Ex-DEA informant sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of Haiti president Haitian American Joseph Vincent, who admitted to helping plot assassination of Jovenel Moïse, is among 11 people accused The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2024
Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president A former Colombian soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political turmoil The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023
Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president A federal judge in Miami has 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 The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023
Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president A former confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has pleaded guilty to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose killing in 2021 caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
If Kenya wants to help Haiti, it should push for colonial reparations not send in the police As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the paramilitary-style gangs that control the capital city of… The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023
Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years Haiti's national police say a former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 has been arrested The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Garcelle Beauvais teams with Kellogg Foundation for a $90M plan to expand 'Pockets of Hope' in Haiti Humanitarian donations to conflict-ravaged Haiti have dramatically declined since the assassination of its President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier issued call to arms as US looks to UN to approve Kenya-led mission to stem country’s growing violence The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023
Haitian judge interviews Colombian suspects for the first time since the president was assassinated A judge in Haiti is for the first time interrogating some of the 18 Colombian suspects arrested more than two years ago in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Haiti: 97% of households in some areas suffering from severe hunger Of 2,664 households interviewed in Croix-des-Bouquets and Delmas, 2,596 were usually getting one meal a day, survey found The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2023
‘There’s no police or state’: Haitians helpless as violence and brutality soars Human Rights Watch says country unable to protect citizens from killing and rape by armed gangs, and floats overseas peacekeepers The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023
Kenya’s offer to send police to Haiti sparks human rights concerns Groups say move could worsen country’s security crisis given police force’s poor human rights record The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2023
Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom. WEKU · Aug 2, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2023 Commentary: Can the US and United Nations do anything about Haiti? Last week, the United Nations Security Council, a body typically riven by substantive disagreements among its permanent member states, managed to come together on Haiti. The small, impoverished nation of 11.5 million has been in a desperate state even before its former president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home…
Miami Herald · Jul 7, 2023 2 years after Haiti president’s death, the mystery yields more questions than answers PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Days before he was assassinated inside the second-floor bedroom of the home that served as his official residence, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was warned of threats to his life, several sources have confirmed to the Miami Herald, including one of the individuals who told him foreign mercenaries…
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 Ombudsman office condemns pace of investigation into assassination of Haiti's President Moïse An ombudsman office in Haiti has denounced what it called the “unacceptable slowness” of the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse nearly two years after he was killed
France 24 · Jul 5, 2023 Martine Moïse, widow of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moïse: 'The truth will come out' On July 7, 2021, Haiti's then-president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a commando of mercenaries in Port-au-Prince. Two years on, his widow Martine Moïse, who survived the attack, spoke to FRANCE 24 from the Haitian capital. Although several suspects have been arrested over the murder, "the present government seems to…
Miami Herald · Jul 3, 2023 The UN head believes ‘Haiti can be rescued.’ Here’s what he says needs to happen United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday urged the international community to continue to provide funding and equipment to Haiti’s beleaguered police force.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Widow of slain Haitian president files lawsuit against suspects seeking trial and damages Attorneys for the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have filed a lawsuit in Florida against those accused in the assassination
Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2023 Dominican Republic denies Canada consulted on Haitian aid office Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez has cast doubt on a proposal for a Canadian-led aid bureau on Dominican territory.
Miami Herald · Jun 14, 2023 They don’t have a deal, but Haitian leaders leave Jamaica with promise to keep talking Three days of high-stake negotiations between interim Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry and a cross-section of Haitian political and civic leaders have ended without a resolution to their country’s multifaceted crisis, but with an agreement to continue talking back in Port-au-Prince.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023 Businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping a group of Colombian mercenaries obtain weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2023 Mastermind of assassination of Haiti president sentenced to life by US court Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian-Chilean businessman, conspired with Colombian mercenaries, to kill Jovenel Moïse in 2021
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023 Haitian businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping a group of Colombian mercenaries obtain weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021