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Jamaica, Trinidad, And Haiti Topped Caribbean Murder Rates In 2024. Gangs, Guns, And Drugs To Blame.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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January 5, 2025
- Advertisement - In 2024, the Caribbean region grappled with alarmingly high murder rates, particularly in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti. These nations faced significant challenges due to escalating violence, primarily driven by gang...
Trump immigration policies hit Overland Park school weeks before raids on 2 local restaurants
KCUR - Missouri
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August 12, 2025
Sarah Hayde Andrews was excited when Tierra Encantada opened its doors in Overland Park in January. In fact, she was among the first parents to enroll her toddler in the new preschool, which promises “100% Spanish immersion.” “I really loved the...
CIO 100 Award winners showcase the business value of IT
CIO
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August 12, 2025
BCG business and tech leaders believed generative AI could help lighten that workload without compromising quality, but when they looked at the tools on the market, none could automate complex layouts with charts, tables, and text, so they...
Mother-son duo brings authentic Haitian cuisine to Rose City: 'Put Haiti on the map'
KGW 8 - Oregon
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January 2, 2025
Portland restaurant TapTap Cuisine, operated by Dieuson Alix and his mother, is sharing Haitian culture, one serving at a time. PORTLAND, Ore. — While many celebrated New Year's Day with champagne toasts, Portland's newest Haitian restaurant...
Haiti's economy is suffocated by gang violence: 'I'm leaving because of the insecurity'
Le Monde
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Rue Saint-Martin in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, is deserted in the middle of the day, littered with ammunition cartridges and half-burnt debris. It feels like a no-man's-land. It's hard to imagine that just a few months ago, this lively...
The Allure of Allapattah
Biscayne Times - Miami
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August 5, 2025
“Westward, ho!” went the rallying cry of the gallery scene from Wynwood over the past several years, at least for many of its early denizens. First, they went to just west of the I-95 corridor, or north to Little Haiti and Little River. Now...
Harrowing Massacre Underscores Depth of Gang Control in Haiti
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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December 10, 2024
Reports of a chilling massacre in Haiti highlight the depth of criminal control in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where a largely absent state has left citizens exposed to depraved gang attacks. More than 100 mostly elderly people were...
American Airlines Officially Suspends All Flights to Haiti Indefinitely Amid Safety Concerns
The Travel
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December 9, 2024
Recent gang violence in Haiti, resulting in several U.S. airlines being the target of bullets back in November, and ongoing safety concerns has led to American Airlines officially suspending all flights from Miami (MIA) to Port-au-Prince (PAP),...
Syria post-Assad, Haiti’s worsening year, and AI weapons: The Cheat Sheet
The New Humanitarian
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December 13, 2024
Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. This is the last Cheat Sheet of the year. Regular programming will resume on 10 January 2025. Happy New Year, when it comes! On our radar Syria’s first...
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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November 23, 2024
Shortly before Haiti’s new ruling presidential council took office earlier this year in a deal brokered by Washington and the Caribbean Community, one of its incoming members discussed the plan to take back control of Port-au-Prince from armed...
Opinion: In Haiti, I see hunger amid violence - but also unbroken resilience
World Food Programme
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A WFP food distribution in Cité Soleil, outside the Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, where hunger is skyrocketing. Photo: WFP/Jonathan Dumont I remember the day I first arrived in Haiti four years ago. From the plane window, the contrast between...
Temple couple concerned flight ban might impact their non-profit’s operations in Haiti
KWTX 10 - Texas
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November 15, 2024
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - For the next 30 days no one in the U.S. will be able to fly into Haiti, or vice versa, due to a U.S. flight ban implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration. This comes after gangs in Haiti shot three planes that were...
Royal Caribbean Won’t Cancel Haiti Stops as FAA Bans US Fights
The Published Reporter
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November 14, 2024
Despite the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recent 30-day ban on flights to Haiti following a spate of gunfire targeting aircraft, Royal Caribbean has announced that it will not be canceling cruise stops in the country. Source: Inkl No...
WATCH: Flights to Haiti banned after gunfire hits at least 3 jetliners
WorldNetDaily
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November 12, 2024
Flights from the United States to Haiti have been suspended for a month, on the orders of the Federal Aviation Administration, after at east three jetliners trying to land there were hit by gunfire. Just the News reports first attacked was a...
Montclair Doc Opens Second Clinic in Haiti
Montclair Local News - New Jersey
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November 6, 2024
Don’t rely on algorithms to get your news. Join 12,000+ locals who get it delivered free. A young patient receiving medical care from one of Lamp for Haiti’s doctors. Montclair physician Dr. James Morgan has opened a second medical clinic in...
From Haiti to Grantville: Kilpatrick’s brews faith and community through coffee
The Newnan Times-Herald - Georgia
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The aroma of freshly roasted coffee mingles with the soft hum of conversation and the clinking of ceramic mugs. Sunlight streams through large windows, casting a warm glow over the inviting space. Beyond Mountains Coffee in Grantville isn’t just...
Official Statement of the Organization of American States (OAS) regarding recent false allegations
Times Caribbean
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August 10, 2025
OAS Press Release August 6, 2025 Official Statement of the Organization of American States (OAS) regarding recent false allegations The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States categorically rejects the false and misleading...
Halloween in the U.S., Fèt Gede in Haiti: Events to Celebrate Day of the Dead Across the Haitian Diaspora
Haitian Times
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October 29, 2024
Overview: Fèt Gede events in the U.S. and UK, and Haiti bring communities together to honor ancestral spirits this fall. As Halloween approaches in the U.S., the Haitian community prepares for Fèt Gede, a Day of the Dead celebration rooted in...
Second Gentleman Visits Early Voting Location in Little Haiti, Democrats Attack Trump
West Orlando News - Florida
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October 27, 2024
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff joined Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and State Representative Marie Woodson to visit the Little Haiti Cultural Complex early voting site in Miami-Dade County. The Second Gentleman was greeted by voters,...
Software company relocating headquarters to Mobile, 52 new jobs
FOX10 News - Alabama
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August 10, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Chamber says in a press release that Prism Systems is relocating its corporate headquarters and lab operations to downtown Mobile. Here is the release: Prism Systems Announces New Headquarters in Downtown...