Haiti

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)

The U.S. State Department said it welcomed news that the two had been freed and thanked its Haitian and U.S. interagency partners for facilitating the release

Haitians’ daily lives have been disrupted by incessant gang violence that has worsened poverty across the country as it awaits a decision from the UN Security Council over a potential deployment of an international armed force

Kenya’s police have long been accused by rights groups of killings and torture. That includes gunning down civilians during Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew

Around 200 Haitians had marched in their nation’s capital to show their anger over the abduction of Alix Dorsainvil, who was working for the nonprofit Christian ministry El Roi Haiti when she and her daughter were seized Thursday

Hundreds of Haitians marched in the capital Monday to protest an abduction that’s another example of the worsening gang violence that has overtaken much of Port-au-Prince