Tag: Haiti

At least seven people were killed on Saturday after a Christian march against gang violence in the suburbs of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was targeted by the gang that holds power there. Protestors took to the streets, some armed with machetes and clubs, to voice their opposition to the rampant...

The US State Department has ordered all non-emergency government employees along with their families to immediately leave Haiti, leading up to the United States 108th anniversary invasion of the island nation as well as the country’s inability to control violence, most notably kidnapping, which has severely crippled the nation. "Kidnapping...

Photos and text by Collin Mayfield. Opinions expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect Atlas News. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. Criminal factions control most of the capital city, and as different gangs fight to expand their respective territories, the local populace suffers. The violence persists at a time that Haiti...

Haiti has requested foreign military assistance to restore fuel accessibility after a gang blockaded the entrance of the Varreux fuel terminal, which is Haiti's main fuel terminal and houses 70 percent the country's fuel reserves. This comes as Haiti continues to face security instability amid shortages of food, fuel,...

Dominican officials have reported that a trade and agricultural attache who works at their embassy in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was kidnapped on Friday and is being held for a $500,000 ransom by the notorious 400 Mawozo gang. According to Dominican ambassador Faruk Castillo, counselor Carlos Guillen and...

#Haiti’s Ministry of Justice has announced that the remaining 12 #Christian missionaries that were kidnapped on October 16 and held for ransom by the notorious 400 Mawozo gang have been released and are now safe. The hostages originally consisted of 16 #Americans and one #Canadian, of which five had been released over the past...