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Caribbean Armed Violence Fueled By Small-Scale Gun Traffickers, Report Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — High rates of gun violence in the Caribbean are being fueled by small-scale trafficking, largely from the United States, via shipping firms, commercial airlines and by post,…

John McCarthy April 27, 2023

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Mob Kills 13 Suspected Haiti Gangsters With Gas-Soaked Tires

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at…

John McCarthy April 25, 2023

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Leaders at Ibero-American Summit Discuss Haiti, Vow Cooperation On Environment

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — Leaders attending the Ibero-American Summit meeting in the Dominican Republic on Saturday discussed the need to address Haiti's deepening humanitarian crisis while vowing to cooperate on environmental…

John McCarthy March 26, 2023

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Haiti Activists Urge U.S. To Stop Arms Trafficking To Gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Haitian rights activists today called for a stop to the trafficking of weapons into Haiti, as the Caribbean state faces a humanitarian crisis driven by gangs who…

John McCarthy March 9, 2023

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‘World’s Policeman’ America Holds 4 Haitian Suspects In Custody On U.S. Mainland

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death…

John McCarthy February 1, 2023

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Coast Guard Takes 58 Dominicans, 7 Haitians Back Home

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon repatriated 58 Dominicans and returned seven Haitians to a Dominican Republic patrol boat just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Monday, following…

John McCarthy January 25, 2023

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Journalist Deaths Jumped 50% in 2022, Led By Ukraine, Mexico, Haiti, Philippines

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti.…

John McCarthy January 25, 2023

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As Haitian Gangs Expand Control, Cop’s Family Is Left Shaken

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Every day when Marie Carmel Daniel's husband put on his flak vest and walked out the door for another day of fighting Haiti's gangs, she wondered if…

John McCarthy January 23, 2023

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Haitian Toddler Dies After Migrant Voyage Capsizes On Puerto Rican Beach

SAN JUAN — A 3-year-old child presumed to be Haitian died Friday morning after a migrant boat capsized on the beaches of Rincón, according to local and federal authorities, the…

John McCarthy December 25, 2022

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Coast Guard Rescues 34 Haitians Left Abandoned By Smugglers On Monito Island

SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez rescued 34 Haitians Monday, who were left abandoned by smugglers on the rocky cliffs of Monito Island, Puerto Rico. The…

John McCarthy December 13, 2022