INSECURITY

Fed by gang violence, insecurity haunts life in Haiti

Published on: August 20, 2024
15:36

Port-au-Prince, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Haiti’s pervading insecurity is a harsh fact today, as violent acts committed by gangs continue to defy the local police.

Cerro Norte, face of insecurity in Uruguay

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:28

Montevideo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The capital's Cerro Norte neighborhood has been the face of insecurity in Uruguay in recent days, at the same time as the debate on the implementation of nighttime police raids, now outlawed by the Constitution.

Ecuadorian legislators demand explanations about insecurity

Published on: July 23, 2024
08:53

Quito, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian legislators will request the appearance of Minister of Interior Mónica Palencia and Minister of Defense Gian Carlo Loffredo due to the persistent insecurity in the province of Manabí.

Insecurity despite militarization characterizes week in Ecuador

Published on: July 20, 2024
12:26

Quito, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The increase of insecurity and violence characterized this weekend today in Ecuador, despite the military intervention led by President Daniel Noboa in some provinces of the country.

Chile is flooded with shootings lately

Published on: July 17, 2024
08:20

Santiago de Chile, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Chile has been in a state of recent gunfights, and the capital's Lampa commune witnessed another one on Tuesday, which left five people dead.

Construction of new mega prison generates controversy in Ecuador

Published on: June 24, 2024
08:29

Quito, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The construction of the new mega prison in the Ecuadorian province of Santa Elena generates controversy in Ecuador amid complaints of rights violations in the penitentiaries.

Haitian diplomacy enters a new era for the world

Published on: June 19, 2024
00:30

Port-au-Prince, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Dominique Dupuy affirmed that the country has entered a new era of world diplomacy.

Conflict in Sudan might trigger world’s biggest hunger crisis

Published on: June 7, 2024
12:33

United Nations, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The imminent threat of famine in Sudan currently demands more support from the World Food Program (WFP), which is expanding its operations in light of the risk of the biggest hunger crisis on the planet.

Wave of violence affects economic sector in Ecuador

Published on: May 14, 2024
08:36

Quito, May 14 (Prensa Latina) A recent study undertaken by the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory (OECO) of Ecuador revealed that the violence facing the country affects 90 percent of the economic sector.

Haiti: Gangs maintain insecurity and reject foreign forces

Published on: May 13, 2024
14:41

Port-au-Prince, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the imminent arrival of a foreign force in Haiti, a gang member said, ‘we are waiting for the whites,’ a defiant phrase that dashes on Monday the illusion of the safe resumption of commercial flights here.

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