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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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December 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A police curfew has been implemented in the Salt Spring community as the security forces seek to rein in an upsurge in gang violen...
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men were fatally shot in St Catherine on Thursday during alleged confrontations with police investigating Sunday’s quintup...
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US and others seek ‘expanded force’ to fight Haiti’s gangs
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US and others seek ‘expanded force’ to fight Haiti’s gangs
August 27, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — A group of seven countries including the United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to strengthen ...
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Gang violence flares in Haitian capital
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Gang violence flares in Haitian capital
August 7, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Gang violence flared in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, with a top gang leader threatening to overthrow the precarious gover...
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Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
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Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
July 21, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools wher...
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Kenya seeks Dominican help with Haiti anti-gang mission
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Kenya seeks Dominican help with Haiti anti-gang mission
May 12, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Kenya asked the Dominican Republic Monday for more support for a security mission in neighboring Haiti, wher...
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1,600 killed in Haiti in 3 months, more than half of them gang members —  UN
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1,600 killed in Haiti in 3 months, more than half of them gang members — UN
April 30, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP)— Haiti is approaching a "point of no return" leading to "total chaos," the UN special representative to the troubl...
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Killings continue in Haiti as criminal gangs seek control of the country
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Killings continue in Haiti as criminal gangs seek control of the country
April 8, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Two United Nations (UN) organisations say at least 262 people have been killed and 66 others injured in Haiti since the ...
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Over one million Haitians displaced by gang violence – UN
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February 28, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says the ongoing gang violence in the French-speaking ...
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Haiti capital could be overrun by gangs if int’l community doesn’t step up— UN chief
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Haiti capital could be overrun by gangs if int’l community doesn’t step up— UN chief
January 22, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a U...
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Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence- UN
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Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence- UN
January 7, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands mor...
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New contingent of Guatemala troops deploys to Haiti
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New contingent of Guatemala troops deploys to Haiti
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— More than 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday to help Haiti's overwhelmed police force curb gang...
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Haiti hospital out of commission after blaze set by armed groups
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December 17, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - A major hospital in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince went up in flames after an attack by armed groups, hospital and p...
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Doctors Without Borders resumes partial operations in Port au Prince
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Doctors Without Borders resumes partial operations in Port au Prince
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday announced the partial resumption of its health care activities in Port au Prin...
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Haiti reopens international airport after month-long closure due to gang violence
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Haiti reopens international airport after month-long closure due to gang violence
December 12, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC)— Haiti’s international airport reopened Wednesday, exactly one month after it was closed when members of criminal gangs f...
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Humanitarian situation remains dire for Haitians —UN
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December 7, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)— The United Nations (UN) on Friday reported that the humanitarian situation remains dire for millions of people across Haiti, wit...
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More than 40,000 flee Port-au-Prince violence in 10 days: UN
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More than 40,000 flee Port-au-Prince violence in 10 days: UN
November 25, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince over just ten days this month as the Haitian capital w...
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US pushes UN to upgrade Haiti force to peacekeepers
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November 20, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— A Kenyan-led police force trying to restore order in gang-ridden Haiti should be turned into a UN peacekeeping mi...
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At least 150 people killed in violence in Haitian capital in past week: UN
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At least 150 people killed in violence in Haitian capital in past week: UN
November 20, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Soaring violence in Port-au-Prince since last week has left at least 150 people dead, bringing the number of deaths in Hait...
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Haiti police, civilians kill 28 gang members: authorities
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Haiti police, civilians kill 28 gang members: authorities
November 19, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight oper...
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Panic strikes Port-au-Prince as residents flee gang violence
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November 14, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— A wave of fear swept through Port-au-Prince Thursday as hundreds of families attempted to flee parts of the Haitian capit...
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US bans flights to Haiti as gang violence rages
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US bans flights to Haiti as gang violence rages
November 12, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— The United States on Tuesday banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after a jetliner was shot at on appr...
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