“We need your cooperation to continue to make our region a zone of peace, a zone that is free from the scourges of money laundering, piracy, terrorism,” said Guyanese Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during his welcome remarks to military and defense leaders at the 16th annual Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC), held in Georgetown, Guyana, from December 6th-7th, 2017.

Military and defense leaders gathered at the 16th annual Caribbean Nations Security Conference in Georgetown, Guyana, and discussed how to unify regional actions to counter transregional and transnational threat networks. (Geraldine Cook/Diálogo)