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Haitian Presidential Council mourns death of Kenyan officer

Published on: March 27, 2025
10:35

Port-au-Prince, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), regrets today the death of a Kenyan officer, who was participating in the fight against gangs in that nation.

Kenyan officer injured by gang members in Haiti receives care

Published on: March 19, 2025
09:45

Port-au-Prince Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The Kenyan officer of the Multinational Security Support Force (MMAS) wounded by gang members in Haiti remains today under medical care.

Haiti with new head of the Presidential Transitional Council

Published on: March 7, 2025
09:54

Port-au-Prince, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The head of Haiti's Presidential Transitional Council, Leslie Voltaire, hands over his post today to Fritz Alphonse, who will inherit a country in chaos caused by gangs.

U.S. stance questioned on anti-gang fight in Haiti

Published on: February 28, 2025
10:19

Port-au-Prince, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The delay of the United States in delivering the keys of armored vehicles to facilitate the fight against gangs is today questioned in Haiti, where criminal gangs are gaining strength and ground.

Gang threat to foreign troops begins to be carried out in Haiti

Published on: February 25, 2025
10:06

Port-au-Prince, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) The death of a Kenyan soldier in Haiti materializes the threat of gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, alias Barbecue, who warned of bloodshed on foreign troops deployed here today.

A total of 289 children killed or injured in Haiti by gangs in 2024

Published on: February 19, 2025
10:12

Port-au-Prince, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) The non-governmental organization Save The Children reported that gang attacks left a balance of 289 children dead or wounded, a situation that remains a serious problem in Haiti today.

Government of El Salvador responds to demands against gangs

Published on: February 19, 2025
10:09

San Salvador, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) The government of El Salvador responds to the demands of the population against the remnants of the gangs that still exist in several districts of the country, an official source said.

Lack of results in anti-gang fight questioned in Haiti

Published on: February 12, 2025
10:19

Port-au-Prince, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Citizens in Haiti today continue to be overwhelmed by violence and question the slow results in the fight against gangs, just when authorities are receiving resources from abroad to exterminate armed gangs.

Nearly 6,500 cases of gender-based violence in Haiti in 2024

Published on: February 11, 2025
15:31

Port-au-Prince, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Almost 6,500 cases of gender violence were reported in 2024 in Haiti, where this scourge persists today, often related to the insecurity perpetuated by gangs.

Venezuelan police take control of Sucre municipality

Published on: January 27, 2025
00:15

Caracas, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Relations, Justice, and Peace informed that units of the Bolivarian National Police Corps and the Armed Forces took control of Sucre municipality, in northern Miranda state, as part of operations to bring peace to that territory.

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