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2 Americans Claim They Were ‘Translators’ in Haiti Leader’s Killing, Judge Says
The two men maintained that the plot to kill President Jovenel Moïse had been planned intensively for a month, a judge involved with the investigation said.
Violence is a threat Haitians know. Covid is something new.
A shifting political crisis after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse comes amid the backdrop of a pandemic whose scale in the country is essentially unknown.
Assassination in Haiti: What We Know, and Don’t Know
The killing of President Jovenel Moïse has rocked the nation, stoking fear and confusion about what is to come.
Haiti Names James Solages, a U.S. Citizen, as Assassination Suspect
Haitian officials identified the American suspects as James Solages and Joseph Vincent, both of Haitian descent.
Fears of Political Chaos in Haiti Grows
Two prime ministers, one interim and one newly appointed, are jockeying for power in Haiti.
Why Haiti Still Despairs After $13 Billion in Foreign Aid
Since a powerful earthquake devastated the country in 2010, foreign aid seems only to have helped perpetuate some of the country’s biggest troubles.
Haiti’s political turmoil may hamper efforts to contain the virus, the W.H.O. says.
The pandemic has grown worse in recent weeks in Haiti, which has yet to begin vaccinating its citizens.
Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s President, Assassinated in Nighttime Raid
A group of assailants stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife. The interim prime minister declared a “state of siege.”
The Haitian Diaspora Responds to the Killing of Haiti’s President
Both opponents and supporters of the Haitian president saw his assassination as a worrisome sign that the already fragile country was descending into greater turmoil.