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Monday, March 14, 2011
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | This shared security partnership, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), fulfills the commitment to deepen regional security cooperation that President Barack Obama made at the Fifth Summit of the Americas. |
Thursday, February 24, 2011
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Annual Caribbean Nations Security Conference discuss transnational crime, illicit trafficking |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and hosted by Trinidad & Tobago's Defense Force, the 2011 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) was planned by participating countries with "counter illicit trafficking" as the main them |
Friday, October 22, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The United States and the nations of the Caribbean are partnering to combat the drug. |
Thursday, September 30, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean, Central America Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | USS Klakring completes Southern Seas 2010 deployment |
| Author/Source: | Michael J. Scott U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | USS Klakring (FFG 42) and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 Det. 10 completed a six-month deployment to South America and the Caribbean Sept. 29. |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Celebrating Our Caribbean Heritage |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The fact that remittances from the United States to the Western Hemisphere fluctuate around $50 billion a year is an absolutely astonishing figure, particularly if you think that the entire foreign assistance budget of the United States for the world is $ |
Monday, July 19, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking |
| Title: | Caribbean 'drug lord' Jose Figueroa Agosto arrested |
| Author/Source: | BBC |
| Brief: | One of the Caribbean region's most wanted alleged drug barons has been arrested in Puerto Rico. |
Friday, June 11, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Clinton presenta plan de seguridad para el Caribe |
| Author/Source: | La Prensa (Panama) |
| Brief: | La Iniciativa de Seguridad de la Cuenca del Caribe, trazada por el gobierno estadounidense, la cual busca aportar 124 millones de dolares. |
Thursday, June 10, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Joint Statement of Secretary Clinton and CARICOM Ministers on the Commitment of Bridgetown: Partnership for Prosperity and Security |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton, CARICOM Ministers U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | To meet the common challenges of the 21st Century, we declare our intention to act in concert to improve the social and economic well-being of our peoples, to ensure the safety of all our citizens, to advance towards a secure and clean energy future, and |
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Secretary Clinton and CARICOM Ministers Celebrate the Launch of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), A Shared Regional Security Partnership |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | "For all of us, the safety of our people must be our highest priority. That's why today we are committing ourselves to CBSI" |
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks With Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton, Baldwin Spencer U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We are applying some of the lessons we have learned and are learning in Colombia and elsewhere to our security cooperation with Caribbean partners, bringing a new focus both to international collaboration and whole-of-government commitments. |
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Politics of Clinton's B'dos meeting |
| Author/Source: | Rickey Singh Trinidad And Tobago Express |
| Brief: | No approved agenda has been circulated, according to some foreign ministers and prime ministers. |
Friday, June 4, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional, Jamaica |
| Category: | Gangs, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Holder Calls for Greater Security Against Drug Traffickers |
| Author/Source: | Merle David Kellerhals Jr. U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the current situation in Jamaica illustrates how important it is for the United States and its Caribbean partners to boost regional security in fighting drug traffickers and criminal gangs. |
Friday, May 28, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional, Jamaica |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | US convenes Caribbean officials to fight drug-trafficking |
| Author/Source: | Lachlan Carmichael Agence France Presse |
| Brief: | The State Department said the CBSI is designed to mitigate the "spillover" occurring when drug traffickers and other criminals flee effective crackdowns in Mexico, Guatemala and elsewhere in the region. |
Thursday, May 27, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Caribbean Regional, Central America Regional, Colombia, Mex |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Citizen Safety in the Western Hemisphere |
| Author/Source: | Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Insecurity and violent crime is near the top of citizens' concerns in most countries in the Americas, and the President has recommitted the United States to creating practical partnerships in the hemisphere to advance shared interests and protect our citi |
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Inaugural Caribbean-U.S. Security Cooperation Dialogue |
| Author/Source: | Eric Holder U.S. Department Of Justice |
| Brief: | And so, while I am a proud American who was born in the United States, in many respects, I was a child of the Caribbean and am proud of that part of my heritage as well. |
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Remarks at the Inaugural Caribbean-U.S. Security Cooperation Dialogue |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We recognize the security challenges facing the region. They are non-traditional and transnational. Organized crime, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, violence, trafficking in persons, and terrorism are increasingly threatening the stability of the regi |
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | State Department to Host Inaugural Caribbean-U.S. Security Cooperation Dialogue |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The event will be a forum for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, which will in turn create a framework for partnership and improving security and citizen safety throughout the Caribbean, two core U.S. objectives for the region. |
| Location: | Caribbean Regional, Jamaica |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Violence surges in Jamaica as troops hunt alleged drug kingpin |
| Author/Source: | Mary Beth Sheridan The Washington Post |
| Brief: | The bloodshed in Kingston occurred as the Obama administration has become increasingly concerned about surging violence in the Caribbean linked to the drug trade. |
Monday, May 24, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Caribbean Basin Security Initiative |
| Author/Source: | Julissa Reynoso U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We're aiming to coordinate and invest in anti-trafficking, countering narcotics related matters, and we're also going to be investing in education and prevention programs as well. |
Friday, May 21, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Key Objectives of the CBSI Partnership: Substantially reduce illicit trafficking; Increase public safety and security; Promote social justice |
Thursday, May 20, 2010
| Location: | Caribbean Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Rising crime and violence in the Caribbean, largely related to the drug trade, threaten regional security and stability. President Obama announced his intent to pursue a security partnership with the Caribbean at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in |