Category Archives: Haitian News

Haiti’s deadly cholera epidemic is spreading faster than originally estimated and is likely to result in hundreds of thousands of cases and last up to a year, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.

Can Haiti overcome a plethora of logistical issues to ensure a free and fair vote?

Haiti’s cholera epidemic showed no sign of abating Monday after the toll rose to 1,250, stirring debate over whether to delay looming presidential elections until the outbreak is under control.

Haiti counted down towards weekend elections Monday as the death toll from a spiraling cholera epidemic neared 1,350, fueling debate over delaying the key polls in the quake-hit nation.

Impoverished Haiti, long afflicted by political turmoil and natural disasters, will hold presidential and legislative elections on Sunday under the scourge of a deadly cholera epidemic.

A raging cholera epidemic in Haiti may deter some voters from participating in Sunday’s national elections, but postponing or canceling the polls could threaten stability in the Caribbean country, the European Union’s envoy said on Monday.

The death toll has risen to at least 1,344 in the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has sickened nearly 57,000 people, the Haitian government said Monday.

Haiti’s raging cholera epidemic showed no sign of relenting Sunday with the death toll rising to 1,250, amid debate over whether to delay next week’s key election until the outbreak is brought under control.

Haiti is facing an “unusual” cholera epidemic that could be more severe than figures suggest, according to a French cholera expert who is advising Haitian health authorities.

Haiti’s cholera epidemic will inevitably spread to the Dominican Republic but is likely to cause less devastation there, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.