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A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the…

John McCarthy January 30, 2025

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As part of Trump aid freeze, police contractors are laid off in Haiti amid gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Experts on policing who were contracted by the U.S. government to help a crisis-wracked Haiti take down heavily armed violent gangs are among the first casualties of a…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025

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UN chief asks Trump for additional exceptions to his foreign-aid freeze

NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is asking the Trump administration to provide additional exemptions to a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid. Guterres’ spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric,…

John McCarthy January 28, 2025

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The US is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Military assistance to Egypt and Israel, and emergency food aid are — for now— the only exceptions the Trump administration is making to an executive order temporarily halting…

John McCarthy January 25, 2025

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Icky to some, ‘diamonds’ to others: How eels figure into money laundering in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — In Japan, a prepared dish costs up to $90 a plate, while in the northeastern United States they are worth thousands of dollars a pound, fresh out of…

John McCarthy January 24, 2025

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In visit to Haiti, Colombian President Petro recounts historic ties, seeks forgiveness

JACMEL — Colombian President Gustavo Petro is asking Haitians to forgive a group of Colombian mercenaries accused of being guns-for-hire in the still unsolved 2021 assassination of their president, Jovenel…

John McCarthy January 24, 2025

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UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support

NEW YORK (AP) — Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations…

John McCarthy January 23, 2025

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Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence

NAIROBI (AP) — Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation, Kenya’s interior minister said on Saturday. According…

John McCarthy January 19, 2025

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UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a…

John McCarthy January 14, 2025

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Haitians face ‘unremitting violence,’ such as kidnapping, lynching, UN report says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti's residents are subjected to "unremitting violence," according to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In a report released Tuesday, Türk's office said gang…

John McCarthy January 9, 2025