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Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours.
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Haiti's violent and powerful gangs are demanding political clout — and as government leaders delay a transitional government, Haitian suffering deepens.
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Heavy gunfire erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours.
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Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti noted that as soon as the council is officially installed, they would help “put Haiti back on the path of democratic legitimacy, stability and dignity.”
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Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies near the country’s largest public hospital.
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As the political and economic conditions worsen in Haiti, Haitian leaders urge Florida officials to support nonprofits on the ground and address root cause of migration from the country.
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Haiti is a country in crisis. Freelance photojournalist Octavio Jones, who's worked with WUSF and NPR, was on the ground there earlier this week and documented what he saw.
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With Haiti's main airport still closed, Haitians in South Florida can only watch as gangs that control Port-au-Prince violently tear through their families' neighborhoods.
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Director Kevin Guthrie with the Florida Division of Emergency Management says more than 400 Floridians have been evacuated from the country.
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Among the communities targeted were Pétion-Ville, Meyotte, Diègue and Métivier. The attacks came two days after gangs went on a rampage through some upscale neighborhoods in Pétion-Ville.
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International search and rescue nonprofit Project Dynamo launched Operation: Rum Runner last week. It’s a mission to rescue stranded Americans in Haiti.
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Haiti's violent but more unified gangs uprising has forced an unpopular prime minister's resignation — but could it also block any other kind of government except theirs?