Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight were left terrified after their plane was repeatedly shot at during its descent into Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Amid the ensuing chaos as bullets penetrated the cabin, one crew member was grazed by a bullet. The airline has confirmed that the staff member had a narrow escape from death as … Read more
Crime fighters and residents on the Cape Flats are alarmed by the rise in school-going youth involved in gang activity. The situation is undoubtedly spiralling out of control. Children as young as 10 carrying guns Cape Flats areas like Ottery, Manenberg, Grassy Park, Mitchells Plain, and Hanover Park have seen a significant increase in gang … Read more
The Gauteng police has expressed concern over recent social media posts claiming an increase in gang-related murders. These posts allege that 13 people were killed in gang-affected areas this week. However, the police report only three murder cases in Westbury, Sophiatown, with no gang-related murders in Eldorado Park, Riverlea, Noordgesig, or other areas. Key arrest … Read more
Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents, starting Wednesday if conditions allow. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market rate to fly between the Dominican Republic and Montreal. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced a week ago that … Read more
Approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were deployed to Jamaica on Friday to train military personnel from several Caribbean countries who are bound for Haiti as part of a multinational security force led by Kenya and backed by the United Nations. The Canadian personnel will provide training on core peacekeeping skills and combat first aid to troops … Read more
Paramedics carry the body of a person killed by gang members in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti AFP Fourteen bodies were found Monday in a suburb of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, after an attack by gang members who have ravaged the country for weeks, an AFP correspondent reported. Local residents told AFP they did not know the circumstances … Read more
