By Ronald Sanders February 7 is more than just a date on Haiti’s political calendar – it’s a marker of the collapse of an experiment that...
By Ronald Sanders Haiti cannot afford to remain the world’s neglected crisis. Yet, far too often, global attention drifts elsewhere while the country’s turmoil deepens, leaving...
By Ronald Sanders The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and...
By Gregory Simpkins When the French colony of St. Domingue achieved its independence as Haiti on January 1 1804, following a 13-year revolution to topple French...
Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council (TPC) leader, Leslie Voltaire, has announced that national elections are set for November 2025, with a new government expected to take office...
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, stated that the deployment of 218 Kenyan police and military personnel underscores the commitment of both the Haitian government and...
Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince reopened to commercial flights on Wednesday, following a month-long closure due to gang violence. Enhanced security measures, supported by...
Haiti’s new interim Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, was sworn in Monday as violence surged in Port-au-Prince. During his inauguration, he emphasized restoring security as key...
In a development underscoring Haiti’s turbulent democratic transition, a transitional council announced Sunday the dismissal of interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, appointing businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé...
Haitian officials have reaffirmed their commitment to establishing a newly elected government by February 7, 2026. This was emphasized during high-level meetings held from October 28...
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) has expressed excitement about Haiti-based Sunrise Airways’ decision to introduce new intra-Caribbean flights to Grenada. This service improves north-to-south connectivity within...
By Gregory Simpkins By the time this is posted on our website, there will be only days until the 2024 national elections in the United States....
AP | The leaders of Kenya and Haiti on Friday urged international partners to honor their commitment to the U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying the...
AFP | Kenya is aiming to complete its full deployment of a stabilization force in violence-torn Haiti by January, President William Ruto said Thursday, as Haiti’s...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Tuesday that the country’s long-anticipated involvement in the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is set to commence. Holness...
Haiti has moved closer to holding new presidential and legislative elections with the recent establishment of a Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The country has been without...
Haitian security forces, in collaboration with Kenyan police officers, have launched a joint operation to expel criminal gangs from one of the most dangerous areas in...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be overseeing the general elections in Haiti, with a team from the regional organization assessing the ongoing political transition in the...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues its involvement in Haiti through the efforts of three former prime ministers appointed by CARICOM Heads of Government to support the...
AFP | Haiti’s prime minister escaped unharmed Monday after gangs opened fire near a hospital he was visiting, a government source told AFP, as the troubled...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Some time ago, I read a book that explored aspects of European political culture using a comparative approach. The author(s) argued that...
The Bahamian government has announced plans to reestablish its diplomatic presence in Haiti after the evacuation of its diplomats in March due to escalating violence from...
Haiti observed the third anniversary of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination with Edgard Leblanc Fils, head of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), condemning the July 7 event...
AFP | Haitian police will launch operations very soon against powerful gangs terrorizing the country, newly appointed chief Rameau Normil vowed Monday, alongside the leader of...
Haiti’s transitional council has unveiled a new government, replacing all former cabinet members of ex-Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as part of efforts to address the nation’s...
In May, Haiti underwent a notable surge in seismic activity, detecting over 60 earthquakes across the nation. These tremors exhibited varying degrees of intensity, ranging from...
AFP | Haiti’s new prime minister, Garry Conille, was rushed to hospital on Saturday following “a slight illness” but was in a stable condition, a government...
Garry Conille was sworn in as Haiti’s prime minister on Monday, pledging to deliver results for the beleaguered Caribbean nation amidst ongoing security, humanitarian, and political...
AP | Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head...
Haiti has embarked on the quest for a new prime minister as part of the agreement forged on April 3 this year, marking the genesis of...
Suriname has stepped forward as the latest member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) willing to deploy troops to Haiti as part of a United Nations-endorsed Multinational...
AP | Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire as the Caribbean country’s prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its...
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, formally stepped down Thurday, as a transitional government took its oath, ushering in Michel Patrick Boisvert as the interim president. Boisvert,...
Haiti has taken a crucial step towards resolving its political and socio-economic crisis by announcing the members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), signaling a commitment...
Haitian political parties slated to establish a long-awaited governing council have urgently called for its prompt installation, citing accusations against the outgoing prime minister for altering...
The Rowley administration announced on Tuesday that it would not be providing military support to address the security challenges in Haiti, where criminal groups are attempting...
AP | Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday, pledging...
By Gregory Simpkins Many of us are familiar with Africa as a concept, though not necessarily as distinguishable, individual nations nor Caribbean nations as more than...
AP | A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those...
Several political leaders in Haiti have rejected a proposal submitted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to end the current unstable situation in the French-speaking country and...
Reuters | Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, he said on Monday, after leading...
The situation in Haiti remains volatile, with political violence escalating and ongoing challenges in the leadership transition. Caribbean leaders, under the chairmanship of Irfaan Ali, the...
AP | Caribbean leaders met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday to talk about his country’s security situation, with one top official noting...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will begin their 46th summit in Guyana on Sunday hoping to further advance a number of issues ranging from the ongoing socio-economic...
AP | A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude...
AP | Haiti’s government announced Wednesday that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police force...
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of protests that have paralyzed the country as thousands of...
By Ryan Elcock Haiti’s protracted turmoil imperils far more than the island-nation alone. As political breakdown and economic fragility feed unrest across this interconnected region, neighboring...
AP | A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing...
AFP | A Kenyan court on Friday ruled against the government’s plan to deploy police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring...
AP | A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime...
Haiti is marking the 220th anniversary of its political independence from France on Monday with the international community expressing support for the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
Caribbean National Weekly | Outgoing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Roosevelt Skerrit, has emphasized the significance of unity as the key to making a substantial impact on...
Reuters | Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph was on Tuesday sentenced in a Miami court to life in prison over his role in the July...
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has told the diplomatic community in the country that the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation in 2024 will seek to “overcome...
Reuters | Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday became the fourth person to plead guilty in a U.S....
AP | Authorities in Haiti on Monday arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Macky Kessa, mayor of the southern...
AFP | Kenya’s parliament on Thursday approved the proposed deployment of its police to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to Haiti to restore peace and security...
AP | A court in Kenya has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N Security Council-approved mission to combat...
AP | A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in...
AP | Kenyan lawmakers said Wednesday that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang...
Barbados has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to indicate that it will participate in a multinational security force seeking to restore peace and stability...
AP | A judge in Haiti is for the first time interrogating some of the 18 Colombian suspects arrested more than two years ago and accused...
A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday on a reconnaissance mission to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country following the East African...
The Bahamas government on Wednesday says it is committed to sending 150 officers to support a multi-national force in Haiti as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country...
Reuters | Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti, which is experiencing a surge in violence between police and gangs, its foreign minister...
AP | An ombudsman office in Haiti has denounced what it called the “unacceptable slowness” of the Haitian investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse...
Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says while he understands the current situation in Haiti is a “delicate issue” he believes that the Haitian leader,...
Haiti’s former prime minister, Joseph Jouthe says he has been questioned by an investigating judge into the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Moïse, who...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reiterated its commitment to assisting the government and people of Haiti, as the country tackles several issues. In the aftermath of...
JIS | Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has given the his country’s and wider region commitment to finding satisfactory and sustainable solutions for the people of...
JIS | Jamaica will be hosting Haitian stakeholder consultations in Kingston from June 11 to 13. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, making the disclosure in Parliament...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping on Monday, June 5 said it is committed to addressing the issue of plastic pollution and promoting sustainable consumption and...
A magnitude of 5.5 earthquake rocked parts of Haiti early on Tuesday morning causing panic as well as damage to some buildings near Abricot in the...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have appointed three former prime ministers as members of an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) as the regional integration grouping seeks to extend...
Overshadowed by the ongoing political and socio-economic situation in Haiti, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers underwent a two-day meeting in Jamaica. Antigua & Barbuda Foreign Affairs...
AP | Authorities in Haiti have identified new suspects in the July 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse, including a pastor and a well-known gang leader....
Three days of national mourning have been declared in Haiti following the recent death of former Prime Minister Gérard Latortue. In a statement, the prime minister’s...
AP | Gérard Latortue, a former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild and unite the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s, has...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness left the island nation Monday morning to lead a special CARICOM mission to Haiti. According to a media release from the...
AP | Haiti qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals for the first time after winning its playoff match, Wednesday, in New Zealand. Haiti beat...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders began their 44th regular summit in The Bahamas on Wednesday night overshadowed by the continued deterioration of the situation in the member...
The Holness administration has revealed that it is “willing to participate in a multinational security assistance deployment to Haiti” which is going through a period of...
Four men detained in Haiti in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, are due to appear in a Florida court...
Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the solution to the unfolding socio-economic and political situation in Haiti lies in a Haitian-led initiative that should include the...
The president of the Haitian Senate, Joseph Lambert, has been treated at a hospital in the capital Port au Prince after escaping an assassination attempt on...
AP | Prime Minister Ariel Henry has dismissed Haiti’s justice minister, interior minister, and its government commissioner in a fresh round of political upheaval. Former Justice...
The President of the Haitian Senate, Joseph Lambert, says he will challenge the decision of the United States and Canada for imposing sanctions against him for...
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry is urging the regional integration movement, of which his country is a member, to express solidarity and request assistance to alleviate...
The Senate has approved a resolution urging the prime minister to withdraw his request calling for international partners to immediately deploy a specialized armed force in...
Antigua Observer | The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday issued a statement on the increasingly disturbing situation in Haiti. The following is the text of the communique:...
Haiti’s President of the Senate Joseph Lambert has told the nation that a new governance structure will be in place within the next 48 hours. In...
Haiti announced on Wednesday new prices for fuel even as protesters took to the streets throughout the capital, against the move and crippling traffic in the...
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has condemned persons whom he said want to acquire political power in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country without first seeking...
AP | Thousands of people in Haiti’s capital and other major cities organized new protests on Wednesday to demand safer streets, more affordable goods and the...
AP | Haiti’s government has nominated a fifth judge to oversee the investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, magistrate Bernard Saint-Vil told The Associated...
The widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is urging the authorities to ensure that all those who played a role in his murder be arrested...
Proposed transition plan comes as Ariel Henry's government faces a crisis of legitimacy.
Reuters | Jamaican authorities have detained a former Haitian senator who was a key suspect in the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July, Jamaican...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned the armed attack on Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, and urged the Haitian authorities to address “this prevailing untenable security...
Five months after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, his wife says she will never forget what “caused blood to flow in the hearts of all”...
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sworn in his new Cabinet more than 4 months after he assumed leadership of Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel...
AP | Haiti’s prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and he hopes to organize...
Authorities seek to interview Prime Minister about telephone calls he allegedly had with a key suspect in the president’s assassination.
The Haitian people have suffered enough
Police have arrested more than 40 suspects, but there is no clarity about who was behind the plot to kill Moïse.
Offering its very limited range of resources, Haiti’s fellow Caribbean Community nations responded to its latest tragedy this week by moving to organize relief supplies and...
Haiti is vulnerable to earthquakes and hurricanes
A former Haitian legislator is calling for the appointment of 5 judges to investigate the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse even as the justice authorities are...
It is time to re-think the integration project, based on practical realities.
Several magistrates have told the dean of the Court of First Instance in Port-au-Prince that they are not interested in working on the shocking July 7...
"President Moïse had a vision and we Haitians are not going to let that die" - Martine Moïse
AP | Haiti’s newly installed prime minister, Ariel Henry, held his first press conference on Wednesday as he pledged to hold elections as soon as possible...
Police have arrested some 20 Colombian mercenaries as part of the plot they say was organized by a group of Haitians with foreign ties.
Caribbean leaders have paid tribute to fallen Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was yesterday assassinated by unknown attackers in his private residence. Jamaica: Jamaican Prime Minister...
Reuters | Haiti will hold a constitutional referendum on September 26, the same date as presidential and legislative elections, authorities said, after postponing the date twice...
A late December presidential runoff – December 27 – in Haiti is expected to be held as scheduled regardless of the deep suspicion of first-round results,...
Jovenel Moïse – who is the leading candidate in the disputed first round of Haiti’s presidential vote – insists that critics are not providing evidence to...
The ruling party in Haiti has emerged as the big winner of the Caribbean country’s municipal elections, election results showed Tuesday. The Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale...
Ruling party candidate Jovenel Moïse and former government executive Jude Célestin led voting in Haiti’s October 25 presidential elections and will face each other in a...
National elections took place Sunday in a number of countries. Here are the highlights: Haiti: The successor to outgoing President Michel Martelly, is expected to be...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount an election observation mission in Haiti for the first round of the Presidential Elections and the second round of the...
Border Dominican traders have decided to end a 15-day protest strike that was enacted after Haiti imposed a road ban on 23 products from its neighbor...
Haitian President Michel Martelly and his Dominican counterpart Danilo Medina met Tuesday in the city of Barahona on the Dominican side of the border. They agreed...
Cities and towns across Haiti are plastered with colorful campaign ads, leaving voters struggling to differentiate between the candidates on the posters, banners and billboards. Practically...
Twice-ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide urged thousands of supporters gathered outside his house Wednesday to vote for the presidential candidate of the political faction he founded...
The Dominican Republic, last month began implementing a controversial immigration program targeting Haitian migrants and Dominican-born people of Haitian descent. The program centers on round-ups and...
Election authorities in Haiti on Wednesday disqualified 2 more candidates for disruptions during legislative elections earlier this month, bringing the total of barred candidates to 16...
Telecom giant Digicel has relaunched a money transfer system in Haiti designed to let people get easier access to cash through their cellphones. Digicel said Tuesday...
(PRNewswire) – CARIFESTA, which is the largest cultural and artistic event in the Caribbean, has fused all forms of expression of Latin America and the Caribbean...
A hostile comment made by Haitian President Michel Martelly at a campaign rally has set off an uproar in his coalition government, leading a politically allied...
The Dominican Republic has rejected an offer by the Organization of American States (OAS) to organize talks with Haiti on resolving a tense dispute between the...
The Organization of American States (OAS) has recommended mechanisms to establish dialog between the Dominican Republic and Haiti about ongoing deportations and helped those affected, especially...
More than 5.8 million people have been registered to vote in the elections to be held in Haiti later this year. Haiti has a population of...
Human rights and religious groups in Haiti have united to plan a “march for dignity” on Tuesday 21 July through the center of the capital, Port-au-Prince,...
Haitian President Michel Martelly is calling on the Dominican Republic government to come to the negotiating table to hammer out a memorandum of understanding on the...
Haitian President Michel Martelly, business leaders and civic boosters inaugurated an US$80 million container port Thursday aimed at giving the recovering country a much bigger role...
By Raymond Joseph Officials in the Dominican Republic, are poised to deport thousands of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent to Haiti in an ethnic-cleansing...
For some time there has been discussion as to whether the Dominican Republic should become a part of CARICOM. If this Dominican Republic/Haiti matter is not...
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves has described as “simply unacceptable” the decision of the Dominican Republic to implement a policy...
Haiti’s electoral council has released a final list of presidential candidates allowed to participate in the upcoming general elections. Officials released the list of 58 names...
A judicial panel in Haiti has recommended that former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe be barred from running for president. The panel said that Lamothe failed to...
In late 2011, the Red Cross launched a multimillion-dollar project to transform the neighborhood of Campeche, in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince, which was hit hard by...
Haiti is expected to record economic growth of 4 percent this year. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Haiti had in December last year, completed...
A three-year political crisis that delayed local and parliamentary elections has done nothing to dampen Haiti’s enthusiasm for democracy, judging by the avalanche of hopefuls now...
Haiti’s former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has submitted papers to run for the presidency shortly before the election office’s deadline, after repeatedly saying he had no...
An elections committee in Haiti has rejected first lady Sophia Martelly’s bid to run for Senate. Electoral council spokesman Richardson Dumel said Wednesday that the committee...
After 3 years of delayed polls and simmering political unrest, Haiti’s electoral machinery is finally grinding into gear. By the end of the year, Haiti ought...
For all the anti-government protests and demands that he resign from office, Haitian President Michel Martelly remains quite popular, according to a new public opinion survey....
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has called on the population to participate in the upcoming elections, through an executive order dated March 13, endorsing the electoral timetable...
Anti-government protesters shut down Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince on Monday as the country plunged deeper into political and economic crises even as many prepared for the annual...
Tens of thousands of Dominican-born people of Haitian descent are stateless and at risk of being deported if they fail to meet a Sunday deadline to...
Haiti has installed a Provisional Electoral Council in a key step toward averting a constitutional crisis after weeks of protests and political uncertainty. The swearing in...
Thousands of Haitians killed or sickened by a cholera epidemic that they blame on U.N. peacekeepers cannot sue the United Nations in a U.S. court because...
Haiti President Michel Martelly said he will use his authority to call elections in coming months after legislators failed to enact an election law, according to...
Haiti’s parliament was dissolved, Tuesday, after the failure of last-ditch negotiations for a deal to extend the terms of its members to avert a political crisis...
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and national lawmakers struck a last-minute deal late Sunday to hold new elections by late this year, defusing a political crisis that...
Haiti’s leader and opposition lawmakers are locked in negotiations, trying to forge a last-minute deal to resolve a standoff stalling elections in the country. President Michel...
A lack of a quorum has forced the Haitian parliament to call off a debate on key points of the political agreement to resolve the political...
Health officials in Haiti have dismissed reports that the first case of Ebola has been detected in the country. According to the country’s Minister of Public...
Haiti’s president Michel Martelly reached a deal with lawmakers to extend parliament’s mandate and hold legislative elections by April 2015 to avoid a political vacuum next...
Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced early Sunday that he was resigning along with several ministers in the wake of anti-government protests and a commission’s call for...
A commission recently appointed by Haitian President Michel Martelly is calling for his prime minister to resign so a new consensus government can be formed, according...
Haitian president Michel Martelly announced last week that he was in the process of setting up an 11-member commission to make recommendations within the next few...
Haiti’s health system still does not have the capacity to adequately treat cholera patients and there has been an uptick in cases in the country’s capital,...
Four years into the world’s worst ever cholera epidemic, Haitians are still seeking compensation from the United Nations (UN), whose own experts have said it is...
Former Haitian leader, Jean-Claude Duvalier. PHOTO/File Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, who governed the Caribbean nation with an iron fist from 1971 until his...
Haiti’s Finance and Economy minister, Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie, has announced the creation of a new investment fund, that will replace the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF), set...
Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Tuesday that his country will hold long-overdue legislative and local elections no later than early next year if several opposition...
Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Haitian President Michel Martelly on Monday launched new consultations to resolve the political deadlock that has delayed legislative elections, according to...
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. PHOTO/File A judge has ordered Haiti’s former president Jean Bertrand Aristide placed under house arrest and barred him from leaving the...
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. PHOTO/File A judge in Haiti, conducting an inquiry into acts of corruption blamed on former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has issued...
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. PHOTO/File Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was summoned to appear before an examining magistrate over alleged money laundering and drug trafficking,...
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. PHOTO/File (HCNN) – Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has been prohibited from leaving the country as relevant judicial authorities resumed a...
The United Nations (UN) has a “moral responsibility” to help Haiti end a devastating cholera outbreak, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. The cholera has been...
Haiti and the Dominican Republic and agreed Thursday to facilitate imports of goods and services “without discrimination,” in compliance with international conventions and agreements, as well...
Lawyers for the Haiti cholera victims, in a lawsuit against the United Nations have revealed that the organizations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been served with...
Haiti is embarking upon a development plan that is aimed at making it an “emerging country by 2030,” Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has said. The country...
Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Thousands of Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince Thursday to demand that President Michel Martelly step down and...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says preliminary data for Haiti’s first half 2014 fiscal year suggest that economic activity, measured by Gross Domestic Product, advanced in...
Preliminary data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Haiti’s first half 2014 fiscal year suggests that economic activity, measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced...
Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, the UN Special Representative to Haiti and the UN Senior Coordinator for cholera response vowed to press on with intensified efforts...
The World Bank says nearly 35,000 residents from localities in the north of Haiti will benefit from new infrastructure, economic opportunities and support to cultural events...
Legislators in the Dominican Republic have given the green light to legislation establishing a system for granting naturalized citizenship and permanent residency to people of Haitian...
Haiti President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Clashes between protesters and police marked Haitian President Michel Martelly’s 3 years in power Wednesday. While Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe appealed...
Haiti Prime Minister., Laurent Lamothe Haiti’s prime minister used Twitter on Wednesday to announce he was replacing about half of the 22-member Cabinet, marking the third...
(PRNewswire) – Port-AU-Prince, Haiti – Haitian protagonists from different political sides have clinched a historical agreement to end a political impasse which had posed a threat...
Haiti’s cholera outbreak is still the worst in the world, the top U.N. envoy there said Monday. Sandra Honore briefed the U.N. Security Council about the...
Haiti President Martelly (c) signing the protocol, while mediator Cardinal, Chibly Langlois (r) looks on. March 15, 2014. Haiti’s politicians have put aside their differences and...
Former Haitian leader, Jean-Claude Duvalier. PHOTO/File The lead defense attorney for Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has said judges will be responsible for a “civil war”...
Victims of Haiti’s deadly post-earthquake cholera epidemic filed a new lawsuit Tuesday against the United Nations in US federal court, demanding compensation over the organization’s alleged...
The government of Haiti along with international partners launched a vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday targeting 100,000 people in vulnerable areas of the country. The...
Former Haitian leader, Jean-Claude Duvalier. PHOTO/File Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has welcomed a decision by the appeal court in Haiti to open new investigations into...
The Dominican Republic delegation to the Organization of American States (OAS) made assurances that nationals who were born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian parentage will...
Former Haitian leader, Jean-Claude Duvalier. PHOTO/File A appellate court in Haiti, has called for further investigation into human rights abuses allegedly committed during the 15-year rule...
The Dominican Republic will present new legislation to Parliament on February 27 to address the Constitutional court ruling that denies citizenship to children of Haitian migrants...
A United Nations envoy warned Wednesday that cholera deaths in Haiti will surge and spread to other countries unless more funds are found to battle the...
Haiti and Guyana are expected to lead the economic growth among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the United Nations’ annual World Economic...
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamonthe has pledged that his government will provide the necessary means to the electoral council to facilitate the holding of legislative and...
Haitian President Michel Martelly (l) and first lady Sophia Martelly (r) lay a wreath at a monument in memory of the victims of the January 12,...
