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Haiti: Ariel Henry Resigns as PM as New Leaders Take Power Amid Gang Violence

Haiti Welcomes New Leaders as Gang Violence Continue to Ravage the Country

Haiti inaugurated a transitional council to select a new prime minister and organize future presidential elections, aiming to curb escalating gang violence. Former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, previously abroad due to unrest, resigned, facilitating the transition.

Haiti Situation Worsens, Health System in Brink of Collapse

Apr 23, 2024 09:01 PM EDT By Ross Key

In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hospitals face critical shortages of supplies and staff, worsening an already fragile healthcare system. Gangs, gaining control, escalate violence, disrupt infrastructure, and leave medical facilities in chaos.

Haiti: Hunger Spreads, Death Toll Mounts As Diplomats Push Transitional Council to Choose New PM

Apr 03, 2024 08:38 PM EDT By Ross Key

Haiti faces rising hunger amid political deadlock and gang violence, aid workers caution. In Port-au-Prince, one missionary reported delivering food to people who haven't eaten in a week.

Caribbean Troops for Haiti Mission to Receive Training From Canada

Mar 31, 2024 09:00 PM EDT By Ross Key

Canada dispatched approximately 70 soldiers to Jamaica to instruct Caribbean troops preparing for a UN sanctioned deployment to Haiti, according to the Canadian defense ministry on Saturday.

Haiti Gang Attacks, Loots Upscale Neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, Kills at Least 12

Mar 18, 2024 09:25 PM EDT By Ross Key

Gangs struck two affluent districts in Haiti's capital, killing a minimum of 12 people in nearby regions during Monday's assault.

Haiti: UNICEF's Container Carrying Essential Items Babies, Mothers for Looted in Port-au-Prince

Mar 17, 2024 09:10 PM EDT By Ross Key

In Port-au-Prince, a container with vital supplies for newborns and mothers, like resuscitators, was looted Saturday, UNICEF reported. Gang violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis compound the situation in Haiti's capital.

Haiti: Gang Violence Sparks as Prime Minister Ariel Henry Travels to Kenya

Feb 29, 2024 08:36 PM EST By BERT HOOVER

Intense gunfire rattled Haiti's capital as a formidable gang leader declared intent to seize the police chief and government ministers. Prime Minister Ariel Henry, currently in Kenya, aims to solidify plans for deploying a foreign armed force to combat gangs in his absence.

Haiti: Hundreds of Women, Children Taken Hostage After Heavily Armed Gang Surrounds Hospital

Heavily Armed Haiti Gang Surrounds Fontaine Hospital Center, Trapping Hundreds of Women, Children Inside

Nov 15, 2023 10:22 PM EST By BERT HOOVER

A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti, trapping women, children, and newborns until police rescued them, as reported by the medical center's director, who sought help via social media.

Haiti Police Investigates Deadly Church-Led Protest Into Gang Territory

Haiti Police to Find Who's Responsible in Leading Hundreds of Parishioners Into Gang's Den

Aug 28, 2023 10:51 PM EDT By BERT HOOVER

Evangelical leader Marcorel Zidor led a contingent of 'hundreds' of armed protesters into a district of the capital, Port-au-Prince, under a Haiti gang's control.

Haiti Shooting: At Least 7 Died After Gang Opens Fire on Protesting Parishioners

At Least 7 Died After Haiti Gang Opens Fire on Parishioners Protesting Against Criminal

Aug 27, 2023 11:57 PM EDT By BERT HOOVER

A powerful Haiti gang unleashed gunfire upon a sizable assembly of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a neighborhood armed with machetes to expel gang members from the area.

US, Canada Send Armored Vehicles to Gang Violence-Ravaged Haiti to Bolster Police Force

Oct 16, 2022 11:22 PM EDT By Rick Martin

As gang violence ravages Haiti, the country is getting help from the United States and Canada, sending armored vehicles and other supplies to its police force.

Haiti: Journalists Fatally Shot, Bodies Burned While Reporting on Violence

Sep 14, 2022 12:10 AM EDT By Mary Anne R.

Two Haitian journalists were killed while reporting violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Sunday.

Haiti Gang Kidnaps Dominican Republic Diplomat, Demands $500,000 Ransom for His Release

May 03, 2022 12:36 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang was behind the kidnapping of a Dominican Republic diplomat on Friday, Dominican officials said.

Haiti Gang Led by an Ex-Cop Declares 'Revolution' as Violence Surge

Jun 25, 2021 02:03 AM EDT By Mary Webber

A Haiti's gang led by an ex-cop has declared this week that they are going to launch a revolution against the country's business and political elites.