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Former paramilitary leader Emmanuel Constant is detained by Haitian police at his arrival to the International Airport in Port-au-Prince on June 23, 2020. | Photo: EFE

HAITI | US Deports Haitian Death Squad Leader to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 28, 2020 -  Former Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant was taken into police custody immediately upon his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday after his deportation from the United States.

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USAID gives Haiti US$16.5-M, Rest of the Caribbean gets US$1.7-M to fight COVID-19

USAID gives Haiti US$16.5-M, Rest of the Caribbean gets US$1.7-M to fight COVID-19

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – While Guyana and other Caribbean countries have received a generous donation of US$1.7 million from the USAID to help these countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Haiti has received funds amounting to a whopping US$16.1 million from the Trump administration to help in its COVID-19 response.

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HAITI | Haitian leaders urged to end political impasse

HAITI | Haitian leaders urged to end political impasse

NEW YORK, NY, February 26, 2020 - Leaders in Haiti must step up and end the impasse between President Jovenel Moïse and a surging opposition movement that has paralyzed the island nation since July 2018.

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CARICOM to mount fact-finding mission to Haiti

CARICOM to mount fact-finding mission to Haiti

As Haiti continues to struggling with gang violence, kidnappings and political unrest, it remains a challenge to CARICOM Heads and  even though the situation is complex and there are a number of views on the way forward, it is felt that it cannot continue without the intervention of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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An overturned car burns during a protest demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

HAITI | IMF Paints grim picture of Haitian Economy

WASHINGTON, DC, January 30, 2020 - The International Monetary Fund has painted a grim picture of the Haitian economy occasioned by a protracted political crisis and prolonged civil unrest that has at times shut down most economic activity in that country.

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