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A gang in Haiti has killed more than 20 and injured dozens after raiding a small town, official says
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A gang in Haiti has killed more than 20 and injured dozens after raiding a small town, official says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang members attacked a small town in central Haiti early Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including children, according to a human rights group. Another 50 people…
Posted by John McCarthy October 4, 2024
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs
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Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities. It was the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2024
Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets
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Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

NEW YORK (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official. Edgard Leblanc Fils,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 27, 2024
Dominican president warns of ‘drastic measures’ if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails
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Dominican president warns of ‘drastic measures’ if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti…
Posted by John McCarthy September 26, 2024
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
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Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country’s security has significantly improved.” Ruto’s claim…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
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Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
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Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016. Smith…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2024
Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
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Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Tuesday that his country would send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2024
Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024

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