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Haiti's main airport closed after gangs open fire, as new Prime Minister sworn in

Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-Au-Prince was just hundreds of feet from landing in Haiti's …

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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The shooting appeared to be part of what the U.S. Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel …

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2 months ago

Haiti's Justice Ministry warns of threats against prime minister and his Cabinet

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

The Hindu

Gangs that control much of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince launched an attack on Monday, clashing with the police in the city centre. Since late February Haiti's powerful gangs have teamed up as they attacked police stations, prisons, the airport and the sea port in a bid to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. In a statement on Monday, Mr. Henry's office said …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

Al Jazeera

New report says the number of victims of gang violence has surged, calls for rapid deployment of UN-backed international security force. Haiti needs up to 5,000 international police to tackle “catastrophic” gang violence that has killed more than 1,500 people in the first three months of this year alone, including many children, according to a United Nations expert. Gangs are …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid bloody violence. Who will replace him?

India TV News

Port-au-Prince: Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned amid pressure and chaos in the Caribbean nation. "We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming of an interim prime minister," said Caribbean Community chair Irfaan Ali, also the president of Guyana, thanking Henry for his service to Haiti. A senior US official said Henry was …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Blinken will attend an urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti's violent crisis grows

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Caribbean leaders issued a call late Friday for an emergency meeting Monday in Jamaica on what they called Haiti’s “dire” situation. Caricom, the 15-nation Caribbean bloc, said in a statement late Friday that …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN warns surge in gang violence puts pregnant women at risk in Haiti

Al Jazeera

‘Too many women and young women in Haiti are victims of indiscriminate violence committed by armed gangs,’ UN says. The United Nations has warned that nearly 3,000 pregnant women could be cut off from essential health services in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, which has been paralysed as a result of surging gang violence. In a statement on Friday to …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar

Al Jazeera

A new wave of gang violence has destroyed police stations as residents in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are forced to flee. This week, the head of the powerful G9 Haitian gang alliance, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, warned, “If Ariel Henry doesn’t resign, if the international community continues to support him, we’ll be heading straight for a civil war that will lead to …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has fueled lawlessness, closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. Linda Thomas-Greenfield replied that the U.S. has asked Henry to “move forward on a political process that will lead …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’

Al Jazeera

US officials urge Ariel Henry to set up an ‘inclusive governance structure’ that will stem violence and lead to elections. ‘No quick fix’ The UN Security Council was scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting on Haiti on Wednesday afternoon “to discuss the alarming escalation of gang violence”, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters. “What we’ve asked the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Politicians seek coalition to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

LA Times

Masked members of G9 and Family gang stand guard during a news conference by their leader in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One new political alliance involves former rebel leader Guy Philippe and ex-presidential candidate and senator Moise Jean Charles, who told Radio Caraibes on Wednesday that they signed a deal to form a three-person council to lead Haiti. Linda Thomas-Greenfield replied that …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

What has caused security to deteriorate in Haiti?

Al Jazeera

State of emergency declared after unrest worsens and thousands of prisoners break out of jail. A state of emergency has been declared after gang members attacked two prisons over the weekend – freeing several thousand prisoners. The security situation worsened after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated three years ago. Presenter: Jonah Hull Guests: Francois Guillaume – Haitian ambassador to Qatar …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands displaced as Haiti’s ‘rapidly deteriorating’ crisis raises alarm

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands of Haitians flee their homes across the capital Port-au-Prince amid spiralling gang violence. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” by the situation in Haiti, as a surge in gang violence has displaced tens of thousands of people and effectively paralysed the capital of Port-au-Prince. But some of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders — including Jimmy …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Caribbean leaders say Haitian prime minister agrees to hold long-awaited elections by mid-2025

Associated Press

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders said late Wednesday that embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections by mid-2025 as the international community pushes to raise money for a foreign armed force to fight gang violenc there. Members of the Caricom regional trade bloc issued a statement at the end of a four-day summit in Guyana …

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10 months ago

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination

Al Jazeera

Leaked document claims first lady allegedly conspired with former PM to kill the president and replace him herself. A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police with complicity in the killing. The 122-page leaked document, published by local media outlet AyiboPost on Monday, detailed …

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10 months ago

The widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are indicted in his killing

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others, according to a report obtained Monday. Charles could not be immediately reached for comment, and Martine Moïse’s attorney did not …

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10 months ago

Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

LA Times

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in 2021. A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has indicted his widow, Martine Moise; former Prime Minister Claude Joseph; and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others, according to a report obtained Monday. Charles could not be immediately reached for comment, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked arrest warrant

New Indian Express

PORT-AU=PRINCE, Haiti: A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so he could interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document leaked late Monday that The Associated Press obtained. The warrant is dated Oct. 25 and signed by …

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1 year ago

Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

The Independent

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1 year ago

Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president

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1 year ago

Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Associated Press

MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation. John Joel Joseph is the third of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami to be sentenced in what U.S. prosecutors have described as …

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1 year ago

Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Associated Press

MIAMI — A former confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose killing in 2021 caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation. Joseph Vincent, a dual Haitian-American citizen who lived in the U.S. and attended meetings in South Florida and Haiti ahead of the assassination, is the fourth …

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Haiti's main airport closed after gangs open fire, as new Prime Minister sworn in

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

Haiti's Justice Ministry warns of threats against prime minister and his Cabinet

Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid bloody violence. Who will replace him?

Blinken will attend an urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti's violent crisis grows

Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

UN warns surge in gang violence puts pregnant women at risk in Haiti

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar

Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’

Politicians seek coalition to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

What has caused security to deteriorate in Haiti?

Thousands displaced as Haiti’s ‘rapidly deteriorating’ crisis raises alarm

Caribbean leaders say Haitian prime minister agrees to hold long-awaited elections by mid-2025

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination

The widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are indicted in his killing

Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked arrest warrant

Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president

Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president