Sep 22 WATCH: U.S. pledges $100 million to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday that the U.S. would provide logistics, including intelligence, airlift, communications and medical support to the mission. Continue reading
Sep 15 Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti in escalation of diplomatic crisis By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Flights have been canceled and border towns usually teeming with vendors and Haitians crossing daily for work are subdued. Continue reading
Sep 11 Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border By Martín Adames Alcántara, Associated Press The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment. Continue reading
Aug 27 Gang in Haiti opens fire on armed church members trying to rid the area of criminals By Evens Sanon, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 23 Flooding expected as Tropical Storm Franklin makes deadly landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The storm has killed at least one person and injured two others. Continue reading
Aug 21 Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin approaches By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Franklin is expected to strengthen before making landfall late Tuesday in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Continue reading
Aug 14 Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital. Continue reading
Aug 03 U.S. pushes for Kenya to lead multinational force in Haiti but some warn of abuse By Cara Anna, Associated Press Kenya's police have long been accused by rights groups of killings and torture. That includes gunning down civilians during Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew and fatally shooting more than 30 people during protests in July. Continue reading
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