Haiti Protests
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Haitian police protest, attack PM’s residence over officers killed by violent gangsProtesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves as police also flooded the airport in Port-au-Prince as Prime Minister Ariel Henry was arriving from a trip to Argentina.WorldJan 26
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Canada sanctions more of Haiti’s political elites as gang violence continuesViolent gangs have taken over Haiti's capital, and Canada is seeking a consensus on how it can help after the country's unelected prime minister requested a military intervention.CanadaJan 13
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Haitians want new government but are torn on military intervention, MPs hearPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, to Haiti to try and find a path to consensus.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Canada sanctions Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier over humanitarian crisisIn September, gangs led by Cherizier blocked the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal just outside the Haitian capital to protest a government announcement to cut fuel subsidies.WorldNov 14, 2022
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Ottawa sanctions Haitian ‘political elites’ over suspected collusion with gangsThe individuals Canada sanctioned Friday were Joseph Lambert, president of Haiti’s Senate, and Youri Latortue, former Senate president.CanadaNov 4, 2022
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Haiti police gain control of key fuel terminal, ending gang blockade: sourcesSources had earlier told Reuters that Haitian police launched a major operation to confront the gangs that resulted in heavy shooting.WorldNov 4, 2022
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He’s behind Haiti’s powerful gang alliance. Who is Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier?Haiti’s National Police fired Jimmy Chérizier in December 2018 and he still faces an outstanding arrest warrant for his alleged role in a 2017 massacre.WorldOct 21, 2022
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UN delays vote on sanctions package to curb violence in HaitiThe president of neighboring Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, recently described the situation as a “low-intensity civil war.”WorldOct 19, 2022
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Haiti protests against government corruption lead to 2 deathsDemonstrators burned tires and threw stones during the march in Port-au-Prince, where the scent of burning rubber filled the air.WorldJun 9, 2019
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This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: March 2This week, a major health network celebrates being named one of Montreal's best employers, a local nurse recounts her experience leaving Haiti amid civil unrest and more.CanadaMar 3, 2019
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