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The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced on Wednesday in a U.S. court to life in prison for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American missionaries, along with one Canadian. CBC | World News
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#TheMoment Haiti qualified for first World Cup in over 50 years
Paul Toussaint, a Haitian chef in Montreal, tells The National about the moment he watched his home country make it to the World Cup for the first time since 1974. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Melissa blamed for 25 deaths in Haiti, as Jamaican, Cuban officials assess damage
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Read More »Fatal mishap with explosive drone leaves 2 police officers dead in Haiti
Two Haitian police officers were killed and two others seriously wounded when an explosive drone accidentally detonated at a SWAT base near Haiti’s capital, authorities in the Caribbean nation said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Haiti looks to Erik Prince’s security firm Vectus Global to help battle gangs
The security firm of former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »As Haiti turns to lethal drones to fight gangs, Canada is among those who are uneasy
Haiti’s battle against criminal gangs has leaned into the lethal use of drones this year, prompting questions about the legality of the tactic. CBC | World News
Read More »Gangs have ‘near-total control’ in Haiti, UN warns
Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior UN officials warned Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 1 million displaced in Haiti as gang violence rages, UN says
The United Nations migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses one million people — a record in the Caribbean nation. CBC | World News
Read More »The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada condemns ‘horrifying’ wave of gang violence in Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of “horrifying violence” perpetrated by gangs in Haiti. Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. CBC | World News
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