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Haiti: Gangs, U.S. policy change put Henry on the rack

Published on: March 6, 2024
17:23

Port-au-Prince, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Gangs staked out in two airports and a visible change in the US policy are presently having Prime Minister Ariel Henry on the rack.

Crisis in Haiti will be the focus of closed Security Council meeting

Published on: March 6, 2024
10:01

United Nations, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council will meet today to discuss the violence in Haiti, while reports from agencies on the ground estimate that the current wave displaced more than 15,000 people.

ALBA-TCP expressed concern over serious situation in Haiti

Published on: March 6, 2024
09:51

Caracas, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) The member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) expressed their concern over the serious and prolonged situation that Haiti is experiencing today.

Caricom discusses with stakeholders the situation in Haiti

Published on: March 6, 2024
08:28

Georgetown, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been meeting with several actors to address the situation in Haiti, Irfaan Ali, president of the regional bloc and President of Guyana, informed in a video released in this capital.

UN warns of rapidly escalating situation in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince

Published on: March 4, 2024
17:57

United Nations, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Monday warned about rapidly escalating security situation in Port-au-Prince amid increasing gang attacks.

Haitian police search for over 3,000 inmates who escaped from jail

Published on: March 4, 2024
12:22

Port-au-Prince, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian police dawned on Monday with the challenge to return 3,597 inmates to the National Penitentiary in this capital who escaped from that precinct after an attack coordinated by gangs.

French Embassy maintains alert for its citizens in Haiti

Published on: March 3, 2024
10:46

Port-au-Prince, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) The French Embassy in Haiti maintains its alert to be extremely careful and limit the movements of its citizens residing in the Caribbean country, after gangs released criminals from the national penitentiary.

Haiti might hold general elections in August 2025

Published on: March 1, 2024
00:45

Port-Au-Prince, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Haiti might hold general elections in August 2025, a vital step to reestablish the order and constitutionality that this Caribbean country lacks at present.

US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health

Published on: February 29, 2024
17:29

Port-au-Prince, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) U.S. rice exports to Haiti, which account for the bulk of supplies of the country's key food staple, contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, heavy metals that can increase risks of cancer and heart disease, according to a recent study by the University of Michigan.

Haiti to restructure debt to Venezuela

Published on: February 29, 2024
13:33

Port-Au-Prince, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is still immersed in negotiations to restructure the debt to Venezuela in the framework of the PetroCaribe program and other cooperation projects.

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