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With Biden's visit to Canada, US will seek commitment on leading a Haiti security force

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pressing their Canadian counterparts to make a decision on whether Ottawa will lead a multinational force into Haiti to assist the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation in its battle against gang control, U.S. and diplomatic sources said.

Miami Herald

Ex-Haiti mayor accused of killing, torture faces civil trial

The former mayor of a small Haitain town accused of terrorizing his political opponents is heading to trial in federal court in Boston

The Independent UK

From Colombia or Haiti, migrants' long road ends in Canada

CHAMPLAIN (UNITED STATES) - For exhausted migrants, a small stretch of snow-covered road is the last step in a long journey to a new life in Canada. Some drag heavy suitcases, others carry all their worldly belongings in small plastic bags.

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Haiti police pursue new suspects in presidential slaying

Authorities in Haiti have identified new suspects in the July 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse

The Independent UK

US defends deportations to Haiti before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Biden administration officials Thursday defended the government’s immigration policies toward Haitian migrants, including the deportation and repatriation of individuals back to the volatile Caribbean nation despite its spiraling violence and deepening humanitarian crisis.

Miami Herald

Biden to meet with Trudeau, address Canadian Parliament in late March visit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will address the Canadian Parliament and meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Ukraine, Haiti, and protecting North American airspace after the incursion by an alleged Chinese spy balloon during a visit later this month.

Tribune News Service

Digicel chief says cellphone company is struggling in Haiti but not suffering like population

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The armored SUV makes its way up Avenue John Paul II in Haiti’s teeming capital when Denis O’Brien, the Irish billionaire who built the largest cellphone company here and controls the lion’s share of the Caribbean mobile phone market, leans forward and peers out of the passenger…

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Haiti activists urge U.S. to stop arms trafficking to gangs

Haitian rights activists on Wednesday called for a stop to the trafficking of weapons into Haiti, as the Caribbean state faces a humanitarian crisis driven by gangs who rights groups say now control most of the country.

Reuters

‘Intolerable risks’: Haiti’s escalating violence, including sexual attacks, shuts hospital

Escalating gang violence in Haiti is once more forcing the closure of medical facilities.

Miami Herald

UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US

Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a new U.N. report

The Independent UK

‘Warfare is encroaching’: aid groups may have to cut back services in Haiti as violence grows

Médecins Sans Frontières operations threatened by armed incidents and shootouts at its hospitals, but closure would be a ‘catastrophe’ for Haitians

The Guardian - UK

In Haiti’s heart of gang war, one hospital stands its ground

As gangs tighten their grip on Haiti, many medical facilities in the Caribbean nation’s most violent areas have closed, leaving Fontaine Hospital Center one of the last hospitals in one of the world’s most lawless places.

Chicago Sun-Times

Disgraced ex-Haitian soccer president announces he's back

Haiti’s former soccer federation president whose lifetime ban from sport over sexual abuse allegations was overturned last month has announced he is reclaiming his position

The Independent UK

Ex-UN official: Haitians must be part of solution to chaos

Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas, who was exiled three times and served as spokesperson for the former United Nations secretary-general, follows the chaos in her country every day from her apartment in New York

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Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness heads to Haiti as gang wars threaten health care

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness is making a one-day visit to Haiti on Monday along with government ministers and ambassadors from two other Caribbean countries as part of a long-awaited visit to see how Caribbean leaders can help Haitians find their way out of their gang-ridden country’s crisis, which has…

The Independent UK

Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88

Gérard Latortue, a former interim prime minister of Haiti, has died

The Independent UK

In heart of Haiti's gang war, one hospital stands its ground

One hospital is standing its ground in one of the most violent parts of Haiti’s capital

Football London

Beth Mead delivers promising England injury update for Women's World Cup with added inspiration

England kick-off their Women’s World Cup campaign on 22 July with a match against Haiti, and Arsenal star Beth Mead has delivered a promising injury update ahead of her return

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Biden official on Haiti: 'Incredibly complex, challenging.' Still no respite in sight

The Biden administration is defending the slow pace of financial sanctions against Haitian politicians and business leaders, saying that the United States’ evidentiary standard is much stricter than that of most countries and any decision needs to be corroborated by evidence.

Daily Mirror

England discover last World Cup group stage opponents as Haiti make history

Haiti beat Chile 2-1 to earn a place in Group D alongside the Lionesses, Denmark and China at this summer's World Cup as Sarina Wiegman targets glory following the Euros success

Evening Standard

England to face Haiti in Women’s World Cup 2023 opener as full group confirmed

The Lionesses will begin their tournament against the debutants on July 22

Foreign Policy

Haiti Is on the Brink of State Failure

From criminal gangs to elite corruption, cascading ills are almost entirely homegrown.

Miami Herald

Coast Guard stops boat carrying more than 300 Haitians off Cuba

MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard crews stopped a migrant boat carrying more than 300 people from Haiti offshore of Cuba, the agency said in a statement.

Reuters

Canada's Trudeau to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti for surveillance, presence

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he would deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels in the coming weeks to conduct surveillance, gather intelligence and maintain a maritime presence off the coast of Haiti.

The Independent UK

Canada to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti as violence worsens

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will deploy Navy vessels to Haiti to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence in upcoming weeks

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