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Read More »#TheMoment Haiti qualified for first World Cup in over 50 years
Paul Toussaint, a Haitian chef in Montreal, tells The National about the moment he watched his home country make it to the World Cup for the first time since 1974. News Source link
Read More »Tropical Storm Melissa kills elderly man in Haiti as it lumbers through Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the …
Read More »Fatal mishap with explosive drone leaves 2 police officers dead in Haiti
Two Haitian police officers were killed and two others seriously wounded when an explosive drone accidentally detonated at a SWAT base near Haiti’s capital, authorities in the Caribbean nation said on Wednesday. Directed by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a task force has since March been operating explosive-laden “kamikaze” …
Read More »Haiti looks to Erik Prince’s security firm Vectus Global to help battle gangs
The security firm of former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. The deployment by Vectus Global is meant to help the government …
Read More »As Haiti turns to lethal drones to fight gangs, Canada is among those who are uneasy
Haiti’s battle against criminal gangs has leaned into the lethal use of drones this year, with senior officials defending the tactic that some outside parties, including Canada’s government, have voiced qualms about. The embattled Caribbean nation has been struggling to expel the powerful armed gangs that senior United Nations officials say have taken “near-total control” …
Read More »Gangs have ‘near-total control’ in Haiti, UN warns
Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior UN officials warned Wednesday. An estimated 90 per cent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into …
Read More »The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The number of killings increased by more than 20 per cent compared with all of 2023, according to the UN Human Rights Office. In addition, …
Read More »Canada condemns ‘horrifying’ wave of gang violence in Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of “horrifying violence” perpetrated by gangs in Haiti. Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Kenya …
Read More »Trudeau to discuss Haiti crisis at UN General Assembly – National
Justin Trudeau will turn his focus to the ongoing crises in Haiti as he speaks with some world leaders Monday ahead of the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The prime minister will meet with the Caribbean country’s acting Prime Minister Garry Conille before delivering remarks at a …
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