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A gruesome hours-long gang attack in Haiti a couple of days ago left dozens dead, torching homes and cars, while forcing thousands more to run for their lives, in the latest blow to a country that ...
On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in Croix des Bouquets, the other in Port-au-Prince. [12] More than 4,700 inmates escaped. [10] Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting. [13]
The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, as well as widespread acute hunger.
The Republic of Spanish Haiti (Spanish: República del Haití Español), also called the Independent State of Spanish Haiti (Estado Independiente del Haití Español) [2] [3] was the independent state that succeeded the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo after independence was declared on 30 November 1821 by José Núñez de Cáceres.
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti. January 1 – Prime Minister Ariel Henry survives an assassination attempt when shooters opened fire at a ceremony celebrating the country's independence anniversary in a church in the city of Gonaïves. [1] January 6 – Two journalists are killed and their bodies burned during a gang attack in Port-au ...
On 13 November 2018, a massacre began within the La Saline slums of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.According to reports, at least 71 civilians were killed over a 24-hour period. It is alleged that the killings were either due to local gang wars or the actions of Haitian officials attempting to quell anti-corruption protests.
Haïti Observateur (French pronunciation: [aiti ɔpsɛʁvatœʁ]) is a US-based weekly newspaper founded in 1971 [2] that focuses on news concerning Haiti.It is published in Brooklyn, New York, and has large distribution networks in other locations in the United States, as well in Canada and France.
Bilateral relations between Guatemala and Haiti were established in 1948. Guatemala maintains a diplomatic consulate in the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Haiti maintains a diplomatic consulate in the Guatemalan capital city of Guatemala City .