Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced his resignation, underscoring how gangs have become the dominant power in Haiti. Henry announced his resignation in a March 11 video address from Puerto …
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At least 117,492 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2023, putting the median homicide rate around 20 per 100,000 people. But homicide data in many countries …
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Former Premier of British Virgin Islands Guilty in Landmark Drug Case
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaA former premier of the British Virgin Islands has been convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, highlighting how systemic corruption makes the strategically located island territory a …
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Money laundering laws in Latin America in the Caribbean are on par with the rest of the world. But, multibillion-dollar criminal economies severely test these frameworks.
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On December 17, 2022, José Gregorio Roa lost track of his wife and daughter, who had set out on a boat from the island of San Andrés, Colombia, headed for …
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The Caribbean’s geographic location and countless islands make it a huge transshipment route for drugs heading to the United States, a dynamic that has fostered high rates of violence and …
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On July 7, 2021, a team of mercenaries invaded the home of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and shot him dead. The country was already unstable following a series of natural …
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Who are the top Caribbean drug kingpins that have shaped the region’s cocaine trafficking for decades?
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While blame directed at the US is well-founded, more complete data is needed on US firearms’ dominance in the Caribbean.
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Dominican Republic Corruption Investigation Inches Toward Ex-President
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesHigh-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.