Haití

Gang violence is gripping the Caribbean country as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is in Puerto Rico, to resign

Prime Minister Ariel Henry is currently in Puerto Rico, where he was forced to land on Tuesday after the armed groups laid siege to the international airport, preventing him from returning

Former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a fluid federation of criminal groups in the capital, Port-au-Prince, has challenged the government amid the prevailing chaos

Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian, Chinese, and Afghan families endure hunger, disease, and violence while they raise money to cross the rainforest and reach Panama, on the only land route that leads from South America to the United States

The gang leader ‘Barbecue’ claims responsibility for the prison attack, which saw 3,696 inmates escape, and he says its aim was to overthrow the interim president

The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs assert greater control in the capital, Port-au-Prince

The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a surge in gang violence and recovers from a spate of violent protests demanding the resignation of current Prime Minister Ariel Henry

Luis Abinader urges the U.N. to reinforce aid to the Caribbean country. ‘Either we fight together to save Haiti or we will fight alone to protect the Dominican Republic!’ he warns

The brief speech did little to appease people who are angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and the lack of any plan in sight for general elections

Guy Philippe’s appearance caused great commotion because of a video he released Monday, calling for a rebellion to oust the prime minister on Feb. 7, the date Haitian leaders are traditionally sworn into office

The Sandinista regime is making millions from the mass influx of desperate travelers trying to make it to the United States

From the world-famous Mexican holiday, to parades in Ireland, trick-or-treaters in the U.S. and thousands of people launching huge kites in Guatemala, the Day of the Dead is more alive than ever among those who want to honor their deceased loved ones

‘Colonel Mike,’ the second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami, had pleaded guilty in September

Mexico’s president convenes 12 nations for talks on debt reduction and regional cooperation on trade, security and employment

Regional leaders are more concerned with lessening the impact on their own nations than complying with pressure from the Biden administration to keep migration levels in check

Criminal gang battles ravage the capital and central regions while a United Nations mission led by Kenya gears up

Dominican President Luis Abinader maintained a ban on issuing visas to Haitian citizens that he implemented last month as a response to the dispute over a shared river

Gangs have carried out with so much robbery, rape and kidnapping that Haitians on Tuesday welcomed news that the U.N. Security Council had approved deployment of an international armed force to Haiti

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the US would provide logistics, including intelligence, airlift, communications and medical support to the mission, which still needs to be approved by the U.N. Security Council

President Luis Abinader says air, sea, and land borders will remain shuttered ‘until necessary.’ It is a rare move, and could hit economies in both countries, though it will be most acutely felt in Haiti

President Luis Abinader’s move follows the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment

The storm is expected to swirl most of the day above the island of Hispaniola that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti. Forecasters say Franklin could dump up to 12 inches of rain, with as much as 16 inches for Hispaniola’s central region

In touristy Dominican Republic, over 4,000 tons of waste are unloaded every day in the Duquesa garbage dump

The storm on Monday was located 240 miles (390 kilometers) south of the Dominican Republic and had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph)