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A key police veteran in Haiti’s gang wars, senior cop is now fighting for his freedom

PORT-AU-PRINCE — As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traversed Haiti’s gang-controlled capital in early September, a sinister plot was unfolding. On the afternoon of September 5, a man driving…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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U.S. deportation flight lands in Haiti amid spreading violence, attack on Catholic nuns

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Days after a Catholic mission that treats up to 30,000 poor people a year became the latest target of armed gangs in a new wave of coordinated attacks,…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Some 1,740 people were reported killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester, according to the latest numbers…

John McCarthy October 31, 2024

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Cruise operators reap benefits of their own private islands

MIAMI — Major cruise operators are steering their ships — and millions of dollars in investments — into their own private destinations packed with excursions, beaches, bars and restaurants. The…

John McCarthy October 29, 2024

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A gang leader in Haiti is injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A leader of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs was injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police in their first major incursion into gang-controlled territory…

John McCarthy October 28, 2024

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Gang coalition in Haiti spreads violence to Port-au-Prince neighborhood, setting fire to homes

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A gang coalition on Saturday reinforced its attacks on one of the few communities in the Haitian capital not under the control of criminal groups, seeking to…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles, UN chopper in escalation of attacks

P9RT-AU-PRINCE — Armed gangs have attacked U.S. Embassy vehicles in Haiti, where a fresh offensive by a powerful gang coalition has left at least one armored vehicle with a shattered…

John McCarthy October 26, 2024

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UN, Spirit Airlines temporarily suspend flights in Haiti’s capital as gang attacks rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ongoing escalation in gang attacks in Haiti’s capital is once more leading air carriers to suspend travel. Spirit Airlines and the United Nations, each cited the deteriorating…

John McCarthy October 26, 2024

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Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once…

John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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Haiti’s Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s Justice Ministry called Tuesday for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could…

John McCarthy October 24, 2024