The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable political ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis over Haiti’s ability to govern itself, particularly after a series of natural disasters and an increasingly dire humanitarian emergency, has come to a head in the...
Haiti News | Live Feed & Top Stories - NewsNow
WEBLatest news on Haiti, with coverage on the ongoing gang violence and political instability affecting the island country.
Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first ...
WEB1 day ago · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016.. Smith Augustin, a member of the country’s transitional presidential council, confirmed to The Associated Press that the electoral council was created, albeit ...
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
WEBMar 11, 2024 · A prime minister unable to return, violent gangs in control of the capital and dead bodies piling up on the streets: Haiti is currently a nation about as close to a failed state as it's possible...
Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an ...
WEBMar 10, 2024 · Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday. Sporadic gunfire continued Saturday, and one woman writhed in pain on the sidewalk in downtown...
Caribbean leaders say Haitian prime minister agrees to hold long ...
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders said late Wednesday that embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections by mid-2025 as the international community pushes to raise money for a foreign armed force to fight gang violenc there.
Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an ...
WEBMar 10, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations.
Haiti Earthquake Updates: Strong Earthquake Rocks Haiti, Killing ...
WEBAug 14, 2021 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake violently shook Haiti on Saturday morning, a devastating blow to an impoverished country reeling from a presidential assassination last...
Earthquake in Haiti Updates Haiti News: Search for Survivors …
WEBAug 15, 2021 · The unsolved assassination, a leadership vacuum, severe poverty and systemic gang violence in parts of Haiti, a Caribbean nation of 11 million people, have left the government dysfunctional and...
3 things to know about the current crisis in Haiti : NPR
WEBMar 5, 2024 · The scenes from Haiti may look familiar, as heavily armed gangs trade fire and civilians cower in fear. But there is something different about this latest episode.