COVID-19 Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Partnership Strategy for the Biden Administration In-Depth Research & Reports by Jason Marczak and Cristina Guevara
Foreword
From Mexico City to Manaus, the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In March 2020, families in Guayaquil searched for coffins to bury their loved ones. In April and May, Venezuelans who had fled the Maduro dictatorship were forced to return home after having lost their jobs in neighboring countries. As someone who has spent fifteen years in Congress advocating for the United States to work more closely with our friends in Latin America and the Caribbean, I was deeply saddened as this region became an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sixteen new vehicles were donated to the Ministry of Justice by the United States Embassy, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), authorities announced Friday.
The Toyota Hilux vehicles will support the fleets of the Penitentiary Police and the Canine Unit. In total, the donation is valued at more than $1 million.
“The work we do together is crucial to help ensure stability and security in Costa Rica. This donation represents just one of the many ways the United States works with the Ministry of Justice and Peace to improve Costa Rican security,” said Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, Gloria Berbena.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on foreign policy at the State Department, March 3, 2021, in Washington. Credit:
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When the US State Department announced the new International Anticorruption Champions Award last month, it set off ripples of media coverage across the world. The award honors anti-corruption advocates in countries where democracy is under attack and the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for corruption to thrive.
A dozen inaugural winners nominated by US embassies were named, including Ecuador’s attorney general; the chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation; and a director at the Central Bank of Iraq.
US Embassy s support for ZDC authorities in the fight against corruption
The signed agreement will allow the embassy to provide a wide range of assistance H. J. I. / Fena
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US Embassy s support for ZDC authorities in the fight against corruption
Stephen Glaser and Mirnes Bašić
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Director of the Office of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the United States Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stephen Glaser, and Acting Prime Minister of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Mirnes Bašić signed today a Memorandum of Understanding.
Today s signing represents a significant step forward in the fight against corruption in B&H.
Home | News & Events | U.S. Donates BioFire COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Machine to Ministry of Health Chargé d Affaires Usha Pitts dons personal protective equipment as she tours the microbiology laboratory at Princess Margaret Hospital.
On March 9, 2021 U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Usha E. Pitts participated in the official handing-over ceremony of the BioFire FilmArray Torch infectious disease diagnostic machine. Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, the largest public health facility in The Bahamas, has installed the BioFire machine in its laboratory to aid in combating the spread of COVID-19.
The BioFire (valued at around $80,000 USD) can provide a PCR test result the most accurate test for COVID-19 in about one hour, and can also diagnose other lower respiratory tract infections, making it a valuable asset in disease prevention and pandemic response in The Bahamas for years to come.