The Pigeon Express
A small plane has crashed on to a major road in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, killing at least six people. The aircraft was on its way from the capital to the south-eastern port town of Jacmel when it came down in the suburb of Carrefour. It injured several people on the ground. The pilot was […]
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller tremors have struck southwest Haiti, killing at least two people, sending panicked residents into the streets and forcing authorities to close schools. The US Geological Survey said the first earthquake on Monday morning struck near the city of Les Cayes, about 200km west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, […]
Two Haitian journalists have been shot and burned alive on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to one of their employers. Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley had travelled to an area where rival gangs are fighting for control. Mr Wesley’s employer, Écoute FM, said in a statement he was “savagely” killed while reporting […]
The leader of the gang that kidnapped 17 US and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has threatened to kill them if he doesn’t get what he wants, according to a video released on Thursday. The video appears to show Wilson Joseph, who goes by the alias Lanmò Sanjou, or Death Without Days speaking at a funeral […]
The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official said on Monday. The 16 American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful “400 Mawozo” gang on Saturday after visiting an orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, a northeast […]
A notorious gang is behind the kidnap of a group of North American missionaries near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, officials say. The five men, seven women and five children were returning from a visit to an orphanage when they were abducted on Saturday. The Catholic Church has previously described the situation as “a descent into hell”, […]
Haiti officials say up to 17 American missionaries have been kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, The New York Times reported. The Christian missionaries were leaving an orphanage and traveling to the airport to drop some members off when they were kidnapped by a gang in Port-au-Prince. Haitian officials were shocked by the act of abducting […]
Hundreds of people have been killed and hospitals are overwhelmed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed towns in Haiti. Authorities said at least 1,800 are injured after people fled their homes fearing they might collapse, as churches, hotels and other buildings were reduced to rubble on Saturday. Haiti’s civil protection agency said rescue workers and bystanders […]
The widow of Haiti’s assassinated president returned to the nation after being treated in Florida for wounds suffered in the attack. Martine Moïse was seen wearing an arm sling and a bulletproof vest after arriving by plane at Port-au-Prince airport on Saturday. Her husband Jovenel Moïse was killed by assassins in their home on 7 […]
The wife of assassinated Haiti president described the moment assassins “riddled” her husband with bullets after bursting into their home in the middle of the night. Martine Moïse said the attack happened so quickly, her husband Jovenel was unable to “say a single word”. President Moïse was killed on 7 July, allegedly by 28 foreign […]
A group of 28 foreign hitmen, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police said. After a gun battle in the capital Port-au-Prince, 17 people were detained, some at the house they were using, others after entering Taiwan’s diplomatic compound. Three suspects were killed by police and eight are still […]
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated and his wife wounded in an attack at their home, the interim prime minister announced. A group of unidentified gunmen attacked Moïse’s private residence overnight on Wednesday and shot him dead, interim Premier Claude Joseph announced. Joseph said he was now in charge of the country and urged the […]