Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced his resignation, underscoring how gangs have become the dominant power in Haiti. Henry announced his resignation in a March 11 video address from Puerto …
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Kenya has agreed to help oversee law enforcement in Haiti during the criminal hurricane
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochDuring the celebration and signing of a security agreement in Nairobi on March 1 by Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti and President William Ruto of Kenya, the final semblance …
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As Haiti continues to make headlines amid struggles to control crime and insecurity, a new book traces the roots of the institutional weaknesses that have aided the growth and entrenchment …
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Money laundering laws in Latin America in the Caribbean are on par with the rest of the world. But, multibillion-dollar criminal economies severely test these frameworks.
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Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the world’s highest regional homicide rate, according to a new study. …
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The G9 is a federation of the strongest gangs in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, founded in 2020 by Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue.”
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The return of a former Haitian senator found guilty of money laundering in the United States could trigger further unrest in a country already rocked by gang violence and political …
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The future of Haiti’s most powerful gang alliance, the G9, is at risk following a series of deaths of its gang leaders. “Black Alex Mana,” leader of the Belekou Gang, …
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Former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue,” is one of Haiti’s most prolific gang leader and head of the G9 and family gang.
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On July 7, 2021, a team of mercenaries invaded the home of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and shot him dead. The country was already unstable following a series of natural …