PORT-AU-PRINCE — Ganthier, a rural community 28 miles east of Port-au-Prince and 14 miles from the Dominican Republic border, was among the last holdouts from
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US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip Monday to the troubled Caribbean
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Haiti’s prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life
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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti for UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have
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The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is
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Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping
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Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the country’s largest hospital on Tuesday, after authorities said they took control
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In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says ‘no room for failure’ against powerful gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti said on Monday “there’s no room for failure” and that the United
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Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking
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UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to
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