CORRUPTION

Haiti with the highest corruption perception index in the Caribbean

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:59

Port-au-Prince, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Haiti today ranks first among the countries in the Caribbean area with the highest corruption perception index in the public sector, local press reported.

Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office raids house of spokesman

Published on: December 17, 2024
10:25

Lima, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The house of the Peruvian presidential spokesman, Fredy Hinojosa, was arrested today as part of investigations into the supply of horse meat to state schools and in the midst of several allegations against the president and her entourage.

Minister of Finance resignation shakes Colombia

Published on: December 7, 2024
08:47

Bogota, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The departure of the Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla, from Gustavo Petro's cabinet for alleged acts of corruption, is an event used today by opposition sectors to discredit the management of the current administration in Colombia.

Bolivian governor goes under house arrest

Published on: November 5, 2024
16:05

La Paz, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, has been sent to a 24-hour house arrest on charges related to the Carro Bombero Affaire, and must pay a 300,000 boliviano-bail (42,800 dollars).

Municipal and regional elections in Chile enter the final stretch

Published on: October 27, 2024
10:32

Santiago de Chile, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Chile celebrates the second and last day of the municipal and regional elections that, although ongoing normally, they are under the impact of events that hit both the opposition and the ruling party.

Chile faces biggest corruption scandal in recent history

Published on: October 7, 2024
16:38

Santiago, Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Government Spokeswoman Camila Vallejo on Monday described the “Audios Affaire”, which involves figures from the judiciary, business community and right-wing politicians, as the country’s biggest corruption scandal in recent history.

Chilean Supreme Court suspends magistrate for alleged corruption

Published on: September 9, 2024
12:12

Santiago de Chile, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) In an extraordinary meeting today, the Supreme Court of Justice of Chile suspended from her post the magistrate Ángela Vivanco, for her links with lawyer Luis Hermosilla, accused of corruption and other illicit acts.

Distrust in Chilean judiciary grows after scandal

Published on: September 2, 2024
08:02

Santiago de Chile, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) A large majority of Chileans consider that the judiciary is neither impartial nor reliable, according to a survey carried out by the Plaza Pública Cadem firm following the corruption scandal known as the Audios Case.

Corruption continues to be talked about in Haiti

Published on: August 1, 2024
14:37

Port-au-Prince, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The corruption issue continues to be a topic of discussion in Haiti today, where the provisional government promised a relentless fight against the scourge.

Uruguayan Artigas Dept. is inactive after corruption convictions

Published on: July 19, 2024
14:12

Montevideo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The administration of northern Artigas Department is now inactive after judicial convictions against its authorities in a case involving the ruling National Party (PN).

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