AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoRegional Security & Policing: INTERPOL warned at its Americas conference in Georgetown that cocaine profits are increasingly being laundered through illegal gold mining, citing cross-border operations like Guyana Shield that involved Guyana, Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. Intelligence Sharing: Prime Minister Mark Phillips stressed that delays in sharing information across borders let criminals act first, pointing to coordinated checks and arrests during the same operation. Major Crackdown Results: Operation ATLAS NEXUS wrapped up with 490+ arrests and 156.9 tonnes seized across drug trafficking, human trafficking, document fraud, firearms and environmental crime, with Caribbean and European partners involved. CTU ICT Week in French Guiana: Caribbean Telecommunications Union leadership reshuffled as Dominic Smith pushed regional coordination on AI and digital policy, while St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Phillip Jackson was elected CTU Vice-President and Konris Maynard became CTU President. Space & French Guiana Link: EU space plans face launch bottlenecks, but new satellite launches from the European Spaceport in French Guiana underline the region’s growing strategic role. Transport Disruption: Passengers were stranded after the Guyana–Suriname ferry M.V. Canawaima was not cleared to resume operations, complicating travel to Cayenne.
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