Canada to train troops from Caribbean nations for Haiti mission
KINGSTON — Canada has sent around 70 soldiers to Jamaica to train troops from Caribbean nations who are due to take part in a U.N.-authorized mission to Haiti, the Canadian…
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Police in Haiti say 2 men were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammo for gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two men in Haiti were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammunition or guns for gangs that have terrorized the country, police said Saturday.…
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Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the…
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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 by so-called self-defence brigades, the U.N. human rights office said…
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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 official statement on Wednesday, pledging to restore “public and democratic…
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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 and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s largest…
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Death threats and security concerns hinder creation of council that will choose Haiti’s next leader
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Fresh turmoil involving a transitional presidential council that will be responsible for choosing Haiti’s new leader triggered a flurry of meetings with Caribbean leaders and officials from the…
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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 Panamanian jungle and on to Mexico, where she opened a…
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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 continue to pillage homes and attack state institutions, according to…
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Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups appeared nearer to finalizing a transition council to…