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A peace initiative could start with the appointment by Haiti’s friends and neighbors of experienced “elders,” say three Haiti observers. Follow this road map. It can take Haiti from violent ...
The airspace between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is still closed. The Bahamas suspended flights into the country. The only direct service to the U.S. currently is via Haiti-owned Sunrise Airways.
The airlines operating between South Florida and Haiti have not said what they will do beyond Monday. “Right now, we are monitoring to see what’s best,” said Harper, the American spokeswoman.
Up to 20% of medical staff had left Haiti by the beginning of the year. [179] Even before violence escalated shutting down all but one of the capital's hospitals, Haiti had the worst conditions for childbirth in Latin America and the Caribbean, with only "war-torn countries like Sudan and Yemen" having higher mortality rates. [110]
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]
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Today, 'primary' forest cover in Haiti is estimated at less than 1% of all land area. [2] In an earlier study using the Food and Agricultural Organization (United Nations) global standard definition for 'forest', which includes areas that have been degraded by as much as 90% (10% canopy), approximately 30% of Haiti was estimated to be covered ...