End of preview - This article contains approximately 772 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
Security & Strategic Review - August 2024
MEXICO: Murder of industry leader puts spotlight on illegal fishing
Minerva Pérez Castro, the head of Mexico’s national chamber of fishing and aquiculture industries (Canainpesca) in Baja California state, was murdered in an apparently targeted attack in the port city of Ensenada on 8 July. Just hours earlier, Pérez had spoken to the press about the need to tackle illegal fishing in Mexico and denounced the extortion of those in the fishing sector by organised criminal groups. The incident has led to increased calls for the government to properly address the issue of illegal fishing, with hopes that the ushering in of a new administration on 1 October will pave the way for relevant policy changes.
- Tough task ahead for Mexico’s incoming security minister
- BOLIVIA: Coup attempt or political theatre?
- COLOMBIA: Deforestation falls to lowest level on record
- ECUADOR: Legal and illegal arms trafficking fuelling crime wave
- BRAZIL: Debates over drug decriminalisation intensify
- BRAZIL: Historic drought worsens fires in Pantanal wetlands
- PARAGUAY: Government claims success against drug trafficking
- ARGENTINA: Child disappearance raises alarm on human trafficking
- MEXICO: Synthetic drugs in the limelight
- MEXICO: Murder of industry leader puts spotlight on illegal fishing
- MEXICO: Partial progress in Pasta de Conchos search
- PANAMA: Mulino’s initial moves raise eyebrows
- NICARAGUA: US slams Ortega gov’t over illegal migration
- GUATEMALA: Murder of union leader reignites familiar concerns
- HONDURAS: Proposed prison draws criticism
- GUYANA: Opposition struggling for unity with elections in sight
- REGION: Clear focus for investment needs at CIF 2024