Category Archives: Haitian News

A second-round vote to choose Haiti’s president will not be possible until late February, after the constitutional end of current President Rene Preval’s term, an electoral council spokesman said Tuesday.

A critical report says Haitian government indecision and donors’ single-minded pursuit of their own goals have crippled progress in the earthquake-devastated country.

Haiti will not be able to hold a second round of its disputed presidential election before February as it awaits a report from regional experts on contested preliminary results from the November 28 first round, a senior electoral official said … Continue reading →

Reconstruction has barely begun in Haiti a year after its catastrophic earthquake, a leading international charity said on Wednesday in a report sharply critical of a recovery commission led by former President Bill Clinton.

While Haiti is still picking up the pieces after last year’s devastating earthquake, the good news is that fascinating ideas about how to rebuild the island nation with a safer, more sustainable infrastructure are still pouring in.

Haiti will not be able to hold a runoff election for president before February as it awaits a report from experts at the Organization of American States who are reviewing the controversial results of the first round of voting.

This month marks the first anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake. Although there is much progress to be made regarding the country’s development, Charles Kenny of Foreign Policy says that the long-term outcome for post-earthquake Haiti isn’t as bleak as it seems.

In the squalid camps that sprang up in Haiti after last year’s quake, women face the constant threat of rape and violence as they struggle to rebuild their shattered lives, a report said Thursday.

Haiti must resolve its electoral crisis as quickly as possible, so it can face the real challenge: rebuilding after last January’s devastating earthquake.

HAITI’S cholera death toll has soared in recent days with 3333 people dead, official figures show.