Haitian gangs launch coordinated attack, vow to oust prime minister
Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherisier has announced a coordinated attack to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
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Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherisier has announced a coordinated attack to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, and several top officials.
The Justice Department has arrested four people in the slaying of Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission.
Haiti finds itself without a single elected government official after the terms of the last 10 remaining senators expired earlier this week. Award-winning journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre and Dr. Bertrhude Albert spoke to CBS News about the crisis unfolding in the Caribbean nation.
Amid soaring violence, the community recently appointed local residents as guards, but the mayor said they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns.
Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, could face life in prison if he is convicted.
According a New York Times investigation, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was compiling a list of officials and businessmen linked to the drug trade before he was murdered in July, and he had planned to give those names to the U.S. government. Maria Abi-Habib — the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean — authored that report and joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what she found.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. The 69-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms and is fully vaccinated. CBS foreign correspondent Lucy Craft joins "CBSN AM" from Tokyo with more on this story and other international headlines.
The "400 Mawozo" gang in Haiti is demanding $1 million for each of the 17 missionaries it has abducted. The group was kidnapped last weekend just outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince. Gang activity has been on the rise following the assassination of the country's president in July. Robert Fatton, Jr. is the Julia A. Cooper professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. He joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
A Haitian gang has kidnapped 17 missionaries, including three children, who are associated with the Ohio-based group Christian Aid Ministries. Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the Haitian Times, joins Lana Zak on CBSN to explain what we know about the kidnapping.
The Haitian government has detained more than 40 people allegedly involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. However, there are still many questions surrounding the murder. Drew Hinshaw, a senior reporter with the Wall Street Journal, has been covering the issue and joins CBSN with more.
Nearly a month after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot and killed in his home, the investigation into his assassination could be in jeopardy. Key players in the probe are reportedly being threatened and have gone into hiding. New York Times Mexico and Central America correspondent Anatoly Kurmanaev joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the precedence being set in a nation already facing lawlessness.
The White House had announced Friday morning of a delegation led by Thomas-Greenfield that would be going to Haiti to "pay respects upon the death" of Moïse, who was shot dead in his home on July 7.
Officials say a new government will be formed, and its mission "will be to organize general elections as soon as possible."
While the investigation into who killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse intensifies, so too are concerns about the nation's overall stability. Author Amy Wilentz, who wrote "The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier" and "Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti," spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about why there are no simple options for stabilizing Haiti.
One of the suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, sources told CBS News. The agency denies any involvement. Mola Lenghi reports.
One of the Haitian-Americans arrested in the assassination had worked as a DEA informant, CBS News has learned.
A Haitian with Florida connections is the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, according to authorities. Christian Emmanuel Sanon is accused of wanting to assume the presidency himself. Mola Lenghi reports.
Jane Pauley looks at the Caribbean island nation once again in the news, with the assassination this week of its president, Jovenel Moïse.
The United Nations is considering options to help keep Haiti from falling into more political chaos after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has the latest on the investigation into the killing, and The Haitian Times founder Garry Pierre-Pierre spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the extent of potential political fallout.
The U.S. said it would send senior FBI and Homeland Security officials to help in the investigation.
Haiti's police chief says officers have killed four suspects and two others are under arrest after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Business owner and artisan advocate Magalie Noel Dresse joins CBSN from Haiti to talk more about how residents are reacting.
More than a dozen suspects have been arrested in the last 24 hours. Among them are two Americans from Florida.
The United Nations is considering options to help keep Haiti from falling into more political chaos after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers reports on the investigation, and freelance journalist Harold Isaac joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from Port-au-Prince with more on the potential political fallout.
Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated early Wednesday in his home on the outskirts of the country's capitol city. The first lady was also wounded in the attack. CBS News' Ben Tracy reports on the latest on the attack, then Dánica Coto, a Caribbean correspondent for The Associated Press, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what the killing means for the future of Haiti.