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The Latest Breaking News from Haiti

War for control of Haiti's capital targets women's bodies

Haiti’s toxic slate of gangs are plundering the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Caribbean leaders to tackle Haiti's woes amid migration

Top Caribbean leaders are expected to debate Haiti’s spiraling chaos and its impact on the region during a meeting this week

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

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 · Feb 12, 2023

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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 · Feb 11, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

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 · Feb 10, 2023

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 · Feb 10, 2023

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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 · Feb 9, 2023

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 · Feb 9, 2023

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 · Feb 9, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

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 · Feb 6, 2023

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

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Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

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 · Feb 5, 2023

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

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

Miami Herald · Feb 5, 2023

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 · Feb 5, 2023

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 · Feb 5, 2023

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 · Feb 5, 2023

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

Inverse · Feb 5, 2023

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.

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