Guyana joins US-led Shield of the Americas, sanctions Haitian gang Viv Ansamn and 23 other narco-terrorist groups

Guyana has agreed to impose sanctions on the Haitian gang Viv Ansamn and 23 other narco-terrorist groups across the Americas under the US-led Shield of the Americas initiative. This marks Guyana's formal participation in a regional security framework, expanding the coalition's reach in the Caribbean and South America. The move signals a coordinated multilateral effort to target organized crime, though the specific sanctions' scope and enforcement mechanisms remain unclear.