Category: Haiti

US Captives in Haiti Were Helping Rebuild Quake-Damaged Homes

The work of U.S. and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend included helping rebuild homes following an August earthquake on the island, according to their Ohio-based organization that has aid projects all over the world. Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) said in a statement Tuesday that the 17 captives—among them, five children, one just…


Haiti Gang Demands $17 Million to Release US and Canadian Missionaries

A notorious Haitian gang accused of abducting 17 missionaries, most of them Americans, demanded $17 million in ransom for the kidnapped individuals’ release, according to multiple reports. Haitian Justice Minister Liszt Quitel said the gang dubbed “400 Mawozo” demands $1 million per person in order to set the missionaries free, the Wall Street Journal reported, which…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 18)

An investigation is underway into the kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti, former Secretary of State Colin Powell has died from Covid-19 complications, and virus cases are plummeting to record lows in Japan despite a reduction in pandemic restrictions.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 18)

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should have been two doses instead of one. And Navy personnel faces a general discharge if they don’t get vaccinated by the deadline. Americans are kidnapped in Haiti. They were on their way home from building an orphanage when gang members kidnapped them in Haiti’s capital,…


US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched by Gang

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. The group was snatched by the 400 Mawozo gang, which controls the Croix-des-Bouquets area east…


US Should Secure Freedom of Missionaries in Haiti Without Ransom: Rep. Kinzinger

The United States should free missionaries in Haiti without ransom, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Sunday, shortly after a U.S. Christian aid organization said a group of its missionaries had been kidnapped in the Caribbean nation. The Illinois Republican told CNN that the United States must find the group and see if it can…


‘Unprecedented’ Supply Chain Problems Hit School Cafeterias Across US

A growing number of school districts have said that supply chain bottlenecks have forced them to suspend services or food items. A spokesperson for Denver Public Schools (DPS), Theresa Hafner, said Sunday that the district is “struggling to receive enough milk to serve to every child at breakfast and lunch every day,” saying that parents…


Canadian Among Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti, Organization Confirms

PORT-AU-PRINCE—A missionary group including 16 Americans and one Canadian were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday while on a trip to an orphanage, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries group said on Sunday. “We request urgent prayer for the group of Christian Aid Ministries workers who were abducted while on a trip to visit an orphanage on Saturday, October 16,” it said in…


Gang With Past Abductions Blamed for Kidnapping 17 US Missionaries

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police Sunday of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization. Five children were believed to be among those kidnapped. The 400 Mawozo gang kidnapped the group—which also included some elderly people—in Ganthier, a commune that lies east of the capital of…


American Christian Missionaries Including Children Kidnapped in Haiti: Officials

As many as 17 American missionaries including women and children were reportedly kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend, according to a message sent to several religious missions. The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage when the incident occurred, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said in a message. “This is a special…