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US is training Haiti police to combat gangs, but that’s not its only security worry

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Kidnappings are rampant, averaging one every six hours last year, while killings are up, with 2,200 homicides in 2022, a dramatic increase over the previous year.

Miami Herald

Migrants seeking US sponsors find questionable offers online

An underground market has emerged for migrants seeking U.S. sponsors since the Biden administration announced last month that it would accept a limited number of people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti

The Independent UK

OAS members recommit to helping Haiti through gang violence

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday passed a resolution to support Haiti on its path to long-delayed elections and help the Caribbean country manage widespread gang violence that is driving a humanitarian crisis.

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UN human rights chief calls for special forces to Haiti

The U.N.’s human rights chief is urging the international community to consider deploying a specialized force to Haiti

The Independent UK

Haiti needs outside help to end 'nightmare' of gang violence -OHCHR

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on the international community on Friday to "urgently consider" sending a specialized support force to impoverished Haiti, which has been gripped by a "living nightmare" of gang violence.

Reuters

In Haiti, schools increasingly being targeted for looting, kidnapping, violence by gangs

In Haiti, schools have traditionally been considered respected safe zones, regardless of the country’s crisis of the moment. Not anymore.

Miami Herald

About 100 Haitians arrive in the Florida Keys on overloaded boat

MIAMI — An overloaded migrant sailboat with at least 100 people from Haiti on board arrived Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

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Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

Children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents

The Independent UK

US is training Haiti police to combat gangs, but that’s not only security worry

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Kidnappings are rampant, averaging one every six hours last year, while killings are up, with 2,200 homicides in 2022, a dramatic increase over the previous year.

Miami Herald

Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say

Migrants from Africa and Haiti reportedly cannot use app to accept their photos, which is now required to apply for asylum

The Guardian - US

Who was Mama Cax? Google Doodle celebrates American-Haitian model

A cancer survivor and vocal advocate for inclusivity in the fashion industry, the model died after a weeklong illness in 2019

Evening Standard

Mama Cax: Who was the model and disability rights activist honoured in today’s Google Doodle?

The Haitian-American beauty was hailed for her work in advocating for inclusive fashion

The Independent UK

As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, immigrants can bridge the gaps

When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start.

Tribune News Service

Haitian PM installs transition council to prepare for long-awaited elections

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to prepare for long-overdue elections in the Caribbean country, amid a humanitarian crisis driven by violence from armed gangs.

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The Independent UK

Haiti appoints council amid push to hold general elections

Haiti’s prime minister has formally appointed a transition council charged with ensuring that long-awaited general elections are held in a country with no democratically elected institutions

The Independent UK

A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years

From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years

Reuters

Timeline: Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.

The Independent UK

Amid crisis, Haitians find solace in an unlikely place: soup

Soup joumou, known as “independence soup”, is a cultural staple in Haiti

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Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to assist police force with gangs

The Canadian government is escalating efforts to help Haiti’s national police, deploying a long-range military aircraft to provide intelligence on the country’s menacing gangs.

Reuters

Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs

The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a "dire security situation" and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.

The Independent UK

Cubans respond with zeal to new US migration policy

Overwhelmed by thousands of Cubans crowding its southern border after making the dangerous trip through Central America and an increase in makeshift boats crossing the Florida Straits, the United States in early January approved a policy change that makes migrants request a permit online before arriving with the sponsorship of…

The Guardian - UK

Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago

More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein

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35 Years Ago, Wes Craven Put his Unique Mark on the Zombie Genre

Forget George Romero -- Craven's take on zombies recalls something more primal and real.

Reuters

Haitians seen crushing into migration centers seeking passports to U.S

Haitians desperate for passports to apply for a U.S. migration program crowded local migration centers, according to videos shared on social media on Friday, crushing through small doorways and scaling the outside of stairways.

Reuters

Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says

Around seven in 10 people in Haiti back proposed creation of an international force to help the national police fight violence from armed gangs who have expanded their territory since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a survey carried out in January.

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