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Gang violence has killed 2,000 in Haiti so far this year — UN
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GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said Monday that 2,300 people have been killed in...
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
May 29, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
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Haitian security forces launch coordinated attack on stronghold of gang leader
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Haitian security forces launch coordinated attack on stronghold of gang leader
January 20, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haitian authorities say they are making progress in recapturing the capital, Port- Au- Prince, from criminal gangs and t...
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Haiti’s security forces target Barbecue’s ‘stronghold’ in operation
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Haiti’s security forces target Barbecue’s ‘stronghold’ in operation
January 16, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Haitian National Police (PNH) have confirmed that it carried out an operation on the “stronghold” of the reputed gan...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The reputed leader of the ‘100 Sunrise Crescent Gang’ has been charged with multiple offences by the Constant Spring Police in re...
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US sanctions affiliates of Haitian gang coalition, Viv Ansanm
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US sanctions affiliates of Haitian gang coalition, Viv Ansanm
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)  — The United  States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned Dimitr...
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
July 23, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada Government has restricted public access to the male surgical ward of the General Hospital in response to rece...
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who is accused of waylaying and robbing another man, while threatening to take him before a “don” on payday in April, was re...
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Reputed top-tier member of York Avenue gang charged with murder
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Reputed top-tier member of York Avenue gang charged with murder
May 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A reputed top-tier member of the York Avenue gang has been charged with murder and multiple firearm-related offences after he was ...
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Cops find firearm during search for wanted men
May 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An illegal firearm and six rounds of ammunition were seized on Ramsey Road, Kingston 13 on Monday. According to the police, the co...
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Alleged gang member held after firearm, ammo seizure
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Alleged gang member held after firearm, ammo seizure
May 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An alleged gang member was arrested after police seized an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition on Friday. The discove...
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Police kill second member of 7s gang in two days
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Police kill second member of 7s gang in two days
April 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have killed another member of the 7s gang in Red Hills, St Andrew. The deceased, identified as 24-year-old Kirk Holton,...
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
April 7, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— SOS Journalistes Haiti on Monday called on armed gangs, occupying the town of Mirebalais in the French speaking country, ...
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Haitian gang leader ‘Barbecue’ denies being injured in major security operation
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Haitian gang leader ‘Barbecue’ denies being injured in major security operation
March 4, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The leader of the Haiti-based G9 gang, Jimmy Chérizier also known as “Barbecue” has denied being injured during a large-...
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Alleged leader of Crescent Road gang ‘Mashie’ charged
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Alleged leader of Crescent Road gang ‘Mashie’ charged
February 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police have charged an alleged gang leader following a shooting in Kingston in 2024. Charged is 31-year-old Dane Smith otherwise c...
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Dancehall artiste Jamal held by police
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Dancehall artiste Jamal held by police
February 14, 2025
Dancehall artiste Jamal, whose real name is Tyvel Dixon, was taken into police custody on Friday in relation to alleged involvement in gang activity. ...
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Alleged gang member facing murder charge
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Alleged gang member facing murder charge
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An alleged gang member was arrested and charged over the weekend for the reported killing of an opposing gang member over two year...
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UNFPA urges international support to deal with gender-based violence in Haiti
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UNFPA urges international support to deal with gender-based violence in Haiti
November 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has received only 19 per cent of the requested US$28 million in i...
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UN report says hundreds killed by ongoing gang violence in Haiti
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UN report says hundreds killed by ongoing gang violence in Haiti
September 27, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office (OHCHR), Friday said that more than 3,500 people have been killed in Haiti sin...
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Cops charge alleged gang members in West Kingston
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Cops charge alleged gang members in West Kingston
August 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Two men accused of participating in gang-related activities have been charged by the Kingston Western police. Kewonie Howell, 25,...
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Cops charge alleged West Kingston gang leader
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Cops charge alleged West Kingston gang leader
August 26, 2024
The alleged leader of the notorious Bentley Lane gang in Rose Town, Kingston 13, has been arrested and charged by the Kingston Western police. The acc...
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Leoda Bradshaw’s lawyers request crucial documents for trial
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