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Haiti’s most feared gang leader, known as ‘Barbecue’, has threatened to overthrow the country’s prime minister amid a surge in gang violence that has thrown the Caribbean nation into turmoil. A state of emergency was declared after thousands of “dangerous” prisoners broke
Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and imposed a nighttime curfew in response to a surge in violence. Gangs overran the country’s major prisons, releasing thousands of inmates over the weekend. Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s absence during this crisis has
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Kenya and Haiti have signed agreements aimed at deploying 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti to address surging gang violence. Kenya initially agreed to lead this international police force but faced legal challenges due to constitutional concerns. President William Ruto of Kenya
An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution. Michael Geilenfeld, 71, was arrested in Colorado on
Protests shut down major cities in Haiti on Monday as demonstrators clashed with police and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Banks, schools and government agencies closed in Haiti’s northern and southern regions while protesters blocked main routes with blazing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 2,300 people were killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from October to December last year, a nearly 10% increase compared with the previous quarter, according to a new U.N. report released Thursday. The number
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims killed, injured and kidnapped more than doubling last year, the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Thursday. In a grim briefing,
The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince pleaded for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and demanded that Haiti’s government crack down on gang violence, in a strongly worded letter released Monday. The Archdiocese, along with the Haitian Conference of the Religious, said