The move came five days after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Port-au-Prince and other cities to protest corruption.Investigations by the Haitian Senate in 2016 and 2017 concluded […]
Port-au-Prince restaurant preview: An uncommon taste of Haiti in Silver Spring – The Washington Post
Launched as a pop-up two years ago, Port-au-Prince morphed into a colorful, 60-seat restaurant in February. Spearheading the enterprise are brothers Roberto and Makendy Massillon, the self-taught chef and front-of-the-house presence, respectively. […]
Le Nouvelliste – PetroCaribe: Port-au-Prince sous tension ce dimanche
Les agents de la police anti-émeutes ont fait usage de gaz lacrymogènes pour empêcher la foule (évaluée à quelques milliers de participants) de se rendre vers l’hôtel Marriott, alors que celle-ci se trouvait à proximité de la Natcom (Pont-Morin).
Many in Haiti suspect fraud in recent election, poll finds – Yahoo News
The poll also came up with a curious result when voters were asked who they voted for among the 54 names on the ballot. Just over 6 percent said they voted for […]
Cholera’s fresh attack in Haiti – The Washington Post
It’s impossible to know whether flagging contributions reflect donor fatigue or the fact that relatively few cholera victims end up dying (less than 1 percent), thanks to quicker recognition and treatment in […]
Influx of cheap motorbikes in Haiti multiplies mayhem on already lawless roads | Fox News
Joseph-Marc Carel knows the danger of ferrying passengers on his small motorbike, sometimes two at a time, as tides of the buzzing vehicles cut through the chaotic Haitian capital. He has a […]
Funérailles publiques pour les victimes du carnaval de Port-au-Prince | Lapresse
Le président, Michel Martelly, et le premier ministre, Evans Paul, sont arrivés samedi matin sur les lieux et ont accueilli les proches des victimes. Dix-sept cercueils blancs étaient recouverts du drapeau haïtien. […]
Au moins 15 morts dans un accident au Carnaval de Port-au-Prince | Lapresse
Au moins 15 personnes sont mortes électrocutées dans la nuit de lundi à mardi à Port-au-Prince lors d’un accident survenu pendant le défilé du carnaval, a-t-on appris de source médicale haïtienne. «Jusqu’à […]
Le carnaval des étudiants à Port-au-Prince, entre plaisir et frustration – Le Nouvelliste
Dans les cours des écoles et universités privées ou au Champ de Mars, au son de groupes musicaux, de D. J. ou rien, plusieurs centaines d’élèves et d’étudiants ont célébré, à leur […]
Haitian anti-government protesters shut down capital – France 24
The usually congested streets of the capital were largely deserted after opposition parties and a minibus drivers’ union called a two-day general strike to protest high fuel prices. Protest organizers warned residents […]
Ottawa verse 2,6 millions $ pour la caserne de pompiers en Haïti | Lapresse
La construction de cette caserne, promise lors d’une mission du maire à Port-au-Prince en 2012, pourrait commencer dans un an «dans la meilleure des hypothèses», a dit M. Labeaume qui a fait […]
Constructions précaires et pauvreté menacent toujours Haïti face au risque sismique – RFI
« Ça n’est pas très grand, mais c’est sûr. J’ai vécu des mois dans un camp. Ici, je n’ai plus peur ». La famille de Jean fait partie des 475 ménages qui […]
Haiti, the Perfect Family Holiday in 2015 | Huffington Post
And today? The doves have returned to the windowsills. Many things had been healed and been put right. Port-Au-Prince has come a long way since people were scrambling over bricks and shattered […]
Rebuilding Haiti: Still a work in progress | The Miami Herald
Five years after the world’s worst natural disaster left more than 300,000 dead and an equal number injured, this shattered nation appears to be in recovery mode: a new Supreme Court is […]
Janvier 2015, 211 ans de résistance populaire – Haiti Liberté
C’est dans ce contexte de résistance populaire que l’on a commémoré le 211e anniversaire d’Indépendance, ce premier janvier 2015, sur fond de manifestation anti-Martelly et anti-occupation. Ce jour-là, des milliers de personnes […]
Holidaying in Haiti: Earthquakes, Coups and Dancing With Dictators – Vocativ
Wisconsin natives Ray Perry, 83, and wife Janice Perry (married 58 years) first toured Haiti in 1967, a decade after François “Papa Doc” Duvalier took power as one of the country’s most ruthless dictators. Duvalier […]
Video: Haiti protesters urge president to quit – PressTV
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, setting up barricades and setting fire to trash.Port-au-Prince has been the scene of violent anti-government demonstrations in the past weeks over […]
US urges Haiti leaders to hold elections soon – Yahoo News
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged Haiti to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible to end a political crisis that has sparked violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.Haiti’s […]
One Shot Dead in Haitian Anti-government Protests – Voice of America News
One person was shot dead Saturday during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince by thousands of anti-government demonstratrors demanding the resignation of President Michel Martelly.Frantz Lerebours, Haiti’s National Police spokesman, confirmed for VOA that […]
Haïti: un mort lors d’une manif anti-gouvernementale | Amérique latine
«Nous avons découvert un cadavre. La victime est un jeune d’une trentaine d’années, nous ne l’avons pas identifié, mais il ne ferait pas partie de la manifestation», a déclaré à l’AFP Garry […]
L’opposition a pu finalement manifester devant le siège de la Présidence à Port-au-Prince – Radio Kiskeya
Nouvelle manifestation de plusieurs milliers de personnes le vendredi 5 décembre 2014 à Port-au-Prince contre le pouvoir “Tèt Kale”.Pour la première fois depuis le début du mouvement de contestation, les manifestants ont […]
Press Releases | Embassy of the United States Port Au Prince, Haiti
On December 2, U.S. Ambassador Pamela White met with representatives from major Opposition parties at Fusion headquarters on Christ-Roi in downtown Port-au-Prince. The Ambassador wishes to thank the nine opposition representatives who […]
Haiti’s Political Crisis Is About to Get Worse – Foreign Policy
Instead, thousands of protesters marched from cluttered and crumbling downtown Port-au-Prince up to the tony suburbs and back. They waved voter cards in a show of discontent. Opposition demonstrations rarely leave the […]
Vertières : Début de l’opération Burkina Faso! – Haiti Liberté
A l’occasion du 211e anniversaire de la Bataille de Vertières, le peuple haïtien continue de lutter contre toutes formes de domination et d’exploitation coloniale capitaliste. Une fois de plus, des centaines de milliers […]
San’n koule men nou pap fè back – Manif 18 Oct. 2014 – Le Nouvelliste
Haiti continues to grapple with rebuilding, distrust of government | CCTV America
Haiti continues to face challenges as one of the poorest nations in the Americas. The country has struggled for years to overcome the reign of terror by dictators Francois Duvalier and his […]
Dispersion à coups de gaz lacrymogènes et de matraques d’une manifestation appelée à Port-au-Prince par l’opposition – Radio Kiskeya
La manifestation appelée vendredi par l’opposition au gouvernement Martelly a été dispersée par la police à la mi-journée à coups de matraques et de gaz lacrymogènes, ont constaté des reporters de Radio […]
Hundreds attend Duvalier’s funeral in Haiti – Houston Chronicle
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier on Saturday, displaying lingering respect for a man who was widely reviled for repression and corruption during his 15 […]
Une manif en soutien à Aristide – Le Nouvelliste
Plusieurs milliers de personnes ont gagné les rues de Port-au-Prince mardi à l’occasion du 23e anniversaire du coup d’Etat militaire contre le président Jean-Bertrand Aristide le 30 septembre 1991. Les manifestants ont […]
Haiti – A nation with a cross to bear – Independent.ie
Like many other buildings in Port-au-Prince, poorly-built extra storeys had been added as the landlord sought to cash in on the mantra that ‘education is a way out of poverty’.When we visited […]
Newly crowned Miss Haiti vows to support women, youth, and the poor – CSMonitor.com
The crowd was already chanting her name before 25-year-old restaurant owner Carolyn Desert was crowned Miss Haiti 2014 Sunday in Port-au-Prince.She steadied the crown, decorated with crystals and tiny mirrors, as she acknowledged the standing […]
Haitian businesswoman, 25, crowned Miss Haiti 2014 – The Washington Post
The crowd was already chanting her name before 25-year-old restaurant owner Carolyn Desert was crowned Miss Haiti 2014 Sunday in Port-au-Prince.She steadied the crown, decorated with crystals and tiny mirrors, as she […]
Haiti: Where Will Haiti’s Poor Go? » CounterPunch
We gained a sense of where so many desperate people are relocating when we visited Canaran, a “city” of approximately 200,000 people seeking to eke out an existence in the arid, “dust […]
Borders under tight watch after Haitian jailbreak – TCweeklynews.com
Permanent Secretary Clara Gardiner told the Weekly News on Wednesday August 13 that officials are carefully monitoring the borders in case any of the escapees attempt to cross into TCI waters.She said: […]
Haïti: l’épidémie de choléra peut empirer ONU – Le Figaro
Le coordinateur de la lutte contre le choléra en Haïti Pedro Medrano, sous-secrétaire général de l’ONU a prédit “une situation très grave” si on n’investit pas massivement avant le début de la […]
Évasion en Haïti : le Canada dans l’embarras – Signal FM
Le gouvernement canadien se retrouve dans l’embarras après l’évasion en Haïti de plus 300 détenus d’une prison à sécurité maximale en banlieue de Port-au-Prince, qu’il a lui-même construite en 2012 au coût […]
Haiti recaptures kidnapper who escaped prison – Haiti – MiamiHerald.com
Police recaptured an alleged kidnapper who escaped custody during a mass breakout that authorities believe was staged for him at a prison outside the Haitian capital, officials said Tuesday.Clifford Brandt was taken […]
Video: 329 prisoners escape Haiti overcrowded prisonT – HV11.com
Speaking at a news conference in Port-au-Prince on Monday, National Police Chief Godson Orleus said that a nationwide search for the escaped prisoners was underway.”They armed group attacked the guards, they took […]
Haiti Demolition Unleashes New Wave Of Homelessness After Poor Renters Given Minutes To Leave – The Huffington Post
This is the grand, dreamlike vision of central Port-au-Prince that President Michel Martelly says will replace what was toppled when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake left much of Haiti’s capital in ruins on Jan. […]
Carnival of Flowers 2014, Monday 28 and Tuesday, July 29 are holidays – Haiti News 509
Monday, July 28 at noon and Tuesday, July 29 in full, are declared general holidays on the occasion of the Carnival of Flowers which is held in Port-au-Prince, which will take place […]
Rebuilding plans for Haiti capital are ambitious, but the poor being displaced by bulldozers | Fox News
The broad avenues in the Haitian government’s promotional material are clean and unbroken, dotted with palm trees, parks and manicured expanses of grass. The new ministry buildings are sleek and modern but […]
Living Conditions in Haiti’s Capital Improve, but Rural Communities Remain Very Poor – World Bank Group
The roads in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, are buzzing: street merchants sell everything from clothes, to fruits to bottled water or soda, yelling prices to passers-by who are waiting for a […]
World Cup Fever Hits Haiti | Medindia
Flags from competing countries are a common sight in the capital Port-au-Prince, flapping from the tops of cars as vendors peddle them in all shapes and sizes on street corners. At first […]
Incidents à Port-au-Prince pour les 3 ans au pouvoir de Martelly – Radio Television Caraibes
Des incidents ont opposé mercredi à Port-au-Prince la police à des opposants au président haïtien Michel Martelly, dont les partisans célébraient de leur côté les trois ans de son accession au pouvoir, […]
BBC News – Anti-government protest in Haiti turns violent
More than 1000 people in Haiti have taken to the streets in protest against the government of President Michel Martelly. President Martelly has been marking his third anniversary in power with a […]
Researchers raise alarm about air pollution levels in Haiti
The researchers—associate professor Mary Davis and Ann Rappaport in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning—say that air pollution levels put people at higher risk for respiratory illnesses, including lung […]
L’ambassadeur Guy Alexandre vient de nous laisser – Radio Metropole Haiti
Le professeur Guy Alexandre, sociologue, ancien Ambassadeur d’Haïti en République Dominicaine est décédé d’une crise cardiaque ce vendredi 28 février en sa résidence à Port-au-Prince. Sa dernière apparition publique remonte à ce […]
Le cardinal Langlois de retour, le dialogue aussi – Le Nouvelliste
Son Éminence le cardinal Chibly Langlois est attendu à Port-au-Prince ce vendredi. Il sera accueilli à l’aéroport Toussaint Louverture par les responsables de l’Église catholique en Haïti, le président Michel Martelly et […]
Haiti protesters rally to mark ouster of ex-leader – Yahoo News
Supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are rallying in the Haitian capital to mark the 10th anniversary of his second ouster. The largely male crowd reached about 2,000 Thursday as it passed […]
“Le parlement n`avait pas à être au dialogue ni à signer d`accord”, Clark Parent – Radio Television Caraibes
L`ancien sénateur de la République ne voulait pas utiliser la langue de bois à cette émission de Ranmase où il a dit haut et fort tout ce qu`il a pensé à propos […]