Latin America

Philippe Armand thanked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after waiting for two weeks to see his son who was in Haiti. US and Florida officials have chartered helicopters and flights from the besieged Haitian capital to bring Americans to safety. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said …

Members of Florida’s Haitian diaspora are growing desperate as Haiti remains besieged by gang violence. Source link

Men dressed as devils – “talciguines” – whip the Catholic faithful in a playful Easter tradition in El Salvador. The event in the town of Texistepeque is meant to symbolise the triumph of good over evil. It draws people from all over El Salvador. Apart from the “talciguines” – Nahuatl …

Every kind of gun is flooding into Port-au-Prince. Haitians are blaming the US. Source link

Gangs used sexual violence in particular to spread fear in areas where they fought for control, it says: “During gang attacks, several women and girls have been subjected to rape, including collective rape, in their homes, often after having witnessed the killing of their husbands.” Source link

Gislene hands him a fine of $30,000 (£23,700) for 15 infractions, including slave-like labour conditions, failing to register workers, not providing sufficient work clothes, no drinking water, unsafe electricity supply, illegal contracting of workers, poor accommodation and insanitary conditions. Source link

Haiti has endured crisis after crisis. Now the UN says the Caribbean nation is close to collapse. Source link

Oscar Alejandro Pérez, who is known for his travel videos, was detained for 32 hours in Venezuela. Source link

The acclaimed author won an award set up in place of the scandal-hit Nobel Literature Prize in 2018. Source link

As violent attacks in Port-au-Prince resume, the UN says rural areas are ill-equipped for new arrivals. Source link

Brazil and Colombia curbed logging in 2023, but other countries wiped out many of the gains. Source link

Residents find it nearly impossible to buy mosquito repellent ahead of their worst-ever dengue season. Source link

Ex-general Garcia followed proceedings by video link from a military hospital, where he is already serving a prior sentence for forced disappearance, rape and torture. One co-defendant died in 2020, while another was found unfit to stand trial and will face separate proceedings. Source link

By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto People across North America will be treated to the view of a lifetime on Monday when a total solar eclipse is set to span across the continent, from Mexico to the very eastern tip of Canada. Hundreds of events are already being planned for …