Category Archives: Haitian News

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan started a five-day trip to Haiti on Sunday, arriving just ahead of fellow Chicagoan Oprah Winfrey as they make separate trips to the poor Caribbean country.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan started a five-day trip to Haiti on Sunday, arriving just ahead of fellow Chicagoan Oprah Winfrey as they make separate trips to the poor Caribbean country. Farrakhan told reporters at the … Continue reading →

Haitian President Michel Martelly said Friday he will host Oprah Winfrey when she visits the Caribbean nation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Haitian President Michel Martelly said Friday he will host Oprah Winfrey when she visits the Caribbean nation. In an interview with The Associated Press, the Haiti leader said he would like to see Winfrey promote … Continue reading →

As business opportunities in post-earthquake Haiti yield enthusiasm and opportunity, the government commits to passing law to make country more business friendly.

As business opportunities in post-earthquake Haiti yield enthusiasm and opportunity, the government commits to passing law to make country more business friendly.

Two years after an earthquake flattened Haiti, its President Michel Martelly says ramping up the impoverished country’s long-neglected tourist sector is the key to its economic future.

Haitian President Michel Martelly says aid and fuel shipments from Venezuela are having a big impact in the Caribbean country as it attempts to recover from the devastation of its 2010 earthquake.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Haitian President Michel Martelly says aid and fuel shipments from Venezuela are having a big impact in the Caribbean country as it attempts to recover from the devastation of its 2010 earthquake. President Hugo Chavez’s government is … Continue reading →

The capital of earthquake-ravaged Haiti will receive a big economic boost with the construction of a new $45 million, 173-room Marriott hotel, the government announced.