Estanda was just one of 6,000 patients seen during USNS Comfort’s mission to Trinidad and Tobago, September 3-12. The ship is comprised of medical professionals from the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy, alongside participants from eight partner nations and nongovernmental organizations. Surgeons also performed more than 115 operations aboard [ … ]
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Current Scenarios Represent Great Challenges for Countries in the Western Hemisphere
In Ecuador, the Armed Forces Joint Command’s director of operations, or G3, is responsible for advising and taking part in the planning, preparation, and execution of military operations at the strategic level as a member of the Operational Joint Staff. Their role is to assist in decision-making, command and control, [ … ]
Colombia Launches Military Campaign Against Deforestation
In late April 2019, the Colombian Army, Air Force, Navy, and Police launched Operation Artemisa with 17,000 elements working to neutralize indiscriminate logging from the planting of illicit crops, as well as wildlife trafficking and illegal mining. “Protecting biodiversity is now a main national concern. Water resources, biodiversity, and the [ … ]
Bolivia Receives International Support to Fight Fires in Amazon
More than 7,000 members of the Armed Forces, police, and firefighters continue to work tirelessly to fight wildfires in the Bolivian Amazon that have already wiped out nearly 5 million acres, according to official figures from the Evo Morales government. About 18 aircraft and more than 200 vehicles take part [ … ]
International Cooperation Key to Addressing Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis
Diálogo: What is Colombia's contribution to the Venezuelan crisis? Army General Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez, commander of the Colombian Military Forces: It’s a tragedy what the Venezuelan people are going through right now. This crisis is causing serious problems for the countries that share borders with Venezuela, but the crisis also [ … ]
Comfort Staff Exchanges Medical Strategies with Colombian Counterparts
Medical staff assigned to U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) met with Colombian military and civilian medical personnel to collaborate during subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE) at Battalion Córdoba military base, August 20, and University Hospital Julio Méndez Barreneche, August 26. More than 90 medical personnel attended the [ … ]
Venezuela: Stronghold of FARC Dissidents
“Don’t have any doubts about it,” Rocío San Miguel, director of Venezuelan nongovernmental organization (NGO) Control Ciudadano, which specializes in security, defense, and military issues, told Diálogo, concerning the presence of FARC dissidents in Venezuela. Venezuelan attorney Fermín Marmol García, a security analyst and director of the Criminal Science and [ … ]
Unfair Chinese Competition Slams Latin America
Unfair Chinese practices in the commercial exchange of steel products affect Latin American businesses and exacerbate the region’s deindustrialization. During 2018, China’s indirect steel trade exports to Latin America –– products manufactured with steel components such as automobiles, home appliances, and machinery –– registered a 17 percent increase to almost [ … ]
USNS Comfort Starts Providing Medical Assistance in Panama Following Opening Ceremony
The purpose of the mission is for U.S. service members and medical professionals to work alongside partner and host nation medical specialists to provide medical assistance and help relieve pressure on health systems strained by the Venezuelan migration crisis. The ceremony signifies that medical sites are fully operational and will [ … ]
Chinese Shell Corporations Evade Taxes in Ecuador
At least seven Chinese companies the Ecuadorean government hired for public works projects in the construction, mining, telecommunications, and oil exploitation sectors made payments to companies the Ecuadorean Internal Revenue Service (SRI, in Spanish) considers shell corporations. This information is the result of an investigation by Ecuadorean daily El Universo, [ … ]
The Maduro Regime Targets Digital Media To Silence The Opposition
On July 9, Táchira state Legislative Council Deputy Nellyver Lugo, a self-described Chavista, blamed local and digital media for inciting violence among the population, encouraging demonstrations, and building an “anti-Maduro atmosphere” that led to Chacon’s injuries. Digital media must be told what is “opportune and prudent” in their coverage, Lugo [ … ]
Venezuela: From a Bright Future to an Economic Disaster in 20 years
Venezuela enjoys the largest proven oil reserves in the world. According to OPEC’s 2018 Annual Statistical Bulletin, some of Venezuela’s natural resources include gas, iron, gold, bauxite, and diamonds. Its economy, however, is spiraling downward with no end in sight. With these indicators, in 1997, Venezuela showed great promise as [ … ]