Haiti

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Mastermind of assassination of Haiti president sentenced to life by US court
Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian-Chilean businessman, conspired with Colombian mercenaries, to kill Jovenel Moïse in 2021

Richard Luscombe in Miami

02, Jun, 2023 @5:20 PM

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‘It’s hell’: vigilantes take to Haiti’s streets in bloody reprisals against gangs
Members of terrorised Port-au-Prince communities armed with rocks and machetes carry out wave of lynchings

Tom Phillips, and Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince

30, Apr, 2023 @10:15 AM

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Two more journalists killed in Haiti as gang violence continues to rage
Ricot Jean found dead after reportedly being kidnapped and Dumesky Kersaint reportedly killed by a stray bullet

Staff and agencies

28, Apr, 2023 @3:49 PM

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Haiti: at least 12 suspected criminals beaten to death and burned in capital
Footage shows men forced to lie on street by police before being killed and set on fire in broad daylight

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

24, Apr, 2023 @10:17 PM

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Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says
Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on 18 March while visiting ailing relatives

Edward Helmore

25, Mar, 2023 @4:40 PM

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Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation
Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid

Luke Taylor

24, Mar, 2023 @4:17 PM

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UN calls for foreign intervention in Haiti as violence surges
‘Specialized support force’ urged for Caribbean state where 530 have been killed in gang-led violence so far this year

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

21, Mar, 2023 @3:44 PM

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‘Warfare is encroaching’: aid groups may have to cut back services in Haiti as violence grows
Médecins Sans Frontières operations threatened by armed incidents and shootouts at its hospitals, but closure would be a ‘catastrophe’ for Haitians

Luke Taylor

03, Mar, 2023 @11:55 AM

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Gangs, cholera and political turmoil leave half Haiti’s children relying on aid
Triple threat sees Caribbean country in worst crisis since 2010 earthquake, with young people bearing the brunt, warns Unicef

Luke Taylor

07, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago
More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein

Sarah Butler

05, Feb, 2023 @3:28 PM

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Haitian cops are poorly paid and outgunned – and part of the problem
The country’s police force is in revolt after the government failed to protect them from criminal gangs that have overrun the country

Luke Taylor

02, Feb, 2023 @11:30 AM

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‘Thought we’d made it’: new Biden rule leaves asylum seekers in limbo
Those migrating from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela dumped back in Mexico after being expelled at US border

Nina Lakhani in Mexico City

31, Jan, 2023 @10:30 AM

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