Category Archives: Haitian News

A team of New York architects is flying to Haiti this week with prototypes of an octagonal vinyl structure they hope will help house some of the 1.5 million Haitians still homeless because of the Jan. 12 earthquake. Haiti – … Continue reading →

Haiti is just now beginning to recover from a devastating earthquake earlier this year, and with forecasters predicting a particularly severe hurricane season ahead, the Caribbean island nation is facing a second, potentially more deadly disaster.

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Haiti’s struggling democracy is in jeopardy if millions of earthquake survivors’ lives are not improved, the top U.N. representative to the country sa…

Haiti’s struggling democracy is in jeopardy if millions of earthquake survivors’ lives are not improved, the top U.N. representative to the country said Wednesday at a conference on its reconstruction.

Haiti’s struggling democracy is in jeopardy if millions of earthquake survivors’ lives are not improved, the top U.N. representative to the country said Wednesday at a conference on its reconstruction. Haiti – Caribbean – Earthquake – Democracy – Organizations

Haiti faces an “immense challenge” in rebuilding after January’s apocalyptic earthquake but can bounce back stronger, President Rene Preval says.

Haiti faces an “immense challenge” to rebuild after January’s earthquake, President Rene Preval told a donors’ conference Wednesday called to speed payment of billions of dollars in pledges.

Haiti’s recovery from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake is proceeding — but not fast enough for most. Aid workers say some of the almost 2 million people displaced by the quake will be living in shelters for another year or … Continue reading →

A former official of Haiti’s state-owned national telecommunications company was sentenced to four years in US prison on charges related to a money laundering and bribery scheme, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

The Inter-American Development Bank and Coca-Cola are giving growers access to loans and markets and teaching new harvesting techniques. A mango trapper muscles his way high up the tree, then stops on a branch. Spotting a hanging fruit, he pushes … Continue reading →