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Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian soldier pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political…

John McCarthy December 23, 2023

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Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil…

John McCarthy December 21, 2023

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Preparations to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti ramp up, despite legal hurdles

NAIROBI (AP) — The head of Haiti’s national police visited Kenya Thursday, as local authorities prepare for the deployment of Kenyan police to the Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence.…

John McCarthy December 15, 2023

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48 Haitian migrants have been detained on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican…

John McCarthy December 10, 2023

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Police in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities in Haiti on Monday arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Macky Kessa, mayor of the southern coastal city of…

John McCarthy December 4, 2023

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Haitian police say gang member accused of kidnapping Americans was extradited to US

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian law enforcement authorities said a man belonging to a violent gang accused of kidnapping four U.S. citizens has been extradited to the U.S. Haiti’s National Police…

John McCarthy November 28, 2023

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Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the…

John McCarthy November 22, 2023

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Haitian immigrants sue Indiana over law that limits driver’s license access to certain Ukrainians

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday from lawyers for a group of Indiana residents from Haiti who are suing the state over a law that allows immigrants…

John McCarthy November 18, 2023

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Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the…

John McCarthy November 16, 2023

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5.0 magnitude quake strikes Dominican Republic near border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19…

John McCarthy November 14, 2023