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Haitian Americans sue Red Cross, accusing charity of mismanaging Haiti aid after quake

MIAMI — A Haitian American organization has filed suit in federal court against the American Red Cross, the International Red Cross and related entities, accusing the well-known charities of exploiting…

John McCarthy November 26, 2024

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The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by 70% in the past year PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024

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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024

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French medical charity suspends services in Haiti; cites death threats, attacks by police

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A French medical charity that is the only life-saving option for many Haitians at a time when escalating gang violence has shuttered hospitals and health clinics and sent…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has reported. The National Human Rights Defense Network’s findings…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

COCKBURN TOWN (AP) — Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after the archipelago reported a record…

John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.…

John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police. The…

John McCarthy November 20, 2024

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US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that…

John McCarthy November 16, 2024