Haiti
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Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated
Earlier this week, authorities in the Dominican Republic made the brutal discovery of four Haitian women who were killed and later decapitated near the country’s southern border with Haiti. At…
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Haitian Transitional Council Defy The U.S. And Vote To Oust The Prime Minister
The Haitian flag in little Haiti, Miami The majority of Haiti’s transitional council voted to oust the country’s prime minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, defying warnings from the United States and…
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U.S. Warns Haitian Politicians Against ‘Destabilizing’ The Country And Threatens With ‘Appropriate Measures’
The United States issued a warning to Haitian politicians seeking to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and make changes to the transitional government as the country heads to elections…
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Violent Clashes Between Haitian Gangs Kills Dozens, Including a Top Viv Ansanm Leader
Tragedy continues to hit Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. In another episode demonstrating the power and control gangs exert over the country, dozens of people were killed in a clash between a…
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Trump Owns Infamous ‘s–Thole Countries’ Line He Previously Denied, Calls African Nations ‘Filthy, Dirty, Disgusting’
U.S. President Donald Trump President Donald Trump on openly confirmed that he used the phrase “s–thole countries” to describe Haiti and African nations during a 2018 Oval Office discussion on…
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Special Representative Named To Lead U.S.-Backed Force To Dismantle Gangs In Haiti
Jack Christofides was named as the special representative for the U.S.-backed force tasked with dismantling Haitian gangs. The Miami Herald described Christofides as a longtime UN expert on peace building…
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Marines Guarding U.S. Embassy In Haiti Exchange Gunfire With Gangs Controlling Most Of The Capital
U.S. Marines guarding the country’s embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with gangs controlling most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a report. The Washington Post cited Capt. Steven Keenan, a…
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U.S. and U.N. Impose Sanctions on Ex‑Haitian Security Official Over 2021 President’s Killing and Gang Ties
In a joint move by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the United Nations Security Council, sanctions were imposed on Dimitri Hérard, the former head of the General Security…
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Haitian Ministers Reportedly Flee National Palace Due To Intense Shooting In The Area
Haitian ministers had to be evacuated from the country’s national palace due to an intense shooting in the area, according to a new report. Spanish agency EFE noted that the…
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‘Daily Struggle For Survival’ For Haiti Children, UN Report Says
Fifteen-year-old Ania was raped by several men as she was fetching water, one of hundreds of thousands of young victims of gang violence that has engulfed Haiti and turned children’s…
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UN Security Council To Vote On Future Of Foreign Haiti Force
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Tuesday on whether to beef up a UN-backed security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a full-fledged force with troops. Currently just 1,000…
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Gang-ravaged Haiti Nearing ‘Point Of No Return’, UN Warns
Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos,” the UN special representative to the troubled Caribbean nation…
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Trump Admin Signals Cut to Haiti Aid as Country Teeters on Brink of Collapse: ‘We Are Approaching a Point Of No Return’
The Trump administration signaled willingness to cut aid to Haiti as the country teeters in the brink of collapse, with gangs attempting to overthrow the provisional government and controlling most…
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Haiti Jazz Festival Is Rare Respite For Violence-racked Capital
Residents of Haiti’s gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans. Postponed in 2022…