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The upheaval in Haiti has deep roots; It did not start with the latest spasm of violence at the hands of the gunmen overrunning the country. ... the rest of the world catches a cold — so great ...
Though ATF has implemented the use of eTrace — an internet-based firearm tracing system — in the Caribbean, language barriers and the violence in Haiti have prevented cops from using it to ...
Haitian rulers’ increasing dependence on street gangs has led the country is fueling new concerns about the country Haiti’s prime minister […] The post Why Haiti is in crisis appeared first ...
President Moïse addressed the country on 14 February, saying he would not step down and "give the country up to armed gangs and drug traffickers." [46] During a funeral procession on 22 February, Haitian police fired tear gas at a crowd of about 200 people carrying the casket of a man killed during protests days earlier. Opposition leader ...
The name Haiti (or Hayti) comes from the indigenous Taíno language and was the native name [3] [4] given to the entire island of Hispaniola to mean "land of high mountains." [5] [6] Christopher Columbus arrived on the island on December 5, 1492 and claimed it for the Spanish Empire, after which it became known as Hispaniola.
An effort to transport displaced children from Haiti to the Dominican Republic has been stopped by Haitian authorities. The children did not have exit visas, and were claimed to be all orphans. The New Life Children's Refuge group of 10 US Baptist missionaries from Idaho were arrested on kidnapping charges. At least 10 of the 33 children have ...
Caribbean leaders, who have been engaged in discussions with Haiti’s political and civic leaders, had hoped that a new inclusive government not led by Henry would bring a measure of stability ...
Haiti came out of the Great Depression as a fully-independent country since the United States ended the military occupation of the country in 1936. Brazil was also hit hard by the Depression. Between 1929 and 1932, coffee exports fell 50%. Foreign investment in the country was reduced to zero. To keep coffee prices from falling even more, in ...