of Artisanal Fishermen of Caleta de Chorrillos [ … ]
USNS Comfort, Bringing Long-lasting Medical Care to Partner Nations
U.S. Navy Captain Kathryn Elliott is the commanding officer of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) since May 2021. [caption id="attachment_77648" align="alignleft" width="300"] U.S. Navy Captain Kathryn Elliott, commanding officer of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) (R), checks on a young patient aboard the ship, [ … ]
China’s Hunger for Fish Increases in Latin America
China’s fishing activities from January to May 31, 2022, near the exclusive economic zones of Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina, were four times greater than those of all other countries combined that fish in the same areas, an investigative report from The New York Times indicated. In contrast, in all of [ … ]
US Strengthens Guatemalan Police with K-9 Dogs
The U.S. government donated 22 canines to the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC), which will be trained to combat narcotrafficking and organized crime, the Guatemalan Ministry of Government (MINGOB) said in a press release. “For the PNC this donation represents a strong point to continue fighting the narcotrafficking and transnational [ … ]
First-ever Continuing Promise WPS Agenda
For the first time, U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), sailing toward Latin America and the Caribbean as part of U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored humanitarian mission Continuing Promise 2022, is breaking down gender barriers by expanding the perspective on traditional security and health issues. The current mission [ … ]
Fishing for Security: Taking on Illegal Fishing in Latin America
This article was first published in September 2021, by the Jack Gordon Institute for Public Policy, part of Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs. Introduction Over 25 years ago, illegal fishing was seen as a significant threat to international fisheries. Extraordinary efforts, such as [ … ]
Meet the Watchdogs Guarding Internet Access
When Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces laid siege to Kherson in Ukraine in March, they blocked Ukrainians’ access to independent news and censored web traffic. After the Burmese military seized power in a February 2021 coup, the military blocked internet access to undermine widespread public opposition to the coup and [ … ]
Latin America, most Lethal Region for Environmental Defenders
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 [ … ]