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Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti

The Dominican government on Sunday began building a wall that will cover almost half of the 392-kilometre (244 miles) border with Haiti, its only land neighbor, to stop irregular migration and the smuggling of goods, weapons and drugs.

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UN Security Council tells Haiti to end political gridlock, start planning elections

Showing little patience with the ongoing political gridlock in Haiti, the United Nations Security Council made it clear Wednesday that it wants elections in Haiti before the end of the year and called on the country’s political and civic leaders to find a way to agree on the way forward.

Miami Herald

Haitian garment workers protest to demand higher wages

Thousands of Haitian garment workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demand higher wages following weeks of similar demonstrations over pay and working conditions at firms that export to U.S. clothing retailers.

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UN, Haiti seek $2 billion to help in earthquake aftermath

The U.S., European Union and others have pledged $600 million in additional funds to help hundreds of thousands still struggling six months after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti's southern region

The Independent UK

Haiti asks donors to help fund $2 billion earthquake rebuild plan

Haiti began a donor conference on Wednesday to raise some of the estimated $2 billion needed for reconstruction in its southern peninsula after an earthquake that killed thousands of people.

Reuters

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Countries such as Haiti and Saudi Arabia are set to make their first appearance at a Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Alpine skier beams with pride as he becomes first man to represent Haiti at Winter Olympics

Richardson Viano, 19, took on Team GB's Dave Ryding among others as he competed in the alpine skiing men's slalom event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing

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Haiti seeks $2B from international donors to rebuild quake-ravaged southern peninsula

Six months after a deadly earthquake devastated communities along Haiti’s southern peninsula and created new challenges in an already troubled country, the government will lead an international donors’ conference Wednesday in hopes of raising billions of dollars toward recovery and reconstruction.

Miami Herald

Skiing outsiders make their mark as arrival of real snow causes setbacks

Skiers from Haiti, Jamaica and Saudi Arabia raced in the giant slalom, one of many events disrupted by blizzard conditions

The Guardian - UK

In exclusive interview, Haiti prime minister says he’d hand assassination suspects to US

MIAMI — In a statement likely to stir up a political storm, Haiti’s interim prime minister told the Miami Herald he would support sending suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president to Miami to face murder conspiracy charges if U.S. authorities ask.

Miami Herald

Haiti prime minister and opposition group meet, each with different plans for exiting crisis

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he wants members of a powerful opposition coalition seeking his removal from office, replaced by a two-year transitional government, to join his election push to steer Haiti out of its current crisis and back to popular rule.

Miami Herald

In Haiti, a war of words as country marks grim anniversary with an eerie calm

In an address to the nation, Haiti’s interim prime minister showed no signs of stepping down from power Monday, hitting back at those seeking to replace him and inviting other Haitians of “good will” to join him as he seeks to return Haiti to democratic rule by organizing elections and…

Miami Herald

Haiti's Henry urges elections amid calls for transition government

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday called for renewed efforts to organize elections in the Caribbean nation as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang violence.

Reuters

Haiti braces for further instability amid grim anniversary

Schools and businesses across Haiti have shuttered their doors and large numbers of police are patrolling the streets as the country braced for a grim anniversary

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Police on high alert in Haiti as political uncertainty looms, no president to swear in

Monday will mark five years since Haitian President Jovenel Moïse came into office in an election that, instead of shoring up democracy in an already volatile Haiti, plunged it deeper into crisis and a bitter constitutional power dispute even before his July 7 assassination.

Reuters

Leader of Haitian advocacy group urges two-year transition government

The leader of a group of Haitians concerned about the Caribbean country's future called on Friday for the formation of a provisional government to bolster security and ensure free elections in two years.

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022: 10 things to look out for in Beijing

Jamaica return to the bobsleigh after 24 years, Haiti and Saudi Arabia make debuts, while GB aim for curling glory

The Independent UK

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Haiti floods have left three dead and one person missing, official says

Flooding in Haiti has left three people dead and one person missing, the head of the country's civil protection authority told Reuters on Tuesday, following two days of heavy rains that have swollen rivers and damaged homes.

Reuters

Thousands of Haiti homes flooded, rivers swell amid heavy rains

Thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced in Haiti as torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, and rescue teams have begun evacuating people in high-risk zones, the civil protection authority said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Richardson Viano: The Haitian skier ready to make history at the Winter Olympics

The 19-year-old wants to show the world his ‘country is about more than earthquakes and other disasters’

Miami Herald

A Haitian ex-senator had his US visa revoked while transiting through Miami. Here is why

MIAMI — Former Haitian senator and presumed current presidential candidate Jean-Charles Moïse prides himself on being an opposition leader and leftist ideologue, one who has no problem flaunting in the face of the United States his relationships with some of Latin America’s most controversial leaders.

The Guardian - US

Four more bodies found off Florida coast from capsized boat

Discovery brings total to five, but search for survivors will be suspended if new discoveries are not made, says US coast guard

Miami Herald

As surge of migrants arriving in Puerto Rico by sea continues, 45 are detained in beach town

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — John Parry was at his rental home in the Puerto Rican coastal town of Rincón on Monday afternoon when he spotted dozens of people, wet and coming toward his driveway. As the group walked up the steep hill up from a nearby beach, he called…

Miami Herald

Haitian defendant in president’s murder appears to be cooperating with US investigators

MIAMI — A previously convicted Haitian drug trafficker who voluntarily flew to Miami to face new charges in the federal assassination case of Haiti president’s agreed Wednesday to be detained as he appears to be cooperating with U.S. investigators as they zero in on a network of foreign and South…

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