U.S. and Brazil army-to-army staff talks, a weeklong series of meetings held to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies, was inaugurated at the Army South headquarters on October 20. The U.S. Army Staff Talks Program serves as a bilateral engagement for military discussion between respective armies. This year [ … ]
Search Results for: Viagra Approved Pharmacy ⭐ www.HealthMeds.online ⭐ Cheap Viagra Online - Buy Viagra 100mg
Guyana, US Join Efforts to Fight Narcotrafficking
The U.S. government, through U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali agreed on September 18, to deploy joint patrols that will operate in Caribbean airspace to disrupt drug smuggling on Guyana’s border with Venezuela. The agreement was made possible under the reactivated 2001 Shiprider program, [ … ]
Ecuador Combats Narcotrafficking with US Support
The U.S. government assigned $7 million to Ecuador on September 3, 2020 to improve the infrastructure of the justice and security department, to strengthen the fight against narcotrafficking and transnational organized crime. The Ecuadorean National Police has been keeping up the fight against narcotrafficking, and has seized more than 9.6 [ … ]
USAID to Allocate $1.17 Million to Support Venezuelans
On August 27, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it will grant $1.17 million to five institutions that will directly benefit Venezuelans in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The money is part of a partnership between USAID and the Inter-American Development Bank that seeks to identify, [ … ]
Interim President Guaidó Pays Bonus to Health Workers in Venezuela
Funds confiscated from the Nicolás Maduro regime in the United States that belong to the Venezuelan people are being used to pay a bonus to health workers in Venezuela, in a program designed by the team of Interim President Juan Guaidó. According to National Assembly (AN, in Spanish) lawmaker Manuela [ … ]
Trinidad and Tobago Forces Seize Almost 1 Ton of Marijuana
In mid-August, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) seized nearly 1 ton of marijuana in the north of the island of Trinidad. According to an August 13 TTPS press release, the drug, which was found inside a container coming from the port of Port of Spain, is believed to [ … ]
Bolivia in the Fight Against Drugs
The Bolivian Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) reported seizing more than 2.3 tons of cocaine in different operations carried out in the last two weeks of July. On July 29, the FELCN reported the seizure of 260 kilograms of cocaine and a light aircraft, the destruction [ … ]
Argentina: Security Forces Deal Consecutive Blows to Narcotrafficking
In only two weeks, the Argentine Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture seized more than 1,500 kilograms of drugs and dismantled different narcotrafficking gangs. On July 18, during a patrol on National Route 12, Gendarmerie officers chased a suspicious vehicle and found 698 kg of cannabis. The vehicle’s driver fled the scene. [ … ]
Guatemala Strengthens Fight Against Narcotrafficking
Diálogo interviewed Guatemalan Defense Minister General Juan Carlos Alemán Soto. Diálogo: How has the pandemic affected illicit trafficking activities? Are there any new illicit routes in your country? Guatemalan Defense Minister General Juan Carlos Alemán Soto:During the current pandemic in Guatemala we have seen a reduction in narcotrafficking activities; however, there [ … ]
Chinese Technology Helps Maduro ‘Control’ Venezuelans
A U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations report, accusing China of promoting an authoritarian atmosphere in cyberspace, says that the Venezuelan regime has taken full advantage of China’s hardware and services to control Venezuelans. The report, commissioned by Democrat Senator Bob Menéndez, says that Venezuela owns internet and mobile network [ … ]
US Helps Caribbean Countries Fight COVID-19
The U.S. government is providing financial assistance and technical support to multiple Caribbean nations fighting COVID-19. Assistance ranges from distribution of medical or protective equipment to support for programs in which young leaders engage students while schools are closed. The U.S. Department of Defense has delivered thousands of face shields, [ … ]
Guatemala Combats Forest Fires Caused by Narcotrafficking
Forest fires caused by organized criminal groups have destroyed thousands of hectares of Guatemalan forest. The fires are concentrated in Petén department, on the border with Belize and Mexico. On July 6, José Cal, a historian and researcher at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, told Diálogo that the [ … ]