October 22, 2021
HAITI-CRIME-Group leader behind kidnapping of US and Canadian missionaries issues threat
The leader of the Haitian gang that kidnapped 17 American and Canadian missionaries last Saturday is threatening to execute them if the US$17 million ransom is not paid. In a video message being circulated here, Wilson Joseph, says if he doesn’t get…
October 8, 2021
‘He should resign’: Fired justice minister calls for Haiti PM to quit over murder investigation
(CNN) Until just a few weeks ago, Rockfeller Vincent was the ultimate insider in the investigation into the still-unsolved assassination of Haiti's former president Jovenel Moise, who was brutally gunned down in his bedroom in July. Now he's on the…
September 22, 2021
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti's main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US. On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.…
July 25, 2021
How colonial-era debt helped shape Haiti’s poverty and political unrest
When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. It's a financial conundrum that those…
July 9, 2021
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia's government says at least six…
July 7, 2021
Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated in attack on his residence
(CNN) - Haiti's President Jovenel Moise was killed during an attack on his private residence early on Wednesday, according to the country's acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph. Joseph said in a statement that a group of unidentified individuals…
November 20, 2018
Several killed as Haitians protest for President’s resignation
At least six people were killed and several others injured as opposition demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise and a full investigation into the use of the funds under PetroCaribe, the…
October 7, 2018
DDME Director says Earthquakes and Tsunamis are a major threat to TCI
Dr. Virginia Clerveaux, Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, wants the public and authorities to take seriously the threat of an earthquake or tsunami striking the Turks and Caicos Islands. Her remarks come in light…
September 27, 2018
Haiti leader seeks help against climate change
Haiti's president says increasingly violent hurricanes are exacerbating problems in extremely poor countries like his and is urging world leaders to do more to tackle climate change. President Jovenel Moise told the UN General Assembly this morning…
August 29, 2017
Haiti gov’t denies planning to impose tax on citizens returning
Haiti has denied reports that it intends to impose a tax on nationals returning to the country. Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Stéphanie Auguste, told reporters there was no truth to the reports circulating in the diaspora that all…