The prime minister of Haiti Ariel Henry formally resigned on Thursday 25 April as gang violence escalates in the Caribbean nation’s capital of Port-au-Prince.
Leaders, law enforcement and community members gathered Wednesday for the third annual community summit to address and reduce violence in Jackson.
It’s called the Crime Gun Intelligence Center or CGIC. The Center will weave together federal, state and local law enforcement to investigate and prevent gun violence. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco was in town for the announcement. The CGIC will also use an interconnected ballistics network to help law enforcement connect gun crimes using markings […]
United Nations, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) Violence in Haiti is today causing a political, humanitarian and security crisis impacting on all areas, said Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program (WFP). The post Violence and crisis in Haiti impacts all areas, warns WFP first appeared on Prensa Latina.
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Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of siegeEach day, Makenson Rémy wakes in the hush of the night to tell the story of his shattered home town, Port-au-Prince. Each day, he fears he might die. “I am very worried for the city. I am worried for my family. I am worried for myself too, because at any moment I could go out and never come back,” said the Haitian journalist who is responsible for the crack-of-dawn radio broadcasts that...
Chicago suffers through dozens of shootings each weekend with little media notice, yet when police shoot one man who was trying to murder them, suddenly, it’s a national story. At least 43 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, including at least four children. Seven people were killed, bringing Chicago’s total number of homicides […]
A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived
A recent study shows that transitioning to electric trucks can save lives
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again called for the de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East Friday, following an airstrike in Iran widely suspected of being a retaliatory attack by Israel. “Everything needs to be done to prevent further escalation in the region, to get back on a track toward supporting people in the region,” Trudeau told reporters in Victoria. Canada condemns Iran's “absolutely irresponsible” missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, Trudeau said. ...
Ecuadorian police confirmed the murder of the mayor of Ecuador's Camilo Ponce Enriquez locality, José Sánchez, on Wednesday amid escalating violence against public authorities in Ecuador. Sánchez was
The easyHotel plans had attracted some controversy with local people saying there was no need for another budget hotel on Newmarket Road