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    Jacques Yves Duroseau, shown here in 2016 when he was an active duty Marine, was found guilty by a federal jury over a weapons smuggling scheme.
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    Former U.S. Marine Found Guilty Of Trying To Smuggle Firearms Into Haiti

    Dec 11, 2020
    Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau, 34, was found guilty of five counts related to gun smuggling charges. Court filings say he wanted to "train the Haitian police, and run for president of Haiti."
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    Goats and Soda
    A busy market near the State Hospital in downtown Port-au-Prince. Despite a halt to air travel and other lockdown measures, Port-au-Prince looks as busy as ever, say observers.
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    Haitian Doctor Says This Is The Worst Epidemic He's Faced

    May 08, 2020
    A major health agency fears a humanitarian crisis. Migrant workers are returning home from the hard-hit Dominican Republic. Medical equipment is in short supply. And social distancing is improbable.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A Haitian police officer locks a gate that separates the Dominican Republic border town Jimaní from Malpasse, Haiti, last month, as Haitian authorities shut down the border because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
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    Dominican Republic Delays Presidential Vote Over Coronavirus Concerns

    Apr 14, 2020
    The country's election commission said in a statement Monday that it had been forced to postpone the election, originally scheduled for May 17, to July 5 due to the ongoing pandemic.
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    Goats and Soda
    A worker with Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population checks the temperature of a Haitian man coming from the Dominican Republic on March 5.
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    'The Dread Of Responsibility' — Paul Farmer On The Pandemic And Poor Countries

    Mar 24, 2020
    The co-founder of Partners in Health talks about the challenges facing already challenged health-care systems as coronavirus spreads.
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    Krewe Du Kanaval Honors The Haitian Roots Of New Orleans

    Feb 12, 2020
    A few years ago, a new Mardi Gras krewe sprung up with the aim of celebrating the Haitian roots that run deep through the city's cultural identity. It was co-founded by two members of Arcade Fire.
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    World
    Duenet Alexand (left) and Berthenid Dasny have been maintaining the grounds at the St. Christophe memorial at Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, where thousands of earthquake victims were buried in mass graves.
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    A 'Lost Decade': Haiti Still Struggles To Recover 10 Years After Massive Earthquake

    Jan 12, 2020
    Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.
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    A month after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, Sherrine Petit Homme LaFrance gets a hug from husband Ferrier Petit Homme. The storm destroyed their home on Grand Abaco Island. They are now living with China Laguerre in Nassau.
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    PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers

    Oct 12, 2019
    One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.
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    Latin America
    A protester yells anti-government slogans on Sunday at a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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    Protesters Demand Resignation Of Haitian President Over Corruption Allegations

    Jun 11, 2019
    This scandal involves accusations that Haitian officials stole millions of dollars from a development fund. Port-au-Prince has been flooded with protests, and some have turned violent.
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    World
    U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet focuses her March 6 address to the U.N. Human Rights Council on the threats posed by global inequality.
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    U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

    Mar 06, 2019
    U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.
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    Opinion
    A tire placed by a small group of demonstrators burns on a street in the Pétion-Ville area of the Haitan capital Port-au-Prince, on Feb. 17.
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    Opinion: Haiti's Troubles Must Not Be Forgotten

    Mar 04, 2019
    Haitians are angry about rising costs, austerity measures and corruption. Haiti's democracy needs improvement, argue researchers Athena Kolbe and Robert Muggah.
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    Latin America
    Five Americans and several other men were arrested after police discovered they were carrying a number of automatic rifles and pistols in Port-au-Prince. The men are being held at this Haitian National Police compound.
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    Arrest Of Heavily Armed Former U.S. Military Members In Haiti Sparks Many Questions

    Feb 20, 2019
    "They said that they were here on a 'government mission,' " Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles told NPR from Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.
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    Latin America
    Haitian police have struggled to control street protests as demonstrators call for President Jovenel Moise to resign over alleged misuse of the Petrocaribe fund.
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    'Do Not Travel To Haiti,' U.S. Tells Citizens, Citing Violent Unrest

    Feb 15, 2019
    The advisory comes after anti-corruption protests exploded over allegations about billions of dollars in development money. Haiti's President Jovenel Moise is refusing to resign.
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    Haiti Untold

    Jan 18, 2019

    Haiti has a proud history.

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    The Two-Way
    View of the entrance of the Oxfam offices in the commune of Petion Ville, in Port-au-Prince, last week. The British charity has come under sharp criticism for its handling of misconduct allegations against staff members accused of using prostitutes in Ha
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    Oxfam: Witness Threatened In Sexual Exploitation Inquiry

    Feb 19, 2018
    In a heavily redacted report of its 2011 inquiry into the hiring of prostitutes in Haiti, Oxfam said three staff members physically threatened a witness interviewed by investigators.
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    Goats and Soda
    An Oxfam sign outside one of its charity shops in central London, where they sell secondhand goods to raise funds.
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    Why Sex Scandals Persist In The Humanitarian Aid World

    Feb 15, 2018
    Staffers and researchers were disturbed by the Oxfam scandal in Haiti — but not shocked. "This is a sector-wide problem," says human rights lawyer Megan Nobert.
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    The Two-Way
    Haiti's president Jovenel Moise talks during a ceremony to lay the first stone for the construction of a new National Palace on the 8th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January.
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    Oxfam Official Resigns Amid Allegations That Prostitutes Hired In Disaster Zones

    Feb 13, 2018
    Penny Lawrence, the U.K.-based charity's deputy chief executive, said she was "deeply sad" and "ashamed" that the behavior occurred on her watch.
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    Goats and Soda
    Victoria Falls sits on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photos of beautiful scenes from Africa and Haiti have been flooding the Internet in response to President Trump's reported slur.
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    Are Photos Of 'Beautiful' Africa The Best Response To Trump's Vulgar Slur?

    Jan 17, 2018
    The online backlash to the president's alleged insult was a wave of photos highlighting the positive side of places he mentioned. Now there is a backlash to the backlash.
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    'Rapists,' 'Huts': Trump's Racist Dog Whistles Aren't New

    Jan 13, 2018
    On Thursday, President Trump described Haiti and most of Africa with a vulgar term. Here's why that shouldn't surprise you.
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    The Two-Way
    President Trump listens as Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks at a joint news conference Wednesday. At an Oval Office meeting on immigration policy, Trump said the U.S. should want more people from countries like Norway, disparaging Haiti and w
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    'Racist' And 'Shameful': How Other Countries Are Responding To Trump's Slur

    Jan 12, 2018
    The African Union was "frankly alarmed" by President Trump's comments. Haiti said they were "misguided," while the U.N. called them "racist." And around the world, officials are asking for clarity.
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    Politics
    A White House statement issued Thursday notably did not deny that President Trump used the vulgarity to refer to African countries, but Friday morning, Trump wrote: "This was not the language used" in a tweet.
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    Trump Denies Using Vulgar Slur; Top Democrat Says He Said It

    Jan 12, 2018
    Sources told NPR the president called African nations a vulgar slur Thursday. The White House didn't deny it, but Trump did so in a tweet. A Democratic senator confirmed the comment on the record.
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    The Two-Way
    President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Tuesday, where he reportedly made the controversial remarks.
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    Republicans Join In Condemning Trump's Use Of Expletive To Describe Africa

    Jan 12, 2018
    Calling Africa a "s***hole" and questioning why the U.S. would want immigrants from such places as Haiti and El Salvador has drawn the ire of politicians, leaders and average people the world over.
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    Economy
    Construction workers at a site in Miami. Thousands of construction workers in the U.S. face the elimination of their Temporary Protected Status and the prospect of deportation.
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    Ending Temporary Protection For Foreign Workers Could Hurt U.S. Rebuilding Efforts

    Dec 06, 2017
    If the U.S. ends Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 Caribbean and Central American workers, there are fears it will have ripple effects — especially on post-hurricane construction.
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    News
    Parishioners pray together May 18 at the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The prayer service touched on the church's concern about the outcome of the decision on extending the Temporary Protected Status for 50
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    U.S. Cancels Program For Recent Haitian Immigrants; They Must Leave By 2019

    Nov 20, 2017
    The Department of Homeland Security announced that Haitians living in the United States since a catastrophic 2010 earthquake will have to return to their home.
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    The Two-Way
    (From left) Nazareth Jiménez-Garcia, 13, her mother Francis Garcia, 41, her sister Frances Arleth Garcia, 20 and her brother Uriel Guevara Garcia, 17.
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    Thousands Of Hondurans Waiting For Word On Special Permission To Stay In U.S.

    Nov 06, 2017
    Nicaraguans who have been covered under the same temporary status have been told they have just over a year to leave the country.
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    Parallels
    Haiti's president, Jovenel Moise, tells NPR he is worried about economic stability in the region if 50,000 Haitians are sent home.
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    'We Want To Stay': Haitian Immigrants In U.S. Fear End Of Temporary Protected Status

    Nov 05, 2017
    The administration has signaled it will not extend the program — which allows certain immigrants to stay if their countries are at war or devastated by natural disasters — for some 50,000 Haitians.
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