Haiti

U.N. condemns reported Haitian massacre that killed more than 40 people

The Secretary-General of the United Nations condemned Saturday an attack in which armed gangs killed at least forty people in a village of fishermen north of Haiti's Capital. Local media in Haiti reported widely that the attack occurred on Thursday night in Labodrie. This is another sign that gang violence has escalated outside of the capital. The United Nations released a statement saying that the Secretary-General was alarmed at the level of violence in Haiti. He urged the Haitian authorities "to ensure perpetrators of all human rights violations and abuses are brought to trial." A spokesperson from the National Police

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Haitian gang massacre leaves a minimum of 70 dead, UN says

AUPRINCE, Oct 4 (Reuters) Armed guys belonging to the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 individuals as they passed through a Haitian town with automatic rifles shooting at residents, a spokesperson for the United Nations' Human Rights Workplace stated on Friday. We are horrified by Thursday's gang attacks in the town of Pont-Sonde in Haiti's Artibonite department, spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan stated in a declaration. At least another 16 individuals were seriously injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, according to the U.N., as gang members apparently set fire to a minimum of 45 houses and 34

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Haiti confirms 24 eliminated in 'horrible' gas truck blast

Haiti jail break leaves 12 dead as prisoners go starving

AUPRINCE, Aug 16 (Reuters) A jail break in the Haitian city of Saint-Marc left 12 inmates dead on Friday, Mayor Myriam Fievre said, the 3rd such event in Haiti in current months amid a lengthy humanitarian crisis fueled by gang violence. State Prosecutor Venson Francois said the circumstance on Friday afternoon was under control at the jail, which housed around 540 inmates, but the regional population needs to remain watchful and watch for escapees. The circumstance is under control but the results are devastating. All the polices' dorms have burnt down. The archives have burnt down. They have actually set

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Dominican Republic's Abinader names cabinet posts as leaders gather for inauguration

Dominican Republic leader Luis Abinader prepared to presume his second fouryear term as president at his inauguration on Friday, hosting worldwide heads of state and other public figures such as the king of Spain, after naming essential members of his executive. Abinader, a 57-year-old former entrepreneur, cinched another term when he protected some 58% of the vote in May on a. pro-business platform with a hard position on corruption and. barring migrants from neighboring conflict-hit Haiti. Early Friday, visitors from the political and economic sectors. dressed in white gathered at the National Theater in Santo. Domingo. Regional leaders present are

Caribbean Development Bank chief says 'no time at all to lose' on climate action