Aug 01 Fate of kidnapped American nurse and her daughter in Haiti still unknown By Evens Sanon, Michael Casey, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:20 'We live in misery.' Haitians struggle to survive as country spirals in chaos By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Azhar Merchant The situation in Haiti seems to be progressively worsening, as gangs control half the country's territory and most of its capital. We hear from Haitians affected by the violence, and John Yang speaks with Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of… Continue watching
Jul 06 UN chief calls for a robust international police force to help combat Haiti's armed gangs By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press He told reporters Thursday that a U.N. expert's call for between 1,000 and 2,000 police officers trained to deal with gang warfare is not an exaggeration of the numbers needed. Continue reading
Jun 23 Gang violence pushes Haitians from their homes into makeshift shelters By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. Continue reading
Jun 08 Vice President Harris announces aid for Haiti, support for climate change initiatives ahead of visit to Caribbean By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. says it also will work with Haiti’s National Police, a severely underfunded and understaffed agency struggling to quell a surge in gang violence, to help investigate and prosecute crimes with U.S. ties that involve gangs, weapons smuggling and… Continue reading
Jun 06 3 dead after 4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Haiti By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck before dawn on Tuesday near the southern coastal city of Jeremie at a depth of six miles. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 9:21 Thousands try to flee Haiti as gangs terrorize innocent civilians By Marcia Biggs, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian crises in Haiti. The Caribbean nation is in freefall without effective governance or protection from gangs that routinely terrorize innocent civilians with kidnappings, sexual abuse and murder. That… Continue watching
Feb 16 As gang violence worsens in Haiti, Canada to deploy Navy vessels By Dánica Coto, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Thursday in the Bahamas at an annual meeting of Caribbean leaders. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Inflation eases in January compared to last year In our news wrap Tuesday, inflation at the consumer level eased in January from a year earlier, President Biden is naming two new economic policy advisers, U.S. senators got a classified briefing on the series of unidentified objects shot down… Continue watching
Feb 14 WATCH: U.S. Attorney announces 4 new arrests tied to assassination of Haitian president By Gisela Salomon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission. Continue reading