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COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...

Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama lie along the Pacific Rim of Fire and all have significant zones of very high seismic and volcanic risk. Infrastructure in many locations in thes...

The responses of many governments in the Americas to the West Africa Ebola outbreak have trumped local efforts to weaken an epidemic that is far more likely to impact public health: the Chikungunya virus. The resurgence...

Belize continues to be plagued by crime rates that have risen steadily over the past few years. Petty theft is the most common crime impacting foreigners and tourists in Belize, but violent crime rates have risen dramati...

Please find the latest edition of the Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent AQIM activity in Mauritania, rising crime rates in Belize, and increasing anarchist activ...

Study abroad students can tend to be extremely vulnerable to crime in Central America because. The attached report outlines major crimes, areas of concern, specific regional issues, and best practices for Central America...

The Office of American Citizen Services at U.S. Embassy Belize City issued a hurricane preparedness bulletin for use by Americans in Belize.

Two American tourists were held up at gunpoint on July 21 on the road from Hattieville to Dangriga. No injuries were sustained, but the bandits took the victims' car, cash, cameras and credit cards.