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Haiti’s top gang leader threatens politicians as fires break out in capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would participate in a planned transition council, as fires broke out…

John McCarthy March 18, 2024

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Guatemala says offices of its honorary consul in Haiti have been ransacked

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The government of Guatemala said Saturday that the offices of its honorary consul in Haiti was ransacked, the latest in the Caribbean nation’s recent wave of…

John McCarthy March 17, 2024

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Royal Caribbean Suspends Cruise Visits to Haiti’s Labadee Amid Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean is suspending cruise ship ports of call in Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, as violence escalates in the Caribbean country. “The safety and…

John McCarthy March 15, 2024

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A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders…

John McCarthy March 15, 2024

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Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the…

John McCarthy March 14, 2024

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Haiti is preparing itself for new leadership. Gangs want a seat at the table

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created. But elbowing their way…

John McCarthy March 13, 2024

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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 orphanage Have Faith Haiti when he found himself stranded. "The…

John McCarthy March 13, 2024

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Haiti’s future is being planned on two tracks: traditional political power and gang power

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti's future is being planned on two tracks — one involving traditional political power, the other focused on the power of gangs. After an intense session of…

John McCarthy March 13, 2024

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Kenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean nation and the announcement by its Prime…

John McCarthy March 13, 2024

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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 famine, the U.N. food agency’s director in the conflict-wracked Caribbean…

John McCarthy March 13, 2024