BDF Soldiers to Learn French Ahead of Haiti Security Support Deployment

Thirty-five military personnel will be undergoing linguistic classes to learn the French language.  It is an initiative that came about after several countries including Belize have agreed to aid in the Multinational Security Support (MSS) in Haiti. As it …

Florida Family travel plans in limbo after Royal Caribbean change port destination to Haiti with less than a week notice

A Florida family’s travel plans are in limbo after learning their planned cruise ship was changing its course less than a week before setting sail. A Royal Caribbean Cruise sounded ideal to the Avillas. “We’re looking at her sweet 16 dress, she ordered …

Guyana Government Approves Large Donation To Haiti, CARICOM.

- Advertisement - As part of its humanitarian efforts in the Caribbean region and further afield, Guyana’s  National Assembly on Wednesday approved some $123 million for support to CARICOM nations. 123 million Guyanese dollars  is equivalent to …

Food insecurity intensifies in Haiti

Haiti - Social : Food insecurity intensifies in Haiti 28/11/2024 09:51:45 In its latest update of the Haiti Food Security Outlook, the International Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) forecasts that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Emergency ( …

How Haiti became the 'poster child' for reparations, with Harold Isaac

HAROLD: My name is Harold Isaac and I'm an independent journalist here in Haiti. 00:49 It's been a rough week. It's been very, very bad. Welcome to the World Unspun. I’m your host Maxine Betteridge-Moes.  I spoke to Harold on November 14th. …

Humanitarian Situation in Haiti Deteriorates as Gender-Based Violence Soars

Crime & Justice, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations A displaced family flees Solino, a neighborhood in the heart of Haiti’s capital, following …

The International Highway border with Haiti; Thousands of kms of wall-free border

Reporters from Diario Libre traveled to the border with Haiti to see for themselves the “fence” that gets so much international attention. One stretch of the border is about the so-called Carretera Internacional that separates both countries. The road was …

Violence in Haiti displaces over 40,000 people

Haiti: 21,000 children displaced in 2 weeks as gang violence intensifies

Since 11 November, 41,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to intensifying violence and insecurity in Haiti's capital, the IOM has said. Rights group Save the Children estimates about 52% - or more than 21,000 – are children, many of …

Appeals for peace in Haiti as violence worsens

(Photo: Getty/iStock) Haitian bishops are appealing for peace after months of violence and a sharp deterioration in the situation as gangs deepen their control of the capital Port-au-Prince. Archbishop Max Leroys Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, President of …