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At least 8 missing, including an Irish missionary, after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage

August 05, 2025 10:45 am

Authorities scrambled to relocate dozens of children and staff from the Saint-Hélène orphanage, run by Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs, an international charity with offices in Mexico and France.

Haitian police arrest a former senator accused of working with gangs to attack a peaceful community

August 04, 2025 5:30 am

The police shared photos of the former senator in handcuffs, next to heavily armed officers wearing ski masks.

Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

May 24, 2025 7:12 pm

More than 150,000 people in Haiti have HIV or AIDS, according to official estimates, although nonprofits believe the number is much higher.

Protesters in Haiti demand new government and more security as anger over gangs spreads

May 05, 2025 1:08 am

A vow to fight gangs Sunday's demonstration comes a day after hundreds of people gathered in Port-au-Prince to honor several community leaders killed in recent clashes with gangs.

Haitian families reunite in Chile as tensions over migration rise

May 02, 2025 10:13 pm

Some 15,000 Haitians have entered Chile via family reunification visas since the program began, including 3,000 so far this year.

Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

January 05, 2025 1:39 am

The deployment of around 75 security officers was greeted Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, by the Kenyan commander of the UN-backed mission.

Haiti taps security minister to fill in as interim health minister after hospital reopening attack

December 27, 2024 6:09 am

The ministry had called on journalists to attend the event at 8 a.m. local time.

At least 2 journalists killed, several wounded in gang attack during Haiti hospital reopening

December 25, 2024 7:03 am

The attack by the gang members on Christmas Eve also led to the casualty of a police officer, however, the status of the officer is not known till now, AP reported.

Haiti's main international airport reopens a month after gang violence forced it to close

December 12, 2024 1:50 am

Haitian soldiers and police, bolstered by Kenyan police leading a UN-backed mission to quell gang violence, boosted security in the area, and a test flight was successful, Haiti’s government said in a statement.

UN to resume Haiti aid flights after planes hit by gunfire

November 19, 2024 5:18 am

Haiti's government helicopter also resumed services on Monday, transporting three new government ministers following a cabinet shakeup last week that saw the prime minister ousted and many of his top ministers replaced.