Haiti's transitional government adopts key law to hold a general election for first time since 2016

Haiti last held a general election in 2016 and hasn't had a president since Jovenel Moïse was killed at his private residence in July 2021.
San Diego Union-Tribune

In Haiti, the difficult relationship of gangs and business

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Youri Mevs knew that the call was coming, and she was terrfied. Mevs is a member of one of the richest families in Haiti; she owns Shodecosa, Haiti’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Faith groups curb work in Haiti amid continuing chaos since 2021 kidnapping

A year after 17 North American missionaries were kidnapped in Haiti, beginning a two-month ordeal before they ultimately were set free, the agency that sent them hasn’t made a permanent return, and ...
CounterPunch

Haiti and the Debt of Independence

In the vast history of imperialist exploitation few episodes match the depravity of Haiti’s debt of independence. Military blackmail of a small country by a superpower, prioritizing “property rights” ...
WLRN

The U.S. and the world must step into Haiti, not just for the kidnappings — but for the kids

FILE - G9 coalition gang members ride a motorcycle through the Wharf Jeremy street market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2021. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence ...
Forbes

Haiti’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Is Underway

Despite rising gang violence, social upheaval and a major earthquake, UNICEF is working with Haiti's government to ensure the safe and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Hervé Ternier, ...
WLRN

U.S. Hoping Haiti Can Fix Its Failed State For Elections. It Can't — Not Without The U.S.

COMMENTARY As Haiti descends into failed-state chaos, it's not a question of if the U.S. should step in to help it get back on track for valid elections — but how. In “The Black Jacobins,” the ...
Los Angeles Times

Haiti gang seeks millions in ransom for kidnapped missionaries

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group is demanding $1-million ransom per person, although authorities are not clear whether that includes the five ...
Washington Times

History As It Happens: The sorrow of Haiti

Haiti, synonymous with generational poverty, misrule and human misery, is reeling from a series of calamities as grave as any the island nation of 11 million people has suffered through. In July, ...
CNN

Remaining missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released by gang, says justice minister

The remaining 12 hostages kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti two months ago were released Thursday, according to the country’s justice minister Berto Dorcé. Seventeen missionaries representing ...
CNN

Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries

The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official told CNN Tuesday. The 16 American citizens and ...