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Haiti’s Gheskio Center closes after kidnapping of two employees

Published on: February 15, 2023
17:31

Port-au-Prince, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Haiti´s Gheskio Center, an institution in charge of researching and treating infectious diseases, called off activities on Wednesday until further notice in protest against kidnapping of two employees.

Haitian Baptist Church calls for release of three churchgoers

Published on: February 13, 2023
17:14

Port-au-Prince, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) The First Baptist Church, located in Haiti´s capital, on Monday called for immediate release of three churchgoers snatched as they left the church.

Haiti: Seven gang members killed in police raid

Published on: February 3, 2023
17:51

Port-au-Prince, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Seven gang members were killed amid clashes with Haitian Police (PNH) after Operation Tornado 1 being announced to curb national insecurity.

Ungovernable Haiti

Published on: January 1, 2023
00:30

Port-au-Prince, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) This week a bus driver was murdered and several passengers injured during an armed attack in Canaan, in the northern section of the Haitian capital, which registered fires of at least two gas stations and 15 vehicles.

Security tragedy

Published on: November 19, 2022
00:15

Quito, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Some regions in Ecuador suffering the consequences of drug trafficking and organized crime live among bullets, bomb attacks, extorsions, prison riots and murders, while many points to the government’s inefficiency to solve the crisis.

El Salvador police seizes firearms from gangs

Published on: November 15, 2022
10:55

San Salvador, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The capture of Firearms' in confronting gangs in El Salvador is highlighted by the authorities on Tuesday.

Gang clashes in Haiti leave 15 dead

Published on: October 20, 2022
09:32

Port-au-Prince, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) at least 15 Haitians died in less than a week as a result of clashes between armed gangs in Croix des Bouquets, a northeast suburb of the capital, organizations denounced.

Haiti without fuel for a month

Published on: October 12, 2022
10:07

Port-au-Prince, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Armed groups have blockade Haiti's main oil terminal for a month this Wednesday, without the Police being able to regain control of the strategic zone while the sanitary crisis worsens.

Gang blockade cripples Haiti fuel supplies, hospitals set to close

Published on: September 30, 2022
09:51

Port-au-Prince, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Hospitals that rely on fuel-powered generators for electricity in Haiti’s capital have warned they could be forced to close, as a gang blockade on the main fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince worsens insecurity in Haiti.

Citizen Organization condemns two journalists’ murder in Haiti

Published on: September 12, 2022
12:29

Port-au-Prince, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The Citizen's Organization for a New Haiti on Monday condemned the murder of two journalists while they were working in Cité Soleil, a commune in Port-au-Prince that is under the control of armed gangs.

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