PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A truck carrying gasoline exploded in northern Haiti, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said Tuesday. The blast occurred late Monday in the city of Cap-Haitien, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said, adding that he was devastated. “Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory…
2 of 17 Kidnapped American Missionaries in Haiti Released
Two of the 17 Christian missionaries kidnapped last month by a gang in Haiti have been released. Christian Aid Ministries, the organization supporting the missionaries, released a statement on its website on Sunday on the development. “We have learned that two of the hostages in Haiti were released. We praise God for this! Only limited…
2 Hostages Have Been Released in Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for their trip to the Caribbean nation said on Sunday, without giving further details. “We have learned that two of the hostages in Haiti were released,” Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said in a…
Canada Withdrawing Non Essential Staff From Haitian Embassy Amid Security Concerns
OTTAWA—Global Affairs Canada says it is temporarily withdrawing non-essential staff from the Canadian embassy in Haiti. The move comes in response to a spike in gang-related violence in Haiti and a severe lack of fuel that has affected hospitals, schools and banks. The government says the embassy in Port-au-Prince does remain open, but all Canadians…
Haiti’s Fuel Crisis Deepens; Banks Announce Partial Closure
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s fuel crisis is deepening, with the country’s Professional Association of Banks announcing Friday that a shortage of petroleum is forcing institutions to cut their hours and days as dozens of gas stations across the capital remained closed. Starting next week, banks will operate only three days a week instead of the usual six…
Nineteen Killed as Boat Sinks on Southern Coast of Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Nineteen Haitians died when a boat transporting them between the southern coastal settlements of Anse-a-Pitre and Marigot sank in the early hours of Saturday morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Twitter. Local media quoted a survivor identified as Marie Lucienne Pola as saying the boat, which was used for transporting gas, cement, food, and…
North American Missionaries Going on Second Week as Hostages in Lawless Haitia
Thursday marked 13 days that one Canadian and 16 U.S. citizen missionaries have been held by Haitian kidnappers for $17 million. The kidnappers threaten to kill the hostages unless they get $1 million per person. The hostages are in Haiti to do work for the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and were abducted on Oct. 16,…
North American Missionaries Going on Second Week as Hostages in Lawless Haiti
Thursday marked 13 days that one Canadian and 16 U.S. citizen missionaries have been held by Haitian kidnappers for $17 million. The kidnappers threaten to kill the hostages unless they get $1 million per person. The hostages are in Haiti to do work for the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and were abducted on Oct. 16,…
Haiti Crippled by Fuel Shortages as Gang Leader Demands Prime Minister Resign
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…
Haiti Gang Leader Threatens Killing 17 US and Canadian Captives
A man who identified himself as the leader of a notorious Haitian gang threatened police on Thursday that he will kill 17 abducted missionaries—mostly Americans—if he doesn’t receive a $1 million ransom per hostage. “I swear by thunder that if I don’t get what I’m asking for, I will put a bullet in the heads…
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