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Haiti is in the throes of an uprising not seen in decades. As politicians around the region scramble to hash out a diplomatic solution to a political crisis, the food supply is threatened, and access to water and health care has been severely curtailed.
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When Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the country’s president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration. Now, almost three years later, Henry’s grip on power is hanging by a thread.
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COMMENTARY Florida is the chief source of high-power weapons smuggled to gangs in Haiti — so maybe the Gunshine State should deploy its troops there to rein in the violence.
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Haiti's embattled prime minister is in neighboring Puerto Rico, still unable to return to Port-au-Prince, as calls for him to resign grow louder by the day.
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With violent gangs blocking the prime minister's return, Haiti is lost in a power vacuum that a drug convict might fill — and Haitian expats say U.S. policy is partly guilty.
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The scenes from Haiti may look familiar, as heavily armed gangs trade fire and civilians cower in fear. But there is something different about this latest episode.
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Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.
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At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and comes as gangs assert greater control on the capital.
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A judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles.
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Among the various suspects accused in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moisel is one unexpected name: former first lady Martine Moïse, who was seriously injured in the attack.
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The Miami Herald's longtime Caribbean correspondent, Jacqueline Charles, examines Haiti’s new struggles against violent gang government as its real government faces a deadline to step down this week.
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The one-page warrant contains little detail except to say that authorities are seeking to interview Martine Moïse about the case. It does not state nor suggest any involvement.