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Haiti ex-senator pleads guilty for role in president’s 2021 assassination

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Former Haitian Senator Joseph Joel John pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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Dominican Republic to reopen its border to essential trade but not Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic government said Monday it will temporarily allow trade of essential products, including food and medications, on its border with Haiti. But it said…

John McCarthy October 10, 2023

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Kenya’s foreign minister reassigned days after touchy comment on country’s police mission in Haiti

NAIROBI (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister was moved to the tourism post Wednesday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after the official said the country’s police in…

John McCarthy October 6, 2023

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UN approves Haiti security mission to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for help to fight violent gangs…

John McCarthy October 3, 2023

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US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment

NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised…

John McCarthy September 25, 2023

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Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a…

John McCarthy September 18, 2023

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Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal

DAJABON (AP) — The Dominican Republic shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti on Friday in a dispute about construction of a canal on Haitian soil that taps…

John McCarthy September 17, 2023

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Haitian officials meet in Dominican Republic to prevent border closings over canal dispute

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Haiti’s government announced that it met Wednesday with Dominican officials in the Dominican Republic to talk about a recent threat by that country’s president to close…

John McCarthy September 15, 2023

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Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic announced Monday that he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians, and he threatened to shut down land, air and sea…

John McCarthy September 13, 2023

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Dominican Republic to seal Dajabon border with Haiti in canal dispute

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The Dominican Republic will seal its border with Haiti in its northern Dajabon province if a conflict over access to water from a shared river is…

John McCarthy September 12, 2023