Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern CaribbeanHaiti’s government says that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 43 and that 13 others are still missing.
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the CaribbeanThe National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola.
Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected
Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expectedTropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane.
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in HaitiTropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and the southern part of the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica
Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and JamaicaTropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.
2010 Haiti earthquake survivor who rebuilt her life in San Antonio dies
Read full article: 2010 Haiti earthquake survivor who rebuilt her life in San Antonio diesBethlie Paul, who was pulled from the rubble of a 2010 earthquake in Haiti and later brought to San Antonio to recover, has died following complications of a long-term health condition. She was 25 years old.
Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital
Read full article: Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capitalDoctors Without Borders says that ongoing violence in Haiti has forced it to permanently close its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince.
UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled
Read full article: UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubledA new UNICEF report has found that the number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000.
Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricane
Read full article: Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricaneCrews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers.
Haitian police arrest a former senator accused of working with gangs to attack a peaceful community
Read full article: Haitian police arrest a former senator accused of working with gangs to attack a peaceful communityPolice in Haiti have arrested a former senator charged with conspiring against the state and financing criminal organizations for allegedly supporting gang members.
Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs
Read full article: Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangsThousands have been forced to forgo an annual pilgrimage to a revered waterfall in central Haiti, now in territory held by gangs, where they would splash among sacred waters and rub their bodies with aromatic leaves.
UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger
Read full article: UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hungerThe U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.
Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday
Read full article: Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect MondayPresident Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.
'Money does no good in a bank': World Central Kitchen's Jose Andres urges donors to give more
Read full article: 'Money does no good in a bank': World Central Kitchen's Jose Andres urges donors to give moreJosé Andrés says his work with his nonprofit World Central Kitchen flows with his 40 restaurants, his NBC cooking competition show with Martha Stewart “Yes, Chef,” and his new book “Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs” that hit stores last month.
US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
Read full article: US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aidThe U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis.
Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis
Read full article: Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisisA new report has found that more than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve.
Haiti's government adopts a 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs
Read full article: Haiti's government adopts a 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangsHaiti’s government says it's adopted what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges.
UN mission details deadly attacks in Haiti's capital and questions government's delayed response
Read full article: UN mission details deadly attacks in Haiti's capital and questions government's delayed responseA new report by the U.N. political mission in Haiti says more than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in the country's capital.
Gunmen attack convoy evacuating medical staff after aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital
Read full article: Gunmen attack convoy evacuating medical staff after aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospitalDoctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surges.
Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
Read full article: Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million HaitiansThe Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Read full article: Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fearsDespite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them.
A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer
Read full article: A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officerHaiti’s online media association says two reporters were killed and several were wounded in a gang attack on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.
Haitian Culture Festival unites community, highlights heritage and resilience
Read full article: Haitian Culture Festival unites community, highlights heritage and resilienceTogetherness, culture and a path forward were the goals of the 2024 Haitian Culture Festival on the West Side after false claims ran rampant during the election season.
Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil
Read full article: Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoilMasses of residents are fleeing a running battle between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by the gangs.
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Read full article: Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islandsOfficials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process
Read full article: Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition processA transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille.
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says
Read full article: Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN saysU.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester.
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
Read full article: Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capitalPolice in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government
Read full article: Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at governmentAngry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead.
Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future
Read full article: Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain futureThousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a small town that killed at least 70 people.
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
Read full article: Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report saysA new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March.
Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country
Read full article: Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead countryHaiti's government says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Biden thanks Kenya's Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
Read full article: Biden thanks Kenya's Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the missionPresident Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti.
Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
Read full article: Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closedHaiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it.
Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
Read full article: Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangsHaiti’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.
Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consul
Read full article: Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consulA number of government and aid agencies in Haiti have reported their facilities and aid supplies have been looted as Haiti spirals into another wave of gang violence.
Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
Read full article: Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judgeThe Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states.
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Read full article: Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop saysThe archbishop of Port-au-Prince says six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released.
Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread
Read full article: Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spreadGang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack.
Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him
Read full article: Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated himAn attorney for former Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe says he is being held by Haitian authorities at a police station a day after the U.S. repatriated him to Haiti.
Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
Read full article: Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people insideA heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them.
Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
Read full article: Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers sayFlight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months.
Kenyan opposition lawmakers say the Haiti peacekeeping mission must be approved by parliament
Read full article: Kenyan opposition lawmakers say the Haiti peacekeeping mission must be approved by parliamentKenyan lawmakers say that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence that was approved by the U.N. Security Council this week.
Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by a pastor into gang territory
Read full article: Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by a pastor into gang territoryThe director of Haiti’s National Police is vowing to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to rid a community of gang members, only to be fatally shot by them.
Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US
Read full article: Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into USA federal judge is questioning whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify someone for a key immigration policy from President Joe Biden.
At least 1 person is dead and 2 are missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican Republic
Read full article: At least 1 person is dead and 2 are missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican RepublicTropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region.
UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti
Read full article: UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in HaitiThe United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup ever
Read full article: Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup everChange is happening fast in women’s soccer and a leveling of the playing field is being showcased across the globe in the biggest Women's World Cup to date.
US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World Cup
Read full article: US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World CupThe United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title.
England hopes to be sharper in its next Women's World Cup match after underwhelming opener
Read full article: England hopes to be sharper in its next Women's World Cup match after underwhelming openerKatie Robinson knows England left many unimpressed with its underwhelming 1-0 victory against overmatched Haiti in its opening match at the Women’s World Cup.
Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition
Read full article: Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutritionThe U.N.’s World Food Program says it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, NicaraguansThe Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
Haiti police to probe death of reporter during gathering
Read full article: Haiti police to probe death of reporter during gatheringHaiti’s National Police says it's been ordered to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses say was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.
WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage
Read full article: WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortageThe World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a global supply shortage.
Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti
Read full article: Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege HaitiThe United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti’s capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince.
Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime minister
Read full article: Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime ministerThousands of protesters have marched through Haiti’s capital and other major cities, blocking roads and shutting down businesses to demand that Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down and call for a better quality of life.
Fatal boat trip highlights Haitians fleeing violence
Read full article: Fatal boat trip highlights Haitians fleeing violenceHaitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
Haitians struggle to find food, shelter amid new gang battle
Read full article: Haitians struggle to find food, shelter amid new gang battleHeavy gunfire is echoing in a once quiet neighborhood in Haiti’s capital that has become ground zero in a gang fight that has killed at least 20 people, injured more than a dozen and forced thousands to flee their homes this week.
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Haitian doctor hopes latest kidnapping violence raises awareness about the need in his country
Read full article: Haitian doctor hopes latest kidnapping violence raises awareness about the need in his countryA Haitian doctor visiting San Antonio hopes the latest violent kidnapping of 17 missionaries raises more awareness about the dire help that is needed in Haiti.
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Port of Entry in Del Rio to resume travel, trade operations Saturday, officials say
Read full article: Port of Entry in Del Rio to resume travel, trade operations Saturday, officials sayTravel and trade operations will resume at the Del Rio Port of Entry starting Saturday afternoon, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Haitian community in Bexar County working together to help fellow migrants
Read full article: Haitian community in Bexar County working together to help fellow migrantsThe Bexar County Haitian community is watching the developments at the border, trying to find a way to help families. They ask that those in the U.S. open their hearts and ears and listen to the stories that have brought migrants to this situation.
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EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrants
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrantsThe Biden administration is relying on a contested Trump-era policy as it disperses thousands of Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in and around the small South Texas city of Del Rio.
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Secretary of Homeland Security travels to Del Rio for update on Haitian migrant situation
Read full article: Secretary of Homeland Security travels to Del Rio for update on Haitian migrant situationSecretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will be in Del Rio on Monday to receive an operational briefing on steps being taken to address the situation involving the mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from the border city.
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Feds work to reduce size of camp under Del Rio bridge that’s housing thousands of migrants who fled unrest and natural disasters
Read full article: Feds work to reduce size of camp under Del Rio bridge that’s housing thousands of migrants who fled unrest and natural disastersAgents moved 3,300 of the migrants as of Sunday. That left more than 12,000 people still waiting to be processed.
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In Haiti, close relation between the living and the dead
Read full article: In Haiti, close relation between the living and the deadHaiti’s unusually close relationship between the living and the dead has helped hide, in part, the huge toll of Saturday’s earthquake: people in Haiti want to be close to their deceased relatives, to the point of sometimes burying themselves in their front yards.
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Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in Haiti
Read full article: Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in HaitiAs if Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a tropical storm and the coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, the temblor has also damaged the only medical oxygen plant in southern Haiti.
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Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeon
Read full article: Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeonOfficials say two doctors at hospitals treating earthquake victims in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince have been kidnapped, forcing one of the institutions to a declare a two-day shutdown in protest.
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