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”
Canada and CARICOM have launched a renewed action plan under the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership. This is good to see, although including greater detail in the announcement would be useful to fully understand what is included in the new action plan. News release June 23, 2026 - Panama City, Panama - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable … Continue reading Minister Anand concludes participation in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, announces $35.3 million to support security and stability in the Americas
The Shield of the Americas summit marked a turning point in Western Hemisphere diplomacy. By Diego Area, the president and CEO of Global Americans. March 10, 2026, 11:51 AM A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and several Latin American leaders over the weekend marked a shift in how Washington organizes hemispheric diplomacy. The Shield of … Continue reading Trump’s ‘Shield’ Against Multilateralism
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
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
January 5, 2026 (Trinidad Express) “Today just like yesterday was a normal day in Trinidad and Tobago. What happened in Venezuela had nothing to do with Trinidad and Tobago. Citizens just like myself went about our normal business.” So said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday, in response to concerns about her whereabouts and her failure … Continue reading Trinidad PM: Caribbean politicians linked to Maduro drug case will be exposed
Prof. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently delivered the 21st Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture to the Grenada Bar Association. The video of this event is now available. Well worth a viewing. https://youtu.be/qawH-j6nET8
U.S. has placed Canada in an impossible position, military expert argues Members of HMCS William Hall and U.S. law enforcement agents return to the ship with bundles of cocaine seized from a boat in the Caribbean on May 29, 2025. (Canadian Armed Forces) Ryan Cooke · CBC News · Posted: Dec 09, 2025 The federal government says it is keeping … Continue reading Canada ‘continues to monitor’ US boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm
The Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University along with the Caribbean Policy Consortium is holding a webinar on the recent tensions across the Americas. As political shifts in the United States continue to reshape foreign policy, ripple effects are being felt across the Americas—from trade relations to counternarcotics efforts to broader regional … Continue reading “New Dynamics in the Americas: Counter-Narcotics? Counter-Regimes?”