Rationed food kept Cubans fed during the Cold War. Today an economic crisis has them hungry
HAVANA (AP) — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government […]
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Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024, UN report says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year while dozens have been lynched
Haiti’s transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first
Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school
For Haitian diaspora, gang violence back home is personal as hopes dim for eventual return
TIJUANA (AP) — When Vivianne Petit Frere fled her native Haiti for Brazil in 2019 and later walked through the
As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs
Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
DAJABON (AP) — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard
Author Mitch Albom evacuated from Haiti amid gang violence and unrest
PORT-AU-PRINCE — American author Mitch Albom was evacuated from Haiti amid ongoing gang violence and unrest. Albom, 65, was visiting his
4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from