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The US is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2025
Icky to some, ‘diamonds’ to others: How eels figure into money laundering in Haiti
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2025
In visit to Haiti, Colombian President Petro recounts historic ties, seeks forgiveness
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2025
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 23, 2025
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2025
UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 14, 2025
Haitians face ‘unremitting violence,’ such as kidnapping, lynching, UN report says
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025
More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year by armed gangs, UN says
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More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year by armed gangs, UN says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 5,601 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured by armed gangs in Haiti last year, the United Nations human-rights office said Tuesday, calling for the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 8, 2025
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
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The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future
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For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school. In their hands are loaded guns, and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 3, 2025

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