August 14, 2026 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), in coordination with regional and international partners, has successfully completed Operation Eclipse. Executed during the month of May 2026, the intensive, intelligence-led maritime operation disrupted multi-jurisdictional smuggling loops and stripped transnational organised criminal groups (OCGs) of an estimated US$54.5 million in … Continue reading CARICOM IMPACS and partners disrupt transnational smuggling and seize US$54.5 million in illicit assets
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The CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting recently wrapped up in St. Lucia and the Communique has been released. As usual, the meeting covered a wide range of issues ranging from important governance issues (reappointment of the Secretary General); support for a candidate for the UN Secretary General position; updates on CARICOM memberships; Haiti; reparations; border … Continue reading Communique from the 51st CARICOM Leaders meeting
Our Day 2 Keynote presentations continued the focus on regional security and the implications of the changing international order. The video of the session can be found below. Prof. Andy Knight (University of Alberta) discussed the changing international environment and the challenges facing small states. "Understanding the Interregnum: Challenges to the Existing World Order". The … Continue reading CCI Research Symposium 2026: Day 2 Keynote Presentations
Friday, February 20th, 2026 Save the Date! Watch live the 2026 CCI Research Symposium Day 2 Keynote and other presentations. The Keynote presentation will feature Prof. Andy Knight, University of Alberta discussiong the current challenges to the existing world order. This will be followed by a presentation from Mr. Callixtus Joseph, CARICOM Implemention Agency for … Continue reading 2026 Research Symposium: View Day 2 Keynote and Presentation
By Sarah Morland December 2, 2025 Report by Geneva-based Small Arms Survey links Caribbean gun trade to areas in US Southeast Thirty percent of traced firearms were bought in two Florida counties, study finds Seventy-eight percent of illegal arms shipments were detected in Florida and Georgia ports Dec 2 (Reuters) - Organized crime in the Caribbean … Continue reading Caribbean gun trafficking tied to hubs in Florida and Georgia, study finds
November 20, 2025 A critical, high-level workshop targeting the illicit trade and trafficking of glass eels, often linked to transnational organised crime, was officially opened on 20 November 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The two-day event, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) and supported by the Canadian High Commission … Continue reading Canada supports Caribbean effort to disrupt trafficking of Glass Eels
The CARICOM IMPACS has posted on LinkedIn the release of a new paper published in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, December 2025 on Firearm-related violence in the Caribbean. This article explores the social, economic, and institutional factors fueling this crisis while outlining potential pathways forward. #CARICOMIMPACS invites and encourages all to read, reflect, and … Continue reading Firearm-related violence in the Caribbean is a complex systemic issue: how do we move towards a solution?