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 “Call of Martinique” is a new G7‑linked multinational security declaration issued on 7 July 2026 in Fort‑de‑France, Martinique, under the French Presidency of the G7. It is not a treaty but a political commitment by a large coalition of countries and regional bodies to intensify cooperation against drug trafficking, illicit firearms trafficking, and transnational … Continue reading Call of Martinique “Countering narcotrafficking and illicit trafficking in the Caribbean and across the Americas”
The UTT Institute of Criminology and Public Safety is holding a discussion on the State of Emergency in Trinidad and Tobago on June 23, 2026 beginning at 9:00 am. Click on the link to register... Join from Zoom Workplace app - Zoom
The Centre for Criminal Justice and Security (CCJS), University of the West Indies, in collaboration with, The Government of Jamaica, Ministry of National Security CARICOM, IMPACS Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) United Nations Development Programme, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (UNDP) The European Union (EU) is organizing … Continue reading Call for Papers: 4TH CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Critics say three deals totaling $137 million to build prisons, provide security and manage Haiti-DR border shift too much governmental powers to private firms abroad by Juhakenson Blaise Mar. 10, 2026 Overview:A Haitian human rights group is raising alarm over three government contracts totaling at least $137 million drafted under Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé that … Continue reading Haitian PM slammed for signing millions in foreign contracts that ‘undermine sovereignty’
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, joined regional partners at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference in Florida March 6, 2026 PM Phillips signals deeper security co-operation with U.S., hemispheric partners GUYANA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening regional security and defence co-operation with the United States and other hemispheric partners during the inaugural Americas … Continue reading Guyana backs regional coalition against narco-terrorism
February 12, 2026 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for deeper regional unity and solidarity among Caribbean nations, warning that small states cannot effectively navigate today’s complex geopolitical environment on their own. Speaking to reporters at State House after her swearing-in ceremony following the Barbados Labour Party’s historic third 30-0-seat general election landslide, Mottley said … Continue reading PM Mottley urges stronger Caribbean unity amid global uncertainty
by Adam Chan January 30, 2026 A Canadian defence vessel previously based at CFB Esquimalt that has now moved to Halifax has started its seven-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea as part of a multi-national security operation. HMCS Yellowknife departed on Thursday to contribute to Operation CARIBBE, a U.S.-led multi-national project that focuses on countering drug … Continue reading Canadian warship begins two-month deployment in Caribbean Sea
The latest edition of the UTT quarterly newsletter "Spotlight on Crime and Public Safety" explores a number of crime and public safety issues in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean. It seeks to advance research, dialogue and evidence informed approaches to these complex issues. The CCI Research Symposium this year is on the general … Continue reading University of Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Criminology and Public Safety