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Saturday, Apr 20

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Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its heyday as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

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Right now, “Cap-Haïtien is the only city that connects Haiti to the world,” its mayor said.

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Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

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They call it Okap, home to Haiti's kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries.

Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries. Sitting on Haiti’s shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien was abandoned as a capital…

Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

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They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries

Wednesday, Apr 3

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Surge in violence forces more than 53,000 to flee Port-au-Prince in less than 3 weeks

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Haitians are fleeing Port-au-Prince mostly to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.

Saturday, Mar 30

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HAITI HELL: Jimmy Barbecue Chérizier Wants in on Political Negotiations – Rebel Gangs Control 80% of Capital Port-Au-Prince

While the Caribbean leaders of the CARICOM and the Haitian political power brokers negotiate the formation of an unelected Transition Council that will have political power to appoint the new Prime Minister and cabinet for the chaotic and…

Wednesday, Mar 27

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Port-au-Prince teacher says gang violence has forced him into hiding and living in constant fear

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A teacher in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, says he constantly has to hide under his bed at home, when gangs infiltrate his once-peaceful neighborhood, Croix-des-Bouquets.

Friday, Mar 22

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Haitian gang leader Ernst Julme is killed in shootout as crime boss 'Barbecue' faces setback in taking over Port-au-Prince as country's hunger levels reach 'worst on record'

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Haitian gang leader Ernst Julme has been killed in a shootout as warlord Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier prepares to try and take over the country's capital city.

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Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti

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CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Harold Isaac and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy…

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Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti

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CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Harold Isaac and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy…

Wednesday, Mar 20

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US evacuates first American citizens from Port-au-Prince as Haiti crisis deepens

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The U.S. on Wednesday began evacuating American citizens from Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, with government chartered flights to the Dominican Republic.

Tuesday, Mar 19

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Haiti's prime minister under U.S. protection, at least 10 killed in Port-au-Prince suburb

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Americans trapped in Haiti are desperately trying to escape the island nation as the conditions in Port-au-Prince continue to spiral amid gang violence. Meanwhile, CBS News has confirmed Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who agreed to…

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Haiti’s gangs unleash new attacks on upscale Port-au-Prince

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Armed gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in the capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead.

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Ten killed in Port-au-Prince suburb as tensions rise in Haiti

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At least ten people were killed in a wealthy suburb of Haiti's capital on Monday, there were reports of looting, and thefts of electricity equipment cut the power supply as lawlessness spread to affluent areas and gangs tightened their…

Haitian vigilantes battle Barbecue's gangs in Port-au-Prince as country's elites vie for power - with island left in darkness after power stations are ambushed and dead bodies litter the streets

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Hundreds of dead bodies now lie unburied in the streets as residents hastily band into vigilante groups for protection against armed factions bolstered by thousands of convicts freed from stormed jails

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Haiti violence: 12 killed as armed gangs attack two wealthy suburbs in capital Port-au-Prince

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Port-au-Prince: At least 12 people were killed in violence-affected Haiti as armed gangs attacked two wealthy neighbourhoods in the capital Port-Au-Prince in a rampage, looting homes in some communities and forcing residents to flee as...

Monday, Mar 18

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Vigilantes battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power

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CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where…

Haiti crisis: Gangs close Port-au-Prince airport, Americans evacuated to Miami

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The airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed as gangs control the area, leading to the first official evacuation flight bringing 30 Americans to Miami on Sunday.

Sunday, Mar 17

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World News | Haiti: UN Maternity Aid Looted in Port-au-Prince as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, a container containing necessities for newborn babies and their mothers--including resuscitators and other vital supplies--was looted in Port-au…

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Unicef says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 17 — The UN children’s agency said yesterday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stock...