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Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest

Thousands of people in Haiti’s capital and other major cities have organized new protests to demand safer streets, more affordable goods and the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry

The Independent UK

After Del Rio, some Haitian migrants found safety in the U.S. But many have not

It's been nearly a year since tens of thousands of Haitian migrants converged on Del Rio, Texas. Some of those migrants are still looking for safety — and accountability for how they were treated.

WEKU

Reports detail how Haiti’s public administration is a cesspool of corruption

Fictitious government jobs and contracts, political patronage, embezzlement, and university employees and civil servants who use government bank accounts as their personal checkbooks.

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Herard Abraham, general who helped usher in Haiti’s democratic transition, is dead

Herard Abraham, the respected former army commander-in-chief who played a major role in ushering in Haiti’s first democratically elected president in 1990 only to be forced into retirement in a purge months later, has died, his family and Haiti’s government confirmed. He was 82.

Miami Herald

College student raises $140K to adopt baby he discovered in a dumpster

Jimmy Amisial is closer than ever to finalising adoption process for baby Emilio

The Independent UK

Texas university student adopts infant he found in the trash in Haiti

Jimmy Amisial, 27, said he ‘took a leap of faith’ when he decided to start the process to adopt baby Emilio back in 2018

The Independent UK

Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime minister

A couple thousand protesters have marched through Haiti’s capital and other major cities, blocking roads and shutting down businesses to demand that Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down and call for a better quality of life

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Thousands protest in Haiti over crime and inflation

Thousands of Haitians on Monday joined rallies around the Caribbean country to protest rampant crime and soaring consumer prices as its central bank reported that inflation had hit a 10-year high.

Reuters

Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti a year ago, killing more than 2,200 people

The Independent UK

How US gun laws and South Florida ports help fuel Haiti’s escalating gang violence

MIAMI — When the cargo ship “Miss Lilie” left Miami one recent afternoon and pulled into port along Haiti’s northwest coast, it had all the markings of a legitimate government operation.

Miami Herald

Haiti sees spike in weapons smuggled from US as gun violence rages

US weapons are fueling gang violence in Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Rights leader warned Congress about Haiti gangs. But the problem has only gotten worse

When the number of gang-involved massacres in Haiti stood at five a few years ago, the head of a leading human rights group warned U.S. lawmakers about the Caribbean nation’s exploding crises of gang violence and firearms trafficking.

Miami Herald

Feds crack down, ask for public’s help as weapons smuggling to Haiti rises to unprecedented levels

MIAMI — A row of federal agents and prosecutors stood Wednesday behind tables displaying dozens of recently seized military-grade sniper rifles, belt-fed machine guns and semi-automatic pistols — all originally destined for Haiti.

Miami Herald

US officials warn of uptick in weapons smuggled to Haiti

U.S. investigators say they've spotted an uptick in the amount and caliber of weapons being smuggled from Florida to Haiti in recent months

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Members of Congress asking Biden to appoint new special envoy to Haiti

Almost a year after a top U.S. envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of the Biden administration’s Haiti policy, four Democratic lawmakers are asking President Joe Biden to name a replacement.

The Independent UK

Texas university student adopts infant he found in the trash in Haiti

Jimmy Amisial, 27, said he ‘took a leap of faith’ when he decided to start the process to adopt baby Emilio back in 2018

Miami Herald

OAS chief Almagro has more to say about the international community’s failure in Haiti

The Organization of American States, based in Washington, has a reputation for toeing the U.S. policy line when it comes to countries in the hemisphere, especially where Haiti is concerned.

Miami Herald

Why some Haitian boat refugees are allowed into the US and others are sent back

MIAMI — A worrying rise in the number of Haitian refugees arriving by boat off the Florida coast is raising questions about a long-standing immigration practice that determines why some fleeing migrants are processed into the United States and others are quickly returned back to Haiti despite making it into…

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Another large group of Haitian migrants arrives off the Keys for second time in three days

MIAMI — A migrant sailboat overloaded with people arrived in the shallow waters Monday evening off the Middle Florida Keys, federal officials said.

Reuters

Gangs kill former Haitian senator amid spike in violence

Gangs killed a former Haitian senator who led a government housing program on Saturday in an affluent area of Port-au-Prince, the prime minister said on Sunday, amid a spike in violence by criminal groups in the Caribbean nation's capital.

The Guardian - UK

Bogeyman review – Haiti and the price of revolution

The first country to abolish slavery has been demonised and minimised, as Emily Aboud’s alternately fascinating and frustrating play reveals

Miami Herald

Boat with more than 100 migrants arrives offshore of the Florida Keys

MIAMI — A group of between 100 and 200 Haitian migrants arrived offshore of the Florida Keys Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Reuters

Turkey frees man wanted by Haiti after Moise's assassination -lawyer

A man wanted by Haiti over his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise has been freed from a Turkish repatriation centre and returned to the United States, one of his lawyers said on Saturday.

The Conversation

Canada’s international disaster responders have skills and experience that could be deployed in emergencies here at home

Responding to international emergencies following natural disasters gives health-care workers knowledge and skills that are crucial in a crisis. They are uniquely prepared for the unpredictable conditions that follow disasters.

The Guardian - UK

Magnolia species lost to science for 97 years rediscovered in Haiti

Conservationists find native magnolia for first time since 1925 after original habitat destroyed by deforestation

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