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UN Head calls for more support to Haiti mission
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The UN Secretary-General is calling for more cash and logistical support for the ongoing Multinational Security Support (MSS) ...
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Haiti’s new PM says ‘there is no time to lose’
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PORT AU PRINCe, Haiti (CMC) —  Haiti’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) mem...
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New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers wh...
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Gangs force temporary closure of main airport in Haiti after take-over attempt
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s main airport was temporarily shut down Monday as gangs attempted to seize control of the facility less than 24 h...
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Haitians want to live, not just survive, says UN humanitarian coordinator
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Criminal gangs stepping up attacks in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Maria Isabel Salvador, has warned that criminal gangs are st...
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Amnesty International concerned about children joining criminal gangs in Haiti
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October 11, 2024
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Death toll rises to 109 after Haiti gang attack, official says
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The death toll from a brutal gang attack in Haiti last week has risen to 109 people with around 40 more injured, a local...
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UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack
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October 4, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) said Friday it was "horrified" by the killing of at least 70 people, including women and children,...
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20 dead, 50 injured in armed gang attack in Haitian town
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Despite a vow by Prime Minister Garry Conille to crack down on gangs, at least 20 people, including children, were repor...
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Police presence heightened in Craig Town after father of alleged gang leader killed
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September 24, 2024
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Jamaica to deploy security personnel to Haiti
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica will begin its participation in the multinational security support mission in Haiti with the deployment of 24 personnel Th...
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Cops bring calm to Craig Town
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston Western police say they have managed to break the backbone of an ongoing war in the Craig Town community and restore ...
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Westmoreland police on Friday seized an AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of ammunition, and military gear during a targeted operatio...
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