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Panama calls to fight organized crime in the face of migrant flows

Published on: September 4, 2023
15:24

Panama, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the boom in regular migration on its way through Panama to the United States, UN authorities called to fight the organized crime that controls these flows.

FBI participates in investigation into candidate’s assassination

Published on: August 13, 2023
15:05

Quito, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed on Sunday that a team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is participating in the investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Some 68 percent of Haitians support military deployment

Published on: August 11, 2023
08:15

Port-au-Prince, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 68 percent of Haitians think that the the police are incapable of solving the problem of insecurity, and support the deployment of an international force, according to a survey.

Haitian trade unionists denounce brutality against protesters

Published on: August 9, 2023
08:13

Port-au-Prince, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Haitian trade unionists denounced police brutality after police used tear gas to disperse a protest against the insecurity that is plaguing the country.

Dominican vice president highlights reduction in homicides

Published on: August 8, 2023
08:23

Santo Domingo, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the Dominican Republic, Raquel Peña, highlighted the decrease in the homicide rate in five provinces of the country, as a result of joint work by different forces and the use of modern investigative technologies.

Haitians protest against insecurity and violence

Published on: August 8, 2023
08:06

Port-au-Prince, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Residents in Carrefour-Feuilles, south of this capital, demonstrated against insecurity and rallied in front of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry's residence, where they were dispersed with tear gas.

Some 26 police officers killed in Haiti this year

Published on: August 8, 2023
07:30

Port-au-Prince, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 26 police officers have been killed in Haiti so far this year, Lionel Lazarre, general coordinator of the National Union of Haitian Police Officers, denounced.

Haitian criminals release kidnapped doctor

Published on: August 7, 2023
07:17

Port-au-Prince, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Doctor Reynold Grand-Pierre was released from captivity two days after his kidnapping in the Tabarre area, which has been the scene of attacks by armed gangs for several days.

Homicide rate increases in Haiti, organization reports

Published on: August 4, 2023
00:45

Port-au-Prince, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Citizen's Organization for a New Haiti (OCNH) recorded 82 homicides in July, an increase of 44 percent in contrast to the previous month.

Ecuador officials linked to criminals under investigation

Published on: July 31, 2023
12:47

Quito, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Minister of Government Henry Cucalón said on Monday that officials who appear with criminal gang leaders in videos about an alleged peace agreement with the Executive are under investigation.

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