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Haiti-bound Kenyan policemen complete training course

Published on: November 5, 2024
15:22

Port-au-Prince, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The Kenyan police units assigned to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMAS) are ready to confront the gangs currently harassing the population in the Caribbean nation.

Bahamas to send administrative staff before troops to Haiti

Published on: August 29, 2024
15:41

Port-au-Prince, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bahamas has not yet disclosed the date for the departure of its 150-strong armed contingent to Haiti, and is instead planning to dispatch a so called “administrative mission”.

Justice sends three Bolivian officers to prison

Published on: January 17, 2024
17:51

La Paz, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Three Bolivian policemen accused of extortion due to the theft of over USD$ 800,000 in a vehicle in Santa Cruz were sent on Wednesday to Palmasola prison, preventively detained.

Haiti: Exodus of police officers hinders response to crime

Published on: January 15, 2024
13:59

Port-au-Prince, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Police Union of Haiti (SNPH) informed that 1,800 police officers fled the country last year, another factor that today makes it impossible to give an effective response to criminal gangs.

Virtual classes available in Ecuador due to wave of violence

Published on: January 9, 2024
13:08

Quito, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Ministry of Education on Tuesday ordered virtual classes for educational centers near prisons, due to the wave of violence unleashed here.

Brazil’s officers protest for wage reform

Published on: November 16, 2023
18:02

Brasilia, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Brazil’s agents and officers of the Federal Police (PF) encouraged on Thursday a second national protest in favor of wage reforms.

Another Uruguayan policeman commits suicide

Published on: August 21, 2023
10:38

Montevideo, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Another Uruguayan policeman took his own life, making a total of 13 who committed suicide this year, which seems to confirm today what they qualify as a silent epidemic in the police force.

Trinidad and Tobago’s PM urges to raise police wages

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:35

Port of Spain, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina)Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Tuesday advocated to raise wages to police officers to form the known vetted units for members with higher integrity.

Serbia releases Kosovar officers detained on its territory

Published on: June 26, 2023
16:15

Belgrade, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) The court in Kraljevo City on Monday ruled to release the three Kosovo special forces officers who had been detained earlier in the central part of the country.

Ukraine announces purges among security and police personnel

Published on: February 12, 2023
09:43

Kyiv, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Aleksei Danilov, said on Sunday that decisions will be made on Monday regarding the removal of high-ranking officers in his area of responsibility from their posts.

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