US EditionGlimmers of life appear after Haiti retakes control of a key area from powerful gangs
Reopening of Carrefour Aéroport police station marks a partial return of commerce and transport amid ongoing gang control of 90% of Port-au-Prince, officials said.
- Haitian police officers, aided by a private security firm and Kenyan police officers, launched a sustained attack against powerful gangs to retake control of the Carrefour Aéroport area in Port-au-Prince from the gangs.
- The retaking of Carrefour Aéroport is 'probably one of the very first tangible messages sent by the authorities that, 'yes, we can take back the territory of... no man's land,'' said Romain Le Cour, head of the Haiti Observatory at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
- On February 7, Haitian authorities reopened a renovated police substation in Carrefour Aéroport, with small businesses recovering and residents like Jean-Remy Laveau expressing hope for more economic opportunities.
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Haiti is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and violence. This is a five-week trip to the capital, the first in America to be ruled by criminal gangs.
Boston Herald
Independent EspañolAs the sun rose, a handful of women opened tattered beach umbrellas in the heart of Port-au-Prince and scanned the horizon before opening their fruit and vegetable stands.
As the sun rose, a small group of women opened their beach parasols in the heart of Port-au-Prince and searched the horizon before opening their fruit and vegetable stalls. An unusual silence reigned in Carrefour Aéroport, a famous crossing of Haiti’s capital that used to bully traffic and commerce, until hundreds of gang members broke into the area in early March 2024. The entrance Reborn hope in Haiti after recovering area taken by gangs was f…
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