Foreign

Haiti Declares State of Emergency after Mass Jailbreak

Web News 4 March 2024 157 0

Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity. At the weekend, armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the release of around 4,000 Continue Reading

Crime

Gang Shoots Dead Seven Protesters in Haiti

Web News 27 August 2023 256 0

A gang in Haiti has shot and killed at least seven people who were marching in a big protest organised by a church leader. Hundreds of parishioners, some armed with machetes, marched through a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince, in a bid to rid the area of gang members. The gang is said to have […]Continue Reading

Feature

Cookies Tells Tales of Life in Haiti (Includes Video)

Web News 21 August 2023 711 0

 By Titilayo Kupoliyi C is for Cookie, and that’s good enough for me. Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C.” It’s the song that defined the childhood of countless Western children – Sesame Street’s beloved Cookie Monster, tucking into his favorite sweet snack. Cookies remain a beloved treat throughout America and beyond, with numerous kids looking […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Police Take Control of Haiti Fuel Terminal

Web News 4 November 2022 384 0

Security forces in Haiti say they have taken control of a major fuel depot held by criminal gangs. The government says fuel distribution will resume from the Varreux terminal, in the rundown Cité Soleil area, last Monday. The gangs seized the port facility in September, blocking the delivery of imported fuel and hampering efforts to […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Haiti 400 Mawozo Gang Leader Extradited to US

Web News 4 May 2022 419 0

One of the leaders of Haiti’s most powerful gang, 400 Mawozo, has been extradited to the US for smuggling weapons and kidnapping US citizens. Haitian authorities said, Germine Joly, known as Yonyon, was taken on an FBI plane to Washington on Tuesday. He had been in jail in Haiti for several years before his extradition. […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Haiti Government Arrest 23 Over Alleged Coup Plot

Web News 8 February 2021 540 0

Haitian authorities have detained twenty-three people, including a Supreme Court judge, for their role in an alleged plot to overthrow President Jovenel Moise. Announcing the arrests on Sunday, Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe told a news conference that a senior police official was also among those taken into custody, alongside money, guns and ammunition. “These people […]Continue Reading