Haiti
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Haitian gang that kidnapped 17 from missionary group wants $1 million per person
The 16 Americans and one Canadian national with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries organization were kidnapped Saturday.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
U.S. in contact with Haitian officials over kidnapped American missionaries
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ treatment of Haitian migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
The veteran diplomat criticized the U.S. decision to repatriate thousands of Haitians from the U.S.-Mexico border over the past few days.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
U.S. officials defend expulsion of Haitians from Texas town
The homeland security chief defends his recent decision to grant Haitians temporary legal status due to political and civil strife in their homeland if they were in the United States on July 29, but not to the thousands flooding in and being sent back now.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Haiti prosecutor asks judge to charge prime minister in president’s assassination
The judge in the case is required to investigate based on the request and has 3 months to determine whether the facts in the case justify any action.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Aid flows a bit more quickly into Haiti, but challenges remain after quake
Haiti's entrenched poverty, insecurity and lack of basic infrastructure are posing huge challenges to helping the victims of a powerful weekend earthquake
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Commentary: We can’t keep treating Haiti’s cycle of trauma with Band-Aid solutions
The poverty, corruption and instability there can be alleviated only if stakeholders in the recovery effort remain involved after the dead are buried.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Death toll from Haiti’s earthquake rises to over 1,900
Residents are weary and frustrated as Tropical Storm Grace forces a pause in rescue efforts and government support is virtually nonexistent.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Earthquake death toll in Haiti rises to 1,419, with 6,000 more injured
The quake, centered about 80 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, nearly razed some towns and triggered landslides.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Tropical depression drenches earthquake-stricken Haiti
Heavy rain and strong winds whipped at the country's southwestern area, which was hit hardest by Saturday's earthquake, and officials warned that rainfall could reach 15 inches in some areas.