Haiti Gangs Embrace Political and Police Chaos
Haiti’s Acting Prime Minister landed in the capital after a foreign trip to be greeted by police rioting, diminishing political…
Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar
As American-made guns continue to be Caribbean gangs’ primary source of weapons, heads of government are demanding that the US…
GameChangers 2022: ‘Pink Cocaine,’ Cross-Border Battles, and the Frustrating Fight Against Mafia States
Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2022, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas. The year saw…
Smugglers Leave Haitian Migrants Marooned on Desert Islands Off Puerto Rico
Migrant smugglers are marooning large groups of Haitians and others on small, uninhabited islands between the Dominican Republic and Puerto…
International Sanctions Seek to Weaken Haiti’s Patronage System Between Politicians, Gangs
A raft of sanctions from the United States and Canada targeting senior Haitian politicians threatens to pull back the curtain…
Taiwan’s hands-on aid approach keeps Haiti close
Author: Tawanda Sachikonye, University of Cape Town Taiwan is widely renowned as one of the world’s most advanced and highly…
From Negotiations to Sanctions – Busy Time for Crime in Haiti
After Haitian authorities reclaimed control of the country’s largest fuel terminal, a flurry of sanctions and arrest warrants against politicians…
From Negotiations to Sanctions, a Busy Time for Crime in Haiti
After Haitian authorities reclaimed control of the country’s largest fuel terminal, a flurry of sanctions and arrest warrants against politicians…