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Health officials warn of diphtheria cases in Haiti

Published on: August 21, 2024
11:52

Port-au-Prince, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Wesler Lambert, Executive Director at Zanmi Lasante, informed on Wednesday that Haitian health authorities are already aware of the increase of diphtheria cases in Boucan-Carre, a commune in the country's Central Department.

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.

Tension in Haitian capital after protests against violence

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:50

Port-au-Prince, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian capital lives today moments of tension after the protests against the violence of the gangs, which keep terrorized a population lacking police protection.

Caricom accompanies Haiti in the reestablishment of political order

Published on: August 17, 2024
09:54

Port-au-Prince, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (Caricom) maintains today its accompaniment to Haiti, a country of the region that is advancing a process to reestablish democracy and the political and constitutional order.

Haiti: Five children a week on average killed in 2024

Published on: August 16, 2024
13:24

Port-au-Prince, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) An average of five children per week in the first six months of 2024 were killed by armed violence in Haiti.

Caricom representation ends visit to Haiti

Published on: August 16, 2024
09:31

Port-au-Prince, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The group called Eminent Personalities of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) ends its visit to Haiti, where it learned about the fight against violence and the political transition.

Lawyer could get Haiti’s Prime Minister in trouble

Published on: August 15, 2024
11:46

Port-au-Prince, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Interim Prime Minister Garry Conille could be the target of criticism on Thursday after lawyer Sonet Saint-Louis considered one of his decisions a violation of regulatory procedures and a reward for corruption.

Government asked to defend higher education in Haiti

Published on: August 13, 2024
10:19

Port-au-Prince, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Education authorities asked the government to act in defense of higher education in Haiti, which risks extinction leaving thousands of young people without a better future.

Haitian gangs maintain their reign

Published on: August 12, 2024
12:01

Port-au-Prince, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The gangs in Haiti begin another week with their reign intact, and the police together with the Kenyan troops continue today without being able to exterminate them from their fiefdoms in Carrefour, Gressier, Ganthier and 80 percent of this capital.

Haiti to receive more humanitarian aid from India next week

Published on: August 6, 2024
11:44

Port-au-Prince, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) A second shipment laden with humanitarian aid from India will arrive in Haiti next week, which will contribute to improve the population's attention amid the health crisis that this nation is currently experiencing.

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