G9 Family and Allies gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier was in stable condition Thursday after being shot during a gun battle. Cherizier, a former police officer turned criminal mastermind, was in a […]
Growing up in Port-au-Prince, Sherley Louis, an educator, remembers hearing that it was necessary to be familiar with the version of Creole that compatriots speak in Cap-Haitien. Otherwise, there might be a […]
Port-au-Prince’s major gang leaders told government disarmament officials that they will stop kidnapping people temporarily, according to a person close to the unit. The gangs in Grand-Ravine and Village-de-Dieu made that decision […]
When Haiti’s constitution was ratified in 1987, the country was emerging from a decades long dictatorship. The writers vowed then to make sure there would be no opportunity for the country to […]
A human rights organization counted at least 91 cases of kidnapping in April, which is a 300 percent increase from March. The Center of Analysis and Research on Human Rights (CARDH) recorded […]
A police officer wanted for murder and other crimes was found shot dead Saturday in Port-au-Prince, according to local reports. Guerby Geffrard was wanted on charges of murder, attempted murder and arson […]
At least nine people kidnapped were set free separately on Thursday in Port-au-Prince, including the six remaining Catholics that “400 Mawozo” gang members took hostage earlier this month. Reports did not mention whether a […]
A psychology student at the State University of Haiti was kidnapped at Bois Verna, Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, adding to the growing list of people kidnapped. Youri Dérival’s classmates marched on Tuesday to […]
Twenty-one people died and about 30 were injured in a car crash along National Route #1 in Arcahaie, the historic Northwestern town about 25 miles from Port-au-Prince. The fatal wreck happened Wednesday, […]
A nursing student who had been missing since Thursday was found dead in Tabarre, a suburb in Port-au-Prince, on Monday. The cause and manner of Flora Marine Nerestant’s death is unknown. The […]
