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May 24, 2024
TheGrio was on hand at the U.S.-Kenya press conference for the official state visit of Kenya President William Ruto.
Jimmy Cherizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue who now runs a gang federation
March 14, 2024
Some observers may conclude that Black people can't govern themselves, but Haiti has never been able to thrive under imperialist…
March 10, 2024
The world has been left to wonder whether Haiti will fully descend into anarchy or whether some semblance of order…
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July 30, 2023
An American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped on Thursday, El Roi Haiti said on Saturday. The U.S. advised against…
July 2, 2023
“We have to, as an international community, say we can’t watch this country completely fall apart,” Catherine Russell of the…
June 24, 2023
The United Nations' International Organization for Migration has helped more than 3,400 people find homes in safer areas.
June 8, 2023
The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious prison, isolated from other prisoners…
June 5, 2023
A. wave of brutal vigilante justice is breaking across Haiti.
May 18, 2023
As millions celebrate Haitian Flag Day, many struggle to reconcile national pride and the devastation that has plagued the Caribbean…
April 29, 2023
Two local journalists were killed in Haiti in recent weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital area of…
April 26, 2023
Residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital fought back against encroaching gangs Tuesday.
March 28, 2023
His sister says gangs in Haiti kidnapped Jean-Dickens Toussaint, his wife, Abigail Michael Toussaint, and another traveler on March 18.
March 25, 2023
A husband and wife from South Florida have been kidnapped and held for ransom while visiting Haiti, according to their…
March 19, 2023
Haiti’s military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference.
Kofi Annan Meets With Haitis Prime Minister
February 27, 2023
Gérard Latortue, former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s,…
February 26, 2023
As gangs tighten their grip on Haiti, many medical facilities in the Caribbean nation's most violent areas have closed.
February 18, 2023
Canada’s move to send ships comes after the return of its surveillance plane from a mission to collect intelligence for…
February 13, 2023
As Haiti’s gangs continue to plunder the Caribbean nation, they're increasingly weaponizing bodies in their war for control.
February 13, 2023
Dozens of children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive…
February 12, 2023
A recent report recommended that Caricom accelerate efforts to control the illegal proliferation of firearms and ammunition in the Caribbean.