Information About Haiti

A Newfoundland woman working in Haiti says the Caribbean country is still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake that struck nearly two years ago.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A press liaison for Haitian President Michel Martelly says a presidential commission is urging the leader to restore the nation’s disbanded army. Vladimir Laguerre of the National Palace says the recommendation for the force came in a report. Martelly was expected to restore the army through a decree in November but instead said he would form a panel to study the issue …

A press liaison for Haitian President Michel Martelly says a presidential commission is urging the leader to restore the nation’s disbanded army.

The scholar Laurent Dubois’s new book relates the violent birth and troubled existence of Haiti, a tale of much misery, shot through with flashes of hope and bravery.

In four short days, her and her companions’ notions about Haiti and life in general are rearranged

The scholar Laurent Dubois’s new book relates the violent birth and troubled existence of Haiti, a tale of much misery, shot through with flashes of hope and bravery.