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Gang Allows Fuel To Flow In Haiti … But Just For A Week

PORT-AU-PRINCEi — A powerful Haitian gang leader said Friday he is easing a chokehold on fuel deliveries that has caused a growing crisis for hospitals, gas stations and even water…

Bro Bot November 14, 2021

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US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched By Gang

PORT-AU-PRINCE — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over…

Bro Bot October 18, 2021

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17 American Missionaries, Including Children, Kidnapped In Haiti, Group Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by…

Bro Bot October 17, 2021

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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers After It Stops Illegal Voyage Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 10 Haitian migrants to the Dominican Republic between Tuesday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters near Mona Island.…

John McCarthy October 15, 2021

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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…

John McCarthy August 31, 2021

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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…

VI Free Press July 7, 2021