Haiti Gangs Embrace Political and Police Chaos
ELITES AND CRIME /
31 JAN 2023
Haiti's security crisis is about to see another major evolution as gangs look to become the de facto authority in much of the country.
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ELITES AND CRIME /
24 NOV 2022
Sanctions from the US and Canada are targeting Haiti's long history of patronage between political parties and violent gangs.
ELITES AND CRIME /
11 NOV 2022
Sanctions are turning the screw on Haiti's major gangs and leaders, who fuel constant violence in the country.
CARIBBEAN /
18 OCT 2022
What would the impact be of proposed United Nation sanctions on Barbecue, leader of Haiti's G9 gang?…
CARIBBEAN /
13 OCT 2022
Two gangs have coordinated an amphibious attack on a key industrial area north of Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.
G9 /
20 MAY 2022
Less than a week after a vicious 12-day gang war rocked the northern communes of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, a new report has emerged detailing the full extent of the…
CARIBBEAN /
11 APR 2022
Kidnappings in Haiti have increased during the first three months of 2022, continuing a grim surge that began last year and may in large part be the result of the…
ELITES AND CRIME /
29 DEC 2021
Jimmy Chérizier, alias "Barbecue," is a complicated individual. For some, he's a Robin-Hood figure. For others, he's a former police officer implicated in one of Haiti's worst massacres.
HAITI /
18 NOV 2021
The relief provided by Haiti’s gangs finally releasing their chokehold on the country’s oil supply may only be temporary.
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