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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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Gangs unleash attacks in Haiti’s capital, at least a dozen killed

March 19, 2024 admin

People walk past the body of a man who, along with others, was shot dead earlier in the morning, amid an escalation in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday, March 18, 2024, in a rampage that left at least…

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Explained | Haiti’s latest crisis and how gang violence forced PM Ariel Henry to step down?

March 15, 2024 admin

The story so far: In a turning point for the political and security crisis going on in Haiti for three years, Prime Minister Ariel Henry on March 12 agreed to step down and pave the way for a transitional authority. This was following intense global pressure, driven by weeks of widespread gang violence that pushed the…

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Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence

March 10, 2024 admin

Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on March 9…

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Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

March 9, 2024 admin

Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country’s international airports. They were in Haiti for reasons ranging from adoptions to missionary and humanitarian work. Now, they…

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