BOGOTA, Colombia—The wife of a former Colombian soldier arrested in Haiti in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse says her husband was recruited by a security firm to travel to the Dominican Republic last month. The woman told Colombia’s W Radio on Friday that her husband, Francisco Uribe, was hired for $2,700 a month by…
Wife of Suspect in Assassination of Haiti’s President Says Husband Was Recruited
BOGOTA, Colombia—The wife of a former Colombian soldier arrested in Haiti in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse says her husband was recruited by a security firm to travel to the Dominican Republic last month. The woman told Colombia’s W Radio on Friday that her husband, Francisco Uribe, was hired for $2,700 a month by…
Haiti Seeks Help From US, UN Forces After President’s Assassination
BOGOTA/PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti has requested U.S. and U.N. security forces to help it protect key infrastructure like the airport and ports after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise by foreign mercenaries, a government minister said on Friday. The assassination of Moise by a squad of gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday morning at his home in…
Crowd of About 1,000 Haitians Outside US Embassy
In a sign of mounting fear and desperation in Haiti, a large crowd gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince Friday. An estimated 1,000 people flocked to the grounds around the building, following unsubstantiated rumors on radio and social media that the United States will be handing out humanitarian visas. Wednesday’s assassination of President Jovenel…
At Least 2 American Citizens Arrested for Assassination of Haiti’s President: Officials
At least two American citizens were arrested for the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise earlier this week, officials said. Officials said in a news conference two Haitian-Americans allegedly involved in the plot were identified as James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, 55. Four of the other men are from Colombia, authorities said. All six suspects were photographed…
Ex-Colombian Military, Haitian Americans Suspected in Killing of Haitian President
PORT-AU-PRINCE—A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise this week comprised 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, authorities said on Thursday, as the hunt went on for the masterminds of the brazen killing. Moise, 53, was fatally shot early on Wednesday at his home by what officials said was a group of…
Police Say 6 Detained, 7 Suspects Killed in Assassination of Haitian President
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Police say they have arrested four more suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, bringing the total to six detained and seven killed. National Police Director Léon Charles told Radio Metropole Thursday that police are still looking for more of those responsible for the early Wednesday’s raid in which the president was…
Haiti Police Seize More Suspects in President’s Killing
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s police seized on Thursday at least two more suspected members of the gang of assassins that killed President Jovenel Moise, following a fierce battle that left bullets strewn in the streets of the capital. Hundreds of residents clamored outside the police station where suspects were being held in Port-au-Prince, shouting “burn them” and setting…
Argentine F1 Great Carlos Reutemann Dies Aged 79
BUENOS AIRES—Former Formula One driver and Argentine politician Carlos Reutemann, who competed for more than a decade at the top of world motorsports, died on Wednesday aged 79. Reutemann had undergone surgery in New York for a hepatic tumor in 2017 and struggled to regain full health. “Dad left in peace and dignity after fighting…
4 ‘Presumed Assassins’ of Haitian President Fatally Shot by Police, 2 Others Captured
Four “presumed assassins” of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse were shot by police and two others were captured, the country’s police chief said on Wednesday. Haiti’s police chief, Léon Charles, said in a statement that three police officers were held hostage and subsequently freed in the operation. “Four mercenaries were killed, two were intercepted under our…
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