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Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

Children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents

The Independent UK

US is training Haiti police to combat gangs, but that’s not only security worry

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Kidnappings are rampant, averaging one every six hours last year, while killings are up, with 2,200 homicides in 2022, a dramatic increase over the previous year.

Miami Herald

Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say

Migrants from Africa and Haiti reportedly cannot use app to accept their photos, which is now required to apply for asylum

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Who was Mama Cax? Google Doodle celebrates American-Haitian model

A cancer survivor and vocal advocate for inclusivity in the fashion industry, the model died after a weeklong illness in 2019

Evening Standard

Mama Cax: Who was the model and disability rights activist honoured in today’s Google Doodle?

The Haitian-American beauty was hailed for her work in advocating for inclusive fashion

The Independent UK

As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, immigrants can bridge the gaps

When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start.

Tribune News Service

Haitian PM installs transition council to prepare for long-awaited elections

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to prepare for long-overdue elections in the Caribbean country, amid a humanitarian crisis driven by violence from armed gangs.

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Haiti appoints council amid push to hold general elections

Haiti’s prime minister has formally appointed a transition council charged with ensuring that long-awaited general elections are held in a country with no democratically elected institutions

The Independent UK

A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years

From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years

The Independent UK

Timeline: Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.

Reuters

Amid crisis, Haitians find solace in an unlikely place: soup

Soup joumou, known as “independence soup”, is a cultural staple in Haiti

The Independent UK

Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to assist police force with gangs

The Canadian government is escalating efforts to help Haiti’s national police, deploying a long-range military aircraft to provide intelligence on the country’s menacing gangs.

Miami Herald

Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs

The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a "dire security situation" and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.

Reuters

Cubans respond with zeal to new US migration policy

Overwhelmed by thousands of Cubans crowding its southern border after making the dangerous trip through Central America and an increase in makeshift boats crossing the Florida Straits, the United States in early January approved a policy change that makes migrants request a permit online before arriving with the sponsorship of…

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Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago

More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein

Inverse

35 Years Ago, Wes Craven Put his Unique Mark on the Zombie Genre

Forget George Romero -- Craven's take on zombies recalls something more primal and real.

Reuters

Haitians seen crushing into migration centers seeking passports to U.S

Haitians desperate for passports to apply for a U.S. migration program crowded local migration centers, according to videos shared on social media on Friday, crushing through small doorways and scaling the outside of stairways.

Reuters

Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says

Around seven in 10 people in Haiti back proposed creation of an international force to help the national police fight violence from armed gangs who have expanded their territory since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a survey carried out in January.

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Miami Herald

New details emerge in Haiti president’s slaying as newly charged suspects appear in court

MIAMI — He’s a physician and pastor who aspired to be Haiti’s president, amassing a small group of supporters who introduced him to key security contacts in South Florida who could help him acquire high-powered machine guns and silencers, men with military training and even financing.

The Independent UK

US charges 4 key suspects in killing of Haiti’s president

Four key suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president appear for the first time in U.S. federal court to face accusations that they plotted and participated in his assassination, a day after they were transferred to the United States for prosecution

Reuters

Jamaica willing to take part in military intervention in Haiti, PM says

Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country could also support its neighbor on electoral reforms.

The Independent UK

Jamaica ready to send soldiers, police to quell Haiti chaos

Jamaica’s prime minister says his government is willing to send soldiers and police officers to Haiti as part of a proposed multinational security assistance deployment

WEKU

4 suspects in the assassination of Haiti's president were transferred to U.S. custody

Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the U.S. for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti. A total of seven suspects are now in U.S. custody.

Axios

U.S. charges 4 more suspects in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassination

Moïse was assassinated at his home by an unidentified group of gunmen.

The Independent UK

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

U.S. officials say four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges

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