St Kitts- Nevis diplomat kidnapped in Haiti

Reports are that the deputy-general counsel of St Kitts and Nevis was one of three people kidnapped by armed men in Haiti on Saturday.

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It is said that two other businessmen and deputy-general counsel, Harold Marzouka Jr., who is also the CEO of Haiti Plastics, were traveling through the Delmas neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, when their convoy was ambushed.

Reports are that the vehicles belonging to the businessmen were set on fire.

This incident follows the kidnapping of a Haitian American couple last month. 

Family members said Abigail Toussaint, 33, and her husband Jean-Dickens, 33, were kidnapped in the Port-Au-Prince area on March 18 after traveling to visit relatives. 

In Haiti, kidnappings for ransom have surged recently as armed gangs have taken over numerous neighborhoods as a result of the nation’s political unrest.

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