Tag: Political assassinations
Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — A priest told mourners at a memorial service Thursday for slain President Jovenel Moïse that too much blood is being shed...
Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — A priest told mourners at a memorial service Thursday for slain President Jovenel Moïse that too much blood is being shed...
Haiti awaits new chief as official mourning starts for Moïse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — While they await a new leader, Haitians are beginning a series of official ceremonies Tuesday to honor President Jovenel Moïse nearly...
Core Group signals support for Haiti’s designated PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A key group of international diplomats on Saturday signaled support for Haiti’s designated prime minister in the first such statement of...
Official: Aristide to return to Haiti ‘fully recovered’
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was scheduled to arrive Friday in Haiti after spending nearly a month in Cuba for medical...
Miami security firm faces questions in Haiti assassination
MIAMI — For the owner of a small private security company with a history of avoiding paying debts and declaring bankruptcy, it looked like...
Haiti police reject reports implicating govt in slaying
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian...
Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president
WASHINGTON — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing...
Some Haitians turn to prayer after president’s assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of Haitians sought solace in prayer at Sunday church services as a political power struggle threatened to further destabilize their...