#Artibonite

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Cristina Garcia Rodero.

Saint Francis of Assisi's cave.

Artibonite, Haiti. 2001.

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Drame à l’Estère : une école attaquée par les bandits criminels, plusieurs élèves et un parent blessés

Le sang ne cesse de couler au niveau du département de l’Artibonite, une zone en proie aux violences perpétrées par les gangs armés criminels. Ce lundi après-midi, des bandits circulant à moto ont attaqué une école à l’Estère. Plusieurs victimes ont été recensés parmi les élèves et un parent. Après le carnage à Pont-Sondé en début du mois, c’est maintenant à l’Estère, dans le Bas-Artibonite que…

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The assault resulted in the deaths of at least 70 individuals, including three infants and ten women, and left many others seriously injured.

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Haiti'de Çete Baskını: 70 Kişi Hayatını Kaybetti

Haiti’nin Artibonite bölgesine bağlı Pont-Sonde kasabasına, silahlı ‘Gran Grif’ adlı çete tarafından perşembe günü büyük bir baskın düzenlendi. Bu zalim saldırıda, aralarında 3 bebek ve 10 kadının bulunduğu toplam 70 kişi hayatını kaybetti. Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) tarafından yapılan açıklamalarda, çatışma sırasında polisle karşı karşıya gelen iki çete üyesinin de aralarında bulunduğu 16 kişinin…

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La PNH assure une écoute attentive aux préoccupations des Artibonitiens

Face à l’inquiétude croissante des Artibonitiens concernant la direction de Paul Ménard à la direction départementale de l’Artibonite de la Police, le Commissaire Divisionnaire Michel Ange Louis Jeune, Porte-parole de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH), a tenu à rassurer la population. Lors d’une récente déclaration, le Commissaire Jeune a souligné que la PNH est pleinement attentive aux…

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Artibonite Department, Haiti

Claudia Altamimi

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Le Gouvernement Haïtien Décrète l'État d'Urgence Sécuritaire dans l'Ouest et l'Artibonite

Le gouvernement haïtien a officiellement décrété l’état d’urgence sécuritaire dans les départements de l’Ouest et de l’Artibonite, en réponse à la recrudescence de l’insécurité dans ces régions. La décision a été prise lors du Conseil des ministres le mercredi 17 juillet et sera prochainement publiée dans le journal officiel « Le Moniteur ». Le décret d’état d’urgence a pour objectif de…

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The Haitian government has deployed specialist anti-gang police units, it said Friday, after an apparent massacre northwest of Port-au-Prince that the United Nations said left at least 70 dead.

Carried out early Thursday in the town of Pont Sonde, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the capital, the attack saw scores of houses and vehicles torched after gang members opened fire.

The killings come as an international policing mission, led by Kenyan forces, attempts to restore government control in Haiti, where armed gangs have seized swaths of the capital and countryside and earlier this year helped push out the country's leader.

"Members of the Gran Grif gang used automatic rifles to shoot at the population, killing at least 70 people, among them about 10 women and three infants," UN Human Rights Office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan said in a statement Friday.

The Haitian Prime Minister's office said in a statement that "this latest act of violence, targeting innocent civilians, is unacceptable and demands an urgent, rigorous and coordinated response from the state."

The embattled Haitian National Police would be "stepping up its efforts," the statement said, adding "agents from the Temporary Anti-Gang Unit (UTAG) have been deployed as reinforcements to back up teams already on the ground."

A spokeswoman for a local civil society group told Haitian media that the attack came after Gran Grif leader Luckson Elan had issued threats against people refusing to pay the group tolls to use a nearby highway.

"They executed dozens of residents," Bertide Horace told radio station Magik 9. "Almost all of the victims were shot in the head."

"Police officers stationed nearby, apparently understaffed, offered no resistance to the criminals, preferring to take cover," she said.

At least 16 people were seriously injured, the UN said, including two gang members shot by police.

The gang reportedly set fire to at least 45 houses and 34 vehicles, it added, forcing many residents to flee.

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Additional security forces, supported by the Kenyan-led international policing mission deployed to the country, were sent to Pont Sonde overnight Thursday into Friday, the prime minister's office added.

The attack occurred at 3:00 am Thursday, it said.

Prime Minister Garry Conille added that the "heinous crime, perpetrated against defenseless women, men and children, is not only an attack on these victims, but on the entire Haitian nation."

Last week, the UN human rights office said more than 3,600 people had been killed already this year in "senseless" gang violence in the country.

Haiti has for years been beset by compounding political, humanitarian and gang crises, with armed groups rising up to push out then-prime minister Ariel Henry earlier this year in an effort that saw attacks on the international airport and police stations.

Many politicians are intertwined with armed groups: last week, the US Treasury announced sanctions against a member of parliament from the Artibonite Department, where Pont Sonde is located, for allegedly helping form the Gran Grif gang to aid in his 2016 election.

Unelected and unpopular -- and unable to restore order -- Henry resigned, and a transitional government with Conille as prime minister was put in place, backed by the international community.

That government is mandated to restore security and lead the country to its first polls since 2016.

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Firelei Báez x Vancouver Art Gallery x Downtown.

Man Without a Country (aka anthropophagist wading in the Artibonite River), 2014-15.

VAG Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs Eva Respini.

ICA Boston art exhibition on dislay until Mar. 16.

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News from Medor, Haiti

This summer 62 students from Medor’s secondary school took Haiti’s 9th Grade National Exam. Students must pass this exam to proceed to the 10th grade. There is great news! All 62 students passed, giving Medor a 100% success rate. The average success rate in the Artibonite Department, where Medor is located, is 83%.  Congratulations to the students, their teachers and parents, Father Frantz, and the entire Medor community for these awesome results. Thank you to everyone at Our Lady Queen of Peace for your support of the education program in our sister parish. Working together, St. Joseph parish of Medor and OLQP, have many awesome accomplishments. Thank you one and all!

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Summertime in Andeyò🇭🇹

📍Artibonite Department

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#lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian #culture #caribbean #haiti #artibonite #andeyo

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Pont-Sondé : la Police Nationale durcit le ton, la population se mobilise après l'attaque meurtrière des gangs

Deux jours après l’attaque armée du gang de Savien à Pont-Sondé, localité de Saint-Marc, les forces de l’ordre renforcent leur présence dans la zone pour contrecarrer les assauts des bandits. Alors que les affrontements se poursuivent, la population a foulé le macadam. Quarante-huit heures après l’attaque meurtrière du gang dénommé “Gran Grif” à Pont-Sondé, localité située entre l’Estère et…

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Las noticias que provienen de Haití son cada vez más preocupantes. Ociel Alí López* Este lunes se posicionó el nuevo presidente, Leslie Voltaire, en sustitución de Edgard Leblanc que se negó a firmar el decreto de transición del poder. Todo esto, a escasos días de una de las peores masacres ocurridas en las que fueron asesinadas al menos 70 personas en el departamento de Artibonite. Continue reading Haití: el imperio de las bandas criminales y el mundo que no mira

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Voice of America 0307 7 Oct 2024

6080Khz 0259 7 OCT 2024 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in ENGLISH from MOPENG HILL. SINPO = 45333. English, s/on @0259z w/Yankee Doodle int fb news anchored by Joe Ramsey @0300z. § Israel’s military ramped up airstrikes targeting Hamas militants in the central Gaza Strip, one year after a Hamas attack on southern Israel sparked a war that includes fighting in Lebanon and concerns about a regional conflict. The Israeli military also said it struck targets used by the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, including attacks on Beirut, parts of southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. § Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Sunday’s events follow massive rallies that took place Saturday in several European cities, including London, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Other events are scheduled through the week, with an expected peak Monday, the date of the anniversary. In Australia, thousands of people protested Sunday in support of Palestinians and Lebanon in various cities, while a pro-Israeli rally also took place in Melbourne. § Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille embarked on a trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya on Saturday to seek security assistance in the aftermath of one of deadliest gang attacks in the Caribbean nation in recent years. Haiti is reeling after members of the Gran Grif gang stormed through the town of Pont-Sonde in the western Artibonite region early on Thursday, killing at least 70 people, including infants, and forcing over 6,000 residents to flee. § Rescue and recovery efforts continue in the southeastern United States following the recent landfall of Hurricane Helene, which was the deadliest since Katrina. Now, a new storm, less than two weeks later, swirls in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening even more damage to the battered region. Hurricane Milton is due to hit the Florida coast on Wednesday. § An oil spill is “highly probable” from a grounded New Zealand navy ship which sank and caught fire off the coast of Samoa, the Pacific island nation’s acting prime minister said on Sunday. Officials in Samoa are conducting an environmental impact assessment in the area where the ship sank on Sunday morning, acting Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio said in a statement. @0305z “Daybreak Africa” anchored by James Butty (w/African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), JRC NRD-535D. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2159.

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L'inertie du gouvernement face à l'insécurité persistante en Haïti

Depuis la déclaration de l’état d’urgence dans les départements de l’Ouest et de l’Artibonite il y a plus de 20 jours, les autorités haïtiennes n’ont toujours pas mis en œuvre de mesures concrètes pour contrer l’insécurité grandissante. Cette situation laisse perplexe et inquiète les citoyens qui continuent de vivre dans une insécurité quotidienne grandissante. Malgré les annonces de mesures…

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At least 70 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Sixteen people were seriously injured, according to the UN, as Gran Grif gang members rampaged through Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region about 71km (44 miles) north-west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Video footage shows groups of people fleeing the violence on motorbikes and on foot. A government prosecutor described the attack as "a massacre", reported the Associated Press. Armed gangs have taken control of large parts of Haiti and a UN-backed policing mission, led by officers from Kenya, began in June in an attempt to wrest back control. Gang members reportedly "set fire to at least 45 houses and 34 vehicles", the UN has said. Gran Grif is said to be one of the most violent of Haiti's gangs. In January 2023 its members were accused of attacking a police station near Pont-Sondé and killing six officers. It is also blamed for forcing the closure of a hospital serving more than 700,000 people. The gang has about 100 members and has been accused of crimes including murder, rape, robberies and kidnappings, according to a UN report cited by AP. Both its founder and current leader are subject to US sanctions.

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