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US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop…

John McCarthy September 4, 2025

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Armored vehicle accident in Haiti kills 2 and injures 8 Kenyan police officers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An accident involving two armored vehicles in Haiti’s capital left at least two people dead and eight police officers from Kenya injured, according to officials. One…

John McCarthy September 1, 2025

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Kenyan MSS officer, Haiti civilian dead after fatal road accident; eight officers injured

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A member of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is dead along with a civilian after two armored vehicles were involved in an accident along a…

John McCarthy September 1, 2025

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Victims in Florida Turnpike crash were Haitian immigrants, headed to Indiana: friends

FORT PIERCE — The three victims of a fatal semi-truck crash on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce earlier this month were Haitian immigrants who were traveling back to Indiana,…

John McCarthy August 30, 2025

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Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child are among eight people who have been freed in Haiti by kidnappers after being held for almost a month following an…

John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed…

John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti announced Tuesday that they regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections.…

John McCarthy August 28, 2025

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Two Haiti police officers killed after weaponized ‘kamikaze’ drone explodes

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after a weaponized drone launched by a gang-fighting task force exploded in the hills above Port-au-Prince, near where…

John McCarthy August 20, 2025

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Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board

Haiti’s transitional government is brokering a deal to take control of its porous border with the Dominican Republic, which has become a gateway for illegal weapons, by giving a private…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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U.S. indicts Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue,’ offers $5 million reward for capture

WASHINGTON — Haiti’s most notorious gang leader has been indicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., after which the FBI announced a $5 million bounty for information leading to his…

John McCarthy August 12, 2025