Haiti’s criminal gangs have exerted “near-total control” over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation “closer to the brink,” senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday. Gangs control an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince, Ghada Fathy Waly, …
Haitian reporters have become direct targets of gang violence. “Consider journalists as enemies, liable to death if they oppose us,” said gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, better known as “Barbecue,” in October 2024 during one of his TikTok livestreams. In it, …
Near Les Cayes, small planes loaded with cocaine Lost among the fields of Ducis, a rural municipality located 20 kilometers northwest of Les Cayes, lies a clandestine airstrip. It was on this flat stretch of land, now used for cattle grazing, that a small …
Criminal gangsters in Haiti have nearly over-run the capital as their violence spreads to previously peaceful areas, pushing the Caribbean nation "closer to the brink". Notorious gang leader "Barbecue" has become one of the most …
France welcomes the appointment of Mr Carlos Ruiz Massieu as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). It wishes him success and assures him of its full …
“It also highlights what the international community did not want to see happen and what has been denounced for years: a predatory class that shares economic and political power, set on enriching itself through monopolization, predation and the …
Kenyan police officers, Port-au-Prince, January 18, 2025. REUTERS The family of a Kenyan police officer who went missing while on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti has moved to court, accusing the government of withholding crucial information about his fate. …
Port-au-Prince has been shut down since June 17, and although E-Power, a private company, intends to replace the state-owned company, Electricité d’Haïti, it is not enough to solve the energy dilemma, which today reaches its nineteenth day. In this context …
News this week that armed gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was akin to a blow delivered by a heavyweight boxer to the gut of a lighter and much weaker opponent. It has the potential to totally cripple a country with a …
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