World Mar 10 As gangs attack police stations in Haiti, Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. The unrelenting gang attacks have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it…
World Mar 05 Haiti's embattled prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as armed gangs terrorize his nation Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been notably absent since the country's latest and most serious outbreak of violence started last week.
World Mar 04 Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing thousands of inmates A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled.
World Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday.
World Mar 01 Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks across capital overwhelmed officers The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti's international airport and seized control of two police stations, prompting people to flee dozens of communities in fear as schools and businesses closed.
World Feb 20 Widow and aides indicted in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.
World Nov 17 A gang took hospital patients and staff in Haiti. Residents fear violence will worsen Previous attacks in Cite Soleil and other areas have left hundreds of civilians dead as gangs pillage communities, raping and killing people inside their homes. Residents worry the violence will only escalate.
World Oct 31 UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang violence and the bleak future awaiting children in the embattled country.
World Aug 27 Gang in Haiti opens fire on armed church members trying to rid the area of criminals A powerful gang opened fire Saturday on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members.
World Aug 01 Fate of kidnapped American nurse and her daughter in Haiti still unknown The fate of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti last week remains unknown as the State Department refused to say whether the abductors made demands.