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Coast Guard Takes 23 Illegal Sea Migrants Back To Hispaniola; 2,100 Since October

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in the…

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Tropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti

LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration…

Bro Bot August 17, 2021

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7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Haiti; At Least 1,000 People Killed

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 1,000 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he…

Bro Bot August 14, 2021

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Haiti’s History of Violence and Rebellion

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti became Latin America and the Caribbean's first independent state of the colonial era and the first Black-led republic when it threw off French rule in the 19th…

Bro Bot July 24, 2021

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Haitians Apprehensive of Foreign Troops As Government Seeks U.S. Help

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A troubled past of foreign military intervention has made many Haitians anxious or hostile to calls requesting U.S. or other foreign troops be sent to there in the…

Bro Bot July 14, 2021

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Gunmen Assassinate Haitian President In His Home; State of Emergency Declared

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by gunmen with heavy-caliber weapons in his private residence early this morning, sparking an international outcry amid fears of a descent…

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Coast Guard Returns 15 Haitian And Dominican Migrants To Hispaniola

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 15 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic…

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FOCUS ON CARIBBEAN: Surge In Violence Rattles Haiti As Poverty, Fear Deepens

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the Internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed the pastor and three parishioners and…

VI Free Press April 16, 2021

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The Ransom Speaks To The Indigenous Taíno And African Experience In Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer, Jonas Nosile wants the Haitian and Caribbean community to bring to life The Ransom. This new film dramatizes a difficult and tumultuous journey of human…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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8 Dead, Including Prison Director, After Haiti Jail Break, Free-For-All

CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti — A prison director was among at least eight people killed on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, a police officer…

VI Free Press March 5, 2021