INSECURITY

Violence increases in Ecuador

Published on: January 7, 2024
10:11

Quito, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Violence continues to increase today in Ecuador despite the promises of President Daniel Noboa's campaign to stop this situation through the so-called Phoenix Plan.

Insecurity, Ecuadorians’ main concern at the beginning of 2024

Published on: January 2, 2024
07:49

Quito, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Insecurity remains today as the main concern of citizens in Ecuador when only two days have passed since the beginning of 2024.

Uruguayan Parliament to hold plebiscite on nighttime police raids

Published on: December 22, 2023
00:45

Montevideo, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The Parliament of Uruguay will hold a plebiscite in 2024 after a vote in the Senate of the Republic.

Minister announces creation of mega prisons in Ecuador

Published on: December 13, 2023
09:48

Quito, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Government of Ecuador, Monica Palencia, announced the creation of two maximum security mega prisons with Israeli technology and panopticon vision.

Haitian police dismantles gang in south of the country

Published on: December 11, 2023
08:02

Port-au-Prince, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Police dismantled a gang in Tiburon, in the extreme south of the country, during an operation in which 15 members of the armed group were killed, an official source reported.

China: US is a source of insecurity for its allies

Published on: December 5, 2023
11:32

Beijing, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) China emphasized today that the United States represents a source of insecurity for its allies, in reference to the accident of the Osprey transport plane that crashed in Japan.

Poverty in Ecuador increased so far in 2023

Published on: November 14, 2023
13:50

Quito, Nov. 14 (Prensa Latina) According to data from the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) until today poverty increased two points and had a slight upward variation in extreme poverty here.

Ecuadorian transport workers announce stoppage due to insecurity

Published on: October 25, 2023
17:11

Quito, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Heavy vehicle drivers working in the transport sector in five Ecuadorian provinces announced on Wednesday that as of October 26 they will stop their services due to insecurity on Ecuador’s roads.

Ecuadorians goes to the polls to elect president

Published on: October 15, 2023
07:55

Quito, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador today is holding an election day to choose its next president between Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa, an election in the midst of the biggest wave of insecurity in history and under a state of emergency.

UN representatives are fretful over Niger’s food security

Published on: August 16, 2023
16:11

United Nations, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is fretful on Wednesday over Niger’s food security, an aftermath of the conflict.

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