US indicts Haitian gang leader over missionaries’ kidnapping
US authorities say Joly Germine is a leader of the 400 Mawozo gang accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries in Haiti last year.The grand jury in the United States has indicted a…
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UN raises concern over Haitian gangs’ recruitment of children
Thousands of people have been displaced and dozens killed as gang violence escalates in Haiti’s capital, officials say.The United Nations has expressed concern over the recruitment…
Dominican Republic says diplomat kidnapped in Haiti released
The incident comes amid uptick in violence and kidnappings as gangs jockey for influence amid ongoing political crisis.The foreign minister of the Dominican Republic has said that…
Number of migrants crossing dangerous Darien Gap soars: UNHCR
UN refugee agency says number of people taking Panamanian jungle route tripled so far this year compared with 2021.The number of people crossing Panama’s Darien Gap, the notorious…
Haiti: Health workers on strike over surge in gang kidnappings
Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in Haiti on the second day of a strike by doctors, nurses and other health professionals over a spike in gang-related kidnappings that…
Boat carrying 300 Haitian migrants capsizes near Florida coast
Officials said women and children were aboard the wooden boat, and 163 people swam to the United States shore.A wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants capsized in…