SEACOP continues to support Guyana’s efforts to strengthen maritime security

Guyana, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

 Last month, the government of Guyana and SEACOP held a successful National Steering Committee meeting, aimed at discussing maritime security matters and at laying the groundwork for strategic advancements in this domain. Convened by the newly appointed focal point for Guyana and Head of Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU), James G Singh, the meeting came following a discussion between SEACOP representatives and Minister of Home…

SEACOP partakes in Tradewinds 2023 exercise

Guyana, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

Effective collaboration and regional partnerships are crucial in the ongoing fight against illicit maritime trafficking. In the Caribbean region, the EU-funded SEACOP project is promoting this approach by working closely with various Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) agencies. Launched in 2010 as part of the European Commission’s initiative to address organised crime’s impact in different parts…

SEACOP participates in Tradewinds 2023 preparations in Guyana

Guyana, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

This week, SEACOP was in Guyana 🇬🇾 to take part in the preparations for the upcoming Tradewinds 2023 exercise. More than 1,000 troops from 17 countries are expected to partake in the exercise, which will seek to further prepare Guyana to counter regional and security threats. Organisations such as CARICOM IMPACS, the Regional Security System, the Implementation Agency…

EU, UNODC-WCO projects join forces on container search training in Guyana

Guyana, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

EU-funded project SEACOP V and the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) in early December 2022, conducted a joint training in the city of Georgetown in Guyana. Targeted at personnel from Guyana Revenue Authority, Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit and Guyana Defense Force Coast Guard, Guyana Police Force and Maritime Administrative Department, the five-day training activity was hailed…

Regional training on Maritime Intelligence Unit concludes in Barbados

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The EU Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, H.E. Malgorzata Wasilewska on Friday closed a weeklong regional course dedicated to members of Maritime Intelligence Units of the region. Organised by the EU-funded project SEACOP in Barbados, the course was attended by 15 law enforcement personnel from nine different agencies in Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Montserrat…

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SEACOP partakes in 1st National Steering Committee in Guyana

Caribbean, EU, Guyana, Illicit trade, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

SEACOP in Guyana 🇬🇾 this week! At the first National Steering Committee held in Guyana, SEACOP Team Leader Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Karen Clarke can be seen pictured with Hon. Robeson Benn, Minister of Home Affairs of Guyana and H.E. Fernando Ponz Canto, Ambassador of the European Union. A number of…

CORMS Mission in Latin America

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The mission of the Cocaine Route Monitoring and Support (CORMS) on seaport cooperation’s state of play in five Latin American countries kicked-off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the team attended the second Regional Workshop for Maritime Intelligence Units (MIUs) organised by the SEACOP project from March 19 to 21.  The event was opened by a representative of the EU delegation to…

Newsbriefing-Week of 27 of August

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Britain announced a 2 million pound ($2.6 million) scheme to help authorities stop at risk children falling into the grip of traffickers and gangs who force them to move drugs over ‘county lines’ from cities to rural areas. A historic summit between the President of Colombia, Duque, and his political rivals took place at La…

Guyana and European Delegation to Guyana sign Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of SEACOP

EU, Guyana, SEACOP

On November 30, the Public Security Minister of Guyana and the Head of the European Delegation to Guyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of SEACOP in the country. Within the framework of the agreement two units – the Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) and the Maritime Intelligence Unit (MIU) – will…