AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUS Military Aid Reallocated: The Trump administration is redirecting $52 million in foreign military financing from Europe and the Middle East to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, framing it as support for “narcoterrorism” efforts and protection of the Panama Canal. Caribbean Crime Policy Shift: Trinidad and Tobago ended its state of emergency after criticism of mass arrests and detentions without charge, moving toward a “permanent legal framework” with targeted operations and judicial oversight. HIV Prevention Deal: PAHO and Gilead struck an agreement aimed at expanding access to lenacapavir for HIV prevention across 14 Latin American countries, with civil society groups calling it a win after earlier concerns about exclusions. Cybersecurity Watch: ESET reports China-aligned FamousSparrow has shifted deeper into Latin America, using a new SparroWocky backdoor to target government entities across multiple countries. El Niño Food Crisis: Central America’s Dry Corridor is facing a worsening food emergency tied to El Niño, with drought hitting millions and small farmers in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Digital Transformation in Jamaica: Jamaica launched Fujitsu Caribbean’s Digitisation Operations Centre to support a move from paper processes to secure, AI-ready digital government systems.
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