The unwillingness of Chinese company Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI) to repair a dam it damaged in 2021 is sparking great controversy in Guyana. Despite receiving clear instructions from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali to repair the dam in Matthews Ridge, Northwest District Region One, which damages are severely affecting the community, [ … ]
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PRC Engagement in The Bahamas
Introduction In his March 2023 annual posture statement to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, head of U.S. Northern Command General Glen VanHerck referred to the substantial commercial and other presence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Bahamas as “efforts to gain a foothold only 50 miles [ … ]
China Goes After South America’s New Treasure: Lithium – PART I
With its vast salt flats, Latin America is rich in a metal that has become more sought after than gold: lithium. Known as white gold or the oil of the 21st century, this metal is now essential for energy transition and the booming market for electric cars. The so-called Lithium [ … ]
Panama Strengthens Fight Against Crime with US Vehicle Donation
The U.S. Embassy in Panama presented the Ministry of Public Security with a donation of 63 Jeep J8 all-terrain vehicles and $3 million in spare parts at the National Border Service’s (SENAFRONT) facilities in Panama City. The equipment, totaling $8 million and donated in May, will be used for counter-terrorism, [ … ]
Chile Captures Tren de Aragua Criminals
Chile’s Investigative Police (PDI) arrested 55 members of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua in different parts of the country in June. The crimes the criminals have been charged with include drug trafficking, arms violations, kidnapping for ransom, money laundering, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation, among others. According to [ … ]
Peru Exhibits State-of-the-Art Defense and Disaster Prevention Technology
The IX International Exhibition of Technology for Defense and Disaster Prevention carried out in Lima Peru (SITDEF Peru 2023), presented the latest advances in defense, disaster prevention, and cybersecurity technology to more than 30,000 visitors. National exhibitors and representatives from 27 countries participated in the event. “There were more than [ … ]
Red Flags Among Golden Passports: An Analysis of Chinese Influence In Five Caribbean Citizenship By Investment Programs
This work was first published in March 2023 by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, part of Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper explores the extent wealthy Chinese Citizenship by Investment (CBI) holders in the Caribbean use their [ … ]
UNITAS LXIV Begins in Colombia
U.S. Navy and Marine forces arrived in Cartagena in support of UNITAS LXIV, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, which started July 11, 2023. The Colombian Navy is hosting this year's UNITAS, which features 26 warships/vessels, three submarines, 25 aircraft (fixed wing/helicopter), and approximately 7,000 people from [ … ]
Huawei 5G, Deadly for Democracy in Latin America
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and its fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology represent a very high risk for democracy in Latin America, because of the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Euclides Tapia, professor of International Relations at the University of Panama, told Diálogo on June 11. “The issue is [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commander Meets with Leaders in Panama
The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, visited Panama June 14-16, to meet with leaders and reaffirm the close security partnership between the United States and Panama and visit the humanitarian and disaster relief exercise led by the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Disasters in [ … ]
Operation Trigger IX Combats Crime in Latin America
In an unprecedented action, the largest of its kind in Latin America, authorities seized more than 200 tons of drugs and 8,000 firearms and arrested nearly 15,000 people as part of INTERPOL-led Operation Trigger IX, which saw the participation of 15 police forces from the region for 22 days. The [ … ]
The Fight Against Russia’s Fake News in Cuba
A fierce information war is being fought in Caribbean nations with Russian state media trying to peddle one narrative about the Ukraine war while a fact-checking site from Kyiv battles to rebut the stories. In Cuba, Kremlin-controlled media outlets such as Russia Today, Sputnik, and RIA-Novosti have been the main [ … ]