Tag: Haitian President Jovenel Moise

Quebec Man Charged With Terrorism, Planning to Overthrow Haitian Government

The RCMP say a 51-year-old Quebec man has been charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse. Police say Gérald Nicolas will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. Nicolas is charged with leaving Canada to facilitate a terrorist activity, facilitating a…


Former Haitian Lawmaker Charged Over President’s Assassination

A form Haitian lawmaker has been criminally charged in the United States for his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, becoming the third man to be arrested and charged for involvement in the death. Joseph Joel John, 51, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis from the Southern District…


US Takes Custody of Suspect in Haitian President Slaying

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—U.S. authorities have taken custody of a main suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, and he is scheduled to appear Tuesday in federal court in Miami. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios was arrested in Jamaica in October and was scheduled to fly to his native Colombia on Monday. However, Interpol…


Haiti Arrests 4th Police Officer in President’s Murder

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian police said Friday that a fourth officer has been arrested in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse. National Police spokesperson Marie-Michelle Verrier said a total of 27 people have been arrested and others are still being sought in connection with the July 7 attack at the president’s home. Another nine officers were being…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 16)

Americans on both sides of the aisle are thinking of ways to help the Cubans, the Pentagon says that suspects who were allegedly involved in the assassination of Haiti’s president were once trained by the U-S military, and female journalists in Afghanistan face new threats.


US Delegation to Haiti Met All Three Claimants to Power: White House

WASHINGTON—U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden’s administration in the wake of the assassination of its president met with three politicians who have all staked claims to lead Haiti’s government, the White House said on Monday. Representatives of the White House National Security Council and the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State…


First Statement by Haiti’s First Lady After Attack

The hospitalized wife of Haiti’s assassinated President Jovenel Moïse has given her first public statement since being wounded in the attack that killed him, accusing enemies of wanting “to kill his dream, his vision, his ideology.” Martine Moïse issued the recorded statement in Creole from the Miami hospital where she was being treated for wounds…


US Condemns ‘Heinous’ Assassination of Haitian Leader, Says It Is Ready to Help

WASHINGTON— U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was shocked by the “heinous” assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounding of his wife in their home, and administration officials said Washington was to ready help investigate what happened. Moise, 53, was shot dead and his wife Martine left in critical condition after unidentified…