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< 1234567891011121314151617181920>Cocaine Traffic Expanding to Europe
US State Department official William Brownfield said on a visit to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, that the United States efforts to halt the cocaine trade from Latin America has caused a rise in trafficking to Europe, as traffickers seek new routes for their wares.
Suriname and Guyana Deepen Cooperation
Suriname and Guyana reaffirmed their cooperation with the signing of a joint declaration, after bilateral talks between President Desi Bouterse and his counterpart Donald Ramotar of Guyana.
Interview with Mr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Denzil L. Douglas, gave one of the most passionate presentations during the 2012 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC), hosted and sponsored by that Caribbean nation with co-sponsorship of the United States Southern Command, in December 20...
Security Ministers from the Northern Triangle Meet in San Salvador
The security and defense ministers of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras met in San Salvador on February 17 to analyze the security strategy that they will promote in the three countries, an official source announced.
Amorim Highlights Need for Strong Defense Industrial Base in South America
In a speech opening the Second National Defense Seminar in Brazil, Defense Minister Celso Amorim identified a process of deconcentration of world power and the creation of “a belt of good will between Brazil and its neighbors in South America.”
On February 16, the United States announced that it has sent forensic experts to collaborate with the investigation of the prison fire in Honduras that killed 355 prisoners, at the request of that country’s authorities.
At the opening of a preparatory meeting in advance of the meeting of defense, interior, and justice ministers of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) that will be held in Cartagena in May of this year, Colombian Minister of National Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón called for work on making joi...
Los Zetas will be the target of an all-out offensive by the military, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina announced within hours of his Jan. 14 inauguration.
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