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Blackwater Founder’s Firm Begins Haiti Deployment Amid Soaring Gang Violence

Blackwater Founder’s Firm Begins Haiti Deployment Amid Soaring Gang Violence

Blackwater Founder’s Firm Begins Haiti Deployment Amid Soaring Gang Violence Vectus Global, the security firm founded by Erik Prince, has commenced the deployment of nearly 200 international personnel to Haiti. This move, part of a one-year agreement, aims to assist the Haitian government in reclaiming vast territories currently controlled by heavily armed gangs, a source familiar with the plans confirmed. The deployment by Prince’s company, which specializes in logistics, infrastructure, security, and defense, is intended to support Haiti’s National Police…

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Haiti Installs New Transitional Leader Amid Escalating Gang Threats

Haiti Installs New Transitional Leader Amid Escalating Gang Threats

Haiti Installs New Transitional Leader Amid Escalating Gang Threats PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In a pivotal moment for the embattled nation, wealthy businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr was officially sworn in yesterday, August 7, 2025, as the new head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council. His appointment comes as the country faces an intensifying crisis, with a powerful gang leader openly vowing to overthrow the government and widespread violence gripping the capital. Saint-Cyr, marking the first time a private sector figure holds both the…

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UN Sounds Alarm: Haiti’s Capital Nears Total Collapse Under Gang Control

UN Sounds Alarm: Haiti’s Capital Nears Total Collapse Under Gang Control

UN Sounds Alarm: Haiti’s Capital Nears Total Collapse Under Gang Control United Nations officials issued a stark warning this week, declaring that criminal gangs have seized “near-total control” of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, pushing the impoverished Caribbean nation closer to the brink of state collapse. An estimated 90% of the capital is now under the dominion of these groups, who are aggressively expanding their violent reach into previously peaceful regions. Ghada Fathy Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs…

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