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Hurricane Beryl Wreaks Havoc, Turns To Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic

July 3, 2024 admin

Beryl felled power lines and unleashed flash floods across smaller islands. KINGSTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE: Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean. Tropical storm conditions were expected on…

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Why does instability and chaos persist in Haiti? | Explained

May 30, 2024 admin

People walk past a shrouded body lying on a street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 27. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Following a three-month forced shutdown, Haiti’s main international airport in Port-au-Prince reopened, sparking hopes for shipment of essential products. However, gang violence persists in the capital, though most of the gangs’…

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Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

April 2, 2024 admin

Gangs that control much of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince launched an attack on Monday, clashing with the police in the city centre. Gunfire broke out in the area of Champ de Mars, a big public park near the National Palace, which is the old presidential residence, local people said. At least four police officers were wounded,…

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US YouTuber YourFellowArab Kidnapped In Haiti While Trying To Interview Gang Leader

March 29, 2024 admin

The YouTuber is being held for a $600,000 ransom. American YouTuber Addison Pierre Maalouf, popularly known as YourFellowArab or Arab, has allegedly been kidnapped in Haiti by one of the gangs that become its de facto rulers. According to the New York Post, the Georgia-based YouTuber had travelled to the violence-stricken country to interview the…

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Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital

March 26, 2024 admin

Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that began Monday and continued into early Tuesday mark nearly a month since gunmen began targeting key infrastructure across Port-au-Prince including police stations, the…

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Disagreements among Haiti leaders hamper govt. transition

March 25, 2024 admin

Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti’s transitional council are stalling the body’s formation, a representative told AFP Monday, while over the weekend one member quit amid death threats. The Caribbean nation’s security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading…

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Haiti PM promises to quit after forming a transitional council

March 12, 2024 admin

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks while addressing the nation, at an unidentified location on a date given as March 11, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. | Photo Credit: Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early on Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating…

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Haitian PM Ariel Henry Resigns After Jamaica Talks

March 12, 2024 admin

Ariel Henry held the role since 2021 Kingston: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon held since 2021. “We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming…

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Blinken and Caribbean leaders meet in Jamaica to debate how best to quell Haiti’s violent crisis

March 12, 2024 admin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the Pegasus Hotel during a meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Caribbean leaders in…

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US Staff, German Ambassador Evacuated As Gang Violence Rages In Haiti

March 11, 2024 admin

Port-au-Prince and western Haiti are under a month-long state of emergency (File) Port-au-Prince, Haiti: With Haiti’s capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday. Beleaguered residents were scrambling for safety following the latest spasm of unrest, with a…

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