US EditionIreland calls for hostages' release after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage
HAITI, AUG 6 – Ireland is working with the EU and Haitian officials to secure the release of eight hostages, including a three-year-old, kidnapped from an orphanage in Kenscoff, Haiti.
- On August 3, Gena Heraty and seven other individuals, among them a young child aged three, were abducted from the Sainte-Hélène orphanage located in Kenscoff, Haiti.
- The kidnapping occurred amid ongoing gang violence and unrest, with about 80 to 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control and intensified insecurity in recent months.
- Gena Heraty, a Westport native who has led NPFS's special needs program for over 30 years and survived a violent assault in 2011, is described as generous and devoted to vulnerable children.
- Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris held talks with Haiti’s Foreign Minister Harvel Jean-Baptiste and EU's Kaja Kallas, with efforts to secure the hostages' release and provide consular support.
- Locals attended a Monday mass to pray for Ms Heraty's safe return while her family expressed devastation and officials pledged ongoing support amid the fragile situation.
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The situation in Haiti is chaotic, the UN protection force against criminal gangs is powerless. An Irish citizen was recently kidnapped.
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