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Ottawa Sanctions Two Haiti Cabinet Ministers Over Alleged Gang Ties

December 20, 2022
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Canada is sanctioning two of Haiti’s cabinet ministers it accuses of helping violent gangs sow chaos in that country. Ottawa is barring Haiti’s Justice Minister Berto Dorcé and Interior Minister Liszt Quitel from entering Canada, and ordering any assets they hold in Canada to be frozen. The Trudeau government accuses the pair of “significant corruption…

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Canada Sends Military Equipment to Haiti as Power-Struggle Continues

October 16, 2022
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The federal government has sent armoured vehicles and other supplies to Haiti to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that by providing the equipment, Canada is supporting the restoration of security in Haiti. The co-ordinated…

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Haiti Crippled by Fuel Shortages as Gang Leader Demands Prime Minister Resign

October 28, 2021
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PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s streets were unusually quiet on Tuesday and gasoline stations remained dry as gangs blocked the entrance to ports that hold fuel stores and the country’s main gang boss demanded that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign. Days-long fuel shortages have left Haitians with few transportation options and forced the closure of some businesses. Hospitals, which…

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Haiti Appoints New Prime Minister in Wake of President’s Assassination

July 20, 2021
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PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s government on Tuesday formally appointed Ariel Henry as prime minister, nearly two weeks after President Jovenel Moise was gunned down in a murder plot that likely extends far beyond the Caribbean country’s borders. Henry assumed the role of de-facto leader of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation in a ceremony in the capital Port-au-Prince, where…

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