PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The gangs in Haiti can't be ignored. This weekend they took the streets in their neighborhoods in a show of force. NPR saw dozens of heavily armed men, some wearing balaclavas ...

Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier got slapped with a $5 million bounty by the U.S. government after being hit with federal charges tied to gang violence and dirty money in Haiti. The notorious ex-cop runs ...

A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would participate in a planned transition council, as fires broke out amid a fresh surge of violence in ...

The leader of Haiti’s most powerful gang may now be the most powerful person in the country, which has been thrust into chaos by rival gangs calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down. "The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier, leader of the Vivre Ensemble gang alliance - Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters Haiti’s most powerful warlord has ...

The gang leader who has become the face of Haiti's descent into lawlessness and violence has said he would consider calling a ceasefire only if his consortium of armed gangs was included in ...

A gang leader with ties to one of Haiti’s most powerful criminal organizations reportedly has been shot dead by police in Port-au-Prince. Ernst Julme, the head of the Delmas 95 gang – which is part of ...

Barbecue is the man who convinced many of Haiti's gangs to stop fighting each other and start fighting the government. He spoke to NPR about his... Haiti's notorious gang leader, Barbecue, says his ...