” The war in Ukraine also affects Haitians “, title Ayibopost. ” An unknown number of Haitian students are in Ukraine “, can we read there. According to a tweet from the Port-au-Prince government, these students were evacuated to Slovakia. Haitian students, there are also in Russia, continues Ayibopost. ” Since the exclusion of Russian banks from the Swift system, international financial transactions have become almost impossible for anyone in Russia. However, the majority of Haitian students depend on their parents in Haiti. If transfer houses like MoneyGram or Western Union no longer work, students will have to resort to other alternatives such as finding work. writes the news site.
” Except that unless it is at the university level, Russian law does not allow foreign students to work “, points out a former Haitian scholarship holder in Russia in the columns of Ayibopost. The financial situation of Haitian students in Russia could therefore quickly become complicated, while experts expect a significant rise in prices in the country.
Honduras: the new left-wing president begins to implement her electoral promises
In Honduras, the new left-wing president, Xiomara Castro, is beginning to implement her electoral promises. And the first of these is the fight against endemic corruption in the country.
The Honduran Parliament repealed in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday the so-called law secrecy “, welcomes the newspaper La Prensa. This text had been adopted by the predecessor of Xiomara Castro, ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, and it made information relating to the management of public funds inaccessible. The new Head of State had promised the repeal of this “law of shame”, recalls the newspaper which continues: ” It’s now done “.
In the columns ofEl Tiempothe President of Parliament denounces the pressures to which he has been subjected not to repeal the law of secrecy.
The editorialist of The Grandstand remains, meanwhile, on his guard: Corruption is everywhere “, he underlines. ” It affects all levels of Honduran society and all political parties, including those who today say they are ready to fight it. “.
Corruption scandal rocks the army in Chile
The Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army, General Ricardo Martinez, resigned yesterday, reports La Tercerra. In the days to come, he is called to appear before the military justice which accuses him of embezzlement of army funds for personal purposes.
This case is causing a stir because it involves several senior army officers. General Martinez proclaims his innocence, underlines El País. And just after his departure, he published a 120-page report, in which he condemns in detail the human rights violations committed by the military under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. It’s a ” institutional shame “, estimates the general in this report, whose site El Desconciento was able to obtain a copy. ” Military ethics have been seriously affected when human rights have been violated while obeying orders, as this has seriously undermined public confidence in the military and the loyalty that should exist between superiors and subordinates within the structures of the institution writes Ricardo Martinez. This is the first time that a written document from the army condemns its role in the crimes of the dictatorship so harshly.
Argentina: after the Corrientes fires, time to take stock
Since mid-January, more than a million hectares have gone up in smoke. ” The Argentine Parliament has been considering for several days the emergency aid that must be put in place “, writes the daily The Libertador.
Because indeed, many farmers and breeders have lost everything in these fires. ” While the state coffers are empty, parliamentarians must find funds to support the victims and restore the infrastructure of Corrientes, they are also largely affected by the fires “, concludes the newspaper.
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