INSECURITY

Haitian police intensify actions against gangs

Published on: March 28, 2024
12:39

Port-au-Prince, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) The General Directorate of Haiti's National Police (PNH) ordered intensifying operations against the gangs that currently control 80 percent of the country's capital.

Acute food insecurity impacts five million Haitians

Published on: March 22, 2024
16:06

United Nations, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Nearly five million Haitians have been coping with crisis or worsening levels of acute food insecurity in their nation by the time displacement and lack of aid aggravate the situation in the capital, a UN report warned on Friday. The latest analysis of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) grants the situation is worsening in the country, where over 1.6 million people face "emergency" levels of hunger.

Cuba denounces causes of global food insecurity

Published on: March 19, 2024
13:22

Havana, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) Food insecurity on a global scale has reached extreme levels, which are structurally worsened by the prevalence of an unjust and unequal international economic order, Cuba said today in a message to a regional forum.

Insecurity forces cancellation of cruise program in Haiti

Published on: March 15, 2024
11:32

Port-Au-Prince, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The global security team of the Royal Caribbean International company considered appropriate to cancel cruise activities in Haiti, where gangs are the protagonists of violent acts.

Tshisekedi and British representative discuss insecurity in DR Congo

Published on: March 15, 2024
11:27

Kinshasa, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), met with the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Environment and Climate, Richard Benyon, the Presidency of the African country announced on Friday.

Ecuadorian authorities concerned about overcrowding in prisons

Published on: January 31, 2024
08:05

Quito, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The number of detainees in Ecuadorian prisons stemming from military and police operations carried out in the context of the internal conflict increased to 4,680, while concerns about overcrowding in prisons grow.

Chile to increase controls to address organized crime

Published on: January 30, 2024
07:50

Santiago de Chile, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Chilean authorities announced the implementation of a plan in the Metropolitan Region, which includes the capital, to address growing crime and organized crime.

New bills to curb insecurity in Costa Rica

Published on: January 24, 2024
13:27

San José, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) A package of ten new bills to end the insecurity that exists in Costa Rica today will go through its approval in Parliament to become laws of the Republic soon.

President of Costa Rica to analyze security issues

Published on: January 23, 2024
07:49

San José, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) President Rodrigo Chaves will hold a meeting with the heads of the judicial and legislative branches, focused on security, one of the main issues that worries Costa Ricans.

Senior US officials arrive in Ecuador

Published on: January 22, 2024
07:55

Quito, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of the United States Government will arrive in Ecuador “to strengthen security cooperation,” amid questions about Washington's true intentions.

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