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Blinken In Violence-torn Haiti To Assess Headway Against Gangs

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday paid a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti to evaluate progress in wresting control from gangs that have taken over much of the impoverished Caribbean nation.

International Business Times

U.S. sanctions former Haitian president for his involvement in drug trafficking operations

Michel Martelly is accused of sponsoring gangs involved in several criminal activities, which also include displacing hundreds of thousands of people

Latin Times

Former Haitian President Martelly Sanctioned By US For Drug Trafficking

US sanctions former Haitian President Martelly for alleged drug trafficking involvement, aiming to address corruption and instability in Haiti.

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Haiti's transitional council names Garry Conille as prime minister

Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.

France 24

Canada sanctions two former members of Haitian parliament. One is a famous singer

Canada announced sanctions Thursday against two more former members of Haiti’s Parliament, bringing the number of Haitians blacklisted by Ottawa for corruption and ties to violent gangs since September to 22.

Miami Herald

US blocks ex-Haitian PM Lamothe from entering country, citing corruption

The United States on Friday blocked former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe from entering the United States over what Secretary of State Antony Blinken said was his "involvement in significant corruption."

Reuters

US bars former Haitian prime minister from entering the country

The sanction is the latest in a string of actions the US has taken to confront corruption in the Caribbean country.

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Canada sanctions ex-President Martelly’s brother-in-law and a former Haitian politician

The Canadian government added more names Friday to its sanction list involving Haitian political figures and business people.

Miami Herald

Canada imposes new sanctions on two ‘Haitian elites’

Canadian government accuses two Haitian nationals, including associate of ex-President Martelly, of enabling gangs.

Al Jazeera

Canada levies new sanctions against Haiti’s economic elite

Canada unveiled a fresh round of sanctions against members of Haiti’s economic elite on Monday, accusing three high-profile individuals of aiding armed gangs that have thrown the country into turmoil.

Miami Herald

Searching for Haitians to sanction over gang violence, US finds many enjoy legal protections

The United States has added two more Haitian politicians to its sanctions list, accusing them of engaging in illicit drug trafficking.

Miami Herald

Canada sanctions ex-Haiti president and prime ministers

Canada has expanded its economic sanctions freezing the Canadian assets of Haitian political elites to now include former president Michel Martelly and former prime ministers Laurent Lamothe and Jean-Henry Céant

The Independent UK

Canada sanctions former Haiti President Michel Martelly, 2 former prime ministers

Former Haitian President Michel Martelly and two former prime ministers are joining a list of Haitian politicians sanctioned by the Canadian government due to their alleged ties to armed gangs and Haiti’s escalating violence.

Miami Herald

Canada sanctions Haiti ex-President Martelly for financing gangs

Canada has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly and two former prime ministers for their roles in financing gangs, Canada's ambassador to Haiti said on Twitter on Sunday.

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‘Horrific assassination.’ Well-known Haiti political leader killed in gang-plagued region

A well-known political leader who headed one of Haiti’s center-left political parties after making a name for himself in the lottery business is dead after being ambushed Friday night in the green hills above Port-au-Prince.

Miami Herald

Miami bars Haiti’s ex-president ‘Sweet Micky’ from performing at music festival

MIAMI — Miami police will not allow former Haitian President Michel Martelly, known as “Sweet Micky” on stage, to perform at a music festival in Little Haiti on Saturday, citing safety concerns amid pressure from community members who say the controversial politician and singer shouldn’t be welcome in the city.

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