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Pioneering doctor still leads Haitian health care fight in Miami 35 years after AIDS battle

MIAMI — In the mid 1980s, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic was spreading rapidly, Haitians were stigmatized and being Haitian was erroneously labeled by the U.S. government as one of the four risk factors for contracting the disease.

Miami Herald

As humanitarians call for greater attention to Haiti, US pushes new approach to aid

State Department officials are consulting with Haitian grassroots organizations, academics and others to see how the United States can help tackle the country’s ongoing gang violence and instability.

Miami Herald

Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release

The family of a U.S. couple who has been kidnapped in Haiti is pleading for their release

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Suspect in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse accepts plea deal in Florida

A convicted drug trafficker has pleaded guilty in US federal court to participating in the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021

The Independent UK

Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says

Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on 18 March while visiting ailing relatives

The Guardian - US

US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti

A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday the government is aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti, after media outlets said a Florida couple had been kidnapped.

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Florida couple kidnapped off bus in Haiti

Family says kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom which they can’t afford

The Independent UK

Aid agencies in Haiti call for 120 million euros to feed starving population

Aid agencies working in Haiti have called for 120 million euros over six months to tackle food shortages affecting nearly five million people.

Radio France Internationale

American couple kidnapped off bus in Haiti

Family says kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom which they can’t afford

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty in US probe of Haiti president assassination

Rodolphe Jaar faces charges of conspiring to murder or kidnap President Jovenal Moise and providing support to the plot.

Al Jazeera

United Nations could play role in Haiti, Biden says

The U.S. is looking to support the police department in Haiti and studying whether the United Nations could play a role to quell the violence there, President Joe Biden said on Friday.

Reuters

Man pleads guilty to role in Haiti president's assassination

A convicted drug trafficker has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to participating in the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021

The Independent UK

Drug dealer admits backing plot in first guilty plea in assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI — A convicted Haitian drug trafficker pleaded guilty Friday to providing money to pay for weapons, food and lodging for Colombian commandos and others suspected of executing the fatal shooting of Haiti’s president, marking the first guilty plea in the murder conspiracy case in Miami federal court.

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Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination pleads guilty

A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to three charges involving his role in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, gunned down in his home in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation

Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid

The Independent UK

Biden, Trudeau to hold talks on migration, Haiti, and more

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to announce an agreement that aims to stem the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial crossings on the countries’ border

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Vallas: From playing with ‘imaginary friends’ to tackling ‘big, nearly impossible tasks’

A shy boy with a severe stutter in the Roseland neighborhood, Paul Vallas grew up to lead school districts in Chicago, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Haiti and Chile. He also ran a string of failed bids for elected office. “Paul gravitates toward big challenges,” said Ald. Brendan Reilly.

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Al Jazeera

Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau

With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is ‘what’s next?’

France 24

Haiti under gang rule: UN urges international community to act

Some 531 people have been killed so far this year in Haiti as a result of ongoing violence and unrest. There are estimates that armed gangs now control about half of the country, including the capital Port-au-Prince. As the situation spirals out of control, the UN human rights office is…

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Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

Al Jazeera

Haitian mayor, accused of persecution, is arrested for visa fraud

Ex-mayor Jean Morose Viliena has also been fined $15.5m in a civil suit for alleged armed violence in Les Irois, Haiti.

The Independent UK

Ex-Haitian mayor found liable in killings charged with fraud

A former Haitian mayor has been charged with lying on his U.S. visa application

Reuters

U.S. arrests former Haitian mayor accused of political violence

A former Haitian mayor was arrested on U.S. visa fraud charges on Wednesday, a day after a jury ordered him to pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign to kill and torture his political opponents.

Miami Herald

‘We are living in a reign of terror’: As Biden heads to Canada, Haitians ask, ‘What next?’

MIAMI — As President Joe Biden heads to Canada on Thursday for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where the crisis in Haiti will be a leading topic, there is one thing that everyone can agree on:

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