Month: August 2023
Haiti aid groups halt operations as thousands flee gang warfare
Aug 17 (Reuters) – Haitian aid groups backed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are temporarily shutting down operations, including some mobile health clinics, following…
Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
Jimmy Chérizier, ex-police officer known by nickname ‘Barbecue’, also urges Haitians to mobilize against government Haiti’s most powerful gang leader has warned that he and…
Artibonite: Des bandits incendient un véhicule de la police et volent deux armes lourdes à La Croix-Périsse – VIDEO
Une patrouille policière a été la cible d’une attaque des bandits du gang “Kokorat San Ras” ce mercredi 16 août, à La Croix-Périsse. Ils ont…
Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses- VIDEO
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any…
New details emerge in Haiti kidnapping of US nurse Alix Dorsainvil, child: ‘Healthy and unharmed’
Kidnapped American nurse Alix Dorsanvail and her child are both “healthy and unharmed” after their release in Haiti — where they’d been held in an…
An American nurse and her daughter have been freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month
American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been released after they were kidnapped 13 days ago from the community ministry where Dorsainvil works in Haiti, the…
US Embassy in Haiti closes amid ‘rapid gunfire’
The U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was closed Tuesday due to “rapid gunfire” nearby, the embassy announced. Violent protest and gang activity has taken over…
Thousands of protesters march in Haiti against gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Tensions escalated in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to speak…
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 Guardian .com An offer from Kenya to dispatch police officers…
Le double jeu de Trudeau exposé : Critiques à l’égard de Haïti et manœuvres diplomatiques en coulisses
Blaise Robelto Flanky Laisser un commentaire LAKAYINFO Justin Trudeau a récemment adopté un ton plus critique envers le gouvernement haïtien, l’accusant de ne pas prendre…
US will put forward a UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a…