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  • Haiti quake victims forced out of tents

    Hundreds of thousands made homeless by the earthquake which struck Haiti three years ago are now facing eviction from their emergency shelters. According… 25/04/2013

  • Haiti gets colourful makeover – nocomment

    Jalousie, one of Haiti’s biggest shanty towns, has been getting a psychedelic makeover as an artistic homage to the 2010 earthquake. The $1.4 million effort… 27/03/2013

  • Haiti: Rebuilding education

    According to the UN, the earthquake in Haiti killed around 230,000 people, made a million people homeless and leveled many schools. The response to one of… 25/01/2013

  • Sandy kills 52 in Haiti but worse may be yet to come

    As Hurricane Sandy hit the US East Coast on Monday night, the full extent of the storm’s havoc on Haiti is just beginning to emerge. Haiti reported the… 30/10/2012

  • Haitians anger over home demolition plan – nocomment

    More than 1,000 Haitians marched through the Caribbean nation’s capital to protest against a reported plan to destroy their hillside shanties for a… 26/06/2012

  • Voodo pilgrimage in Haiti – nocomment

    Hundreds of voodoo practitioners take part in an annual pilgrimage in an Haitian village. The Pilgrimage to Souvenance is one of voodoo’s most important… 10/04/2012

  • Haiti, two years after the quake – nocomment

    Two years after the Haiti earthquake that left between 200,000 and 300,000 people dead, more than half a million survivors are still living in 800 camps… 13/01/2012

  • Haiti: coping with catastrophe

    The reality of Haiti two years on after the cameras have gone. Hundreds of thousands of people remain in camps with no education, no work and little… 10/01/2012

  • Reporter’s blog: Dog eat dog in downtown Port-au-Prince

    Haiti is both beautiful and blighted; access to housing, education, sanitation, healthcare, employment and security are the preserve of the privileged.   For… 09/01/2012

  • UN orders enquiry into rape claims against Haiti peacekeepers

    The United Nations has ordered an immediate investigation into claims that four Uruguayan peacekeepers raped an 18-year-old man in Haiti. The UN’s… 05/09/2011

  • Voodoo ritual in Haïti – nocomment

    Thousands of Haitian pilgrims took part in an annual voodoo ritual at the Saut D’Eau waterfalls on Sunday. 18/07/2011

  • Daily life a year after the eathquake in Port-au-Prince

    A woman washes clothes next to a house destroyed by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Haiti marks this week the first anniversary of the earthquake that… 12/01/2011

  • ECHO from Haiti

    Humanitarian emergency response, getting what’s needed to a disaster zone fast… One year after the Haiti earthquake, European Union support towards recovery… 06/01/2011

  • Emergency education after disasters

    Recovering from the trauma of a natural disaster is not only about rebuilding homes and schools, but also rebuilding broken lives and healing trauma… 03/01/2011

  • Haiti’s fight against cholera

    One year after Haiti’s earthquake, the country is reeling from cholera, which broke out in October. In a particularly vulnerable population, thousands have… 31/12/2010

  • Ex-Haiti leader Baby Doc fights possibility of human rights charges

    After ignoring three previous summons, former Haiti leader Jean-Claude Duvalier, has appeared in a Port-au-Prince court explaining why he should not be… 01/03/2013

  • Haiti protests over UN presence and government

    There have been protests on the streets of Port au Prince. Thousands of Haitians turned out to demonstrate against the government of President Martin Martelly… 17/12/2012

  • Haitian Prime Minister calls for international aid

    Cars block roads, while pedestrians struggle through knee-deep, swirling torrents. Before hitting the East Coast of the USA, Sandy drenched the southern part… 05/11/2012

  • Haiti appeals for international aid for Sandy victims

    While the world’s attention was fixed on storm Sandy’s impact on the US, the hurricane-force winds had already left a trail of destruction across the… 02/11/2012

  • Tropical Storm Isaac batters Haiti, lashes Cuba

    Tropical Storm Isaac has battered Haiti, flattening tent camps housing survivors from a massive earthquake two years ago. Four people were killed. The… 26/08/2012

  • Haiti struggles to protect residents from Tropical Storm Isaac

    Tropical Storm Isaac continues its sweep across the Caribbean. Heavy rains and 110 kilometre an hour winds have pounded the Dominican Republic. “The wind… 25/08/2012

  • Tropical storm threat to earthquake-hit Haiti

    Winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour are threatening to cause further devastation to the earthquake-hit island of Haiti. Tropical storm Isaac, which… 24/08/2012

  • Haiti’s PM resigns after row with president

    Haiti’s Prime Minister Gary Conille has resigned after just four months in office, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil. Conille’s decision to… 25/02/2012

  • ‘Baby Doc’ to stand trial for corruption

    Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier is to face trial on corruption charges, but not human rights abuses. The judge handling the case… 31/01/2012

  • Haitians mark anniversary of deadly quake

    Haitians have been marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that tore apart their Caribbean nation. The disaster, in January 2010, left around… 13/01/2012

  • Haitian anger at slow pace of post-quake reconstruction

    Two years to the day since a powerful earthquake killed more than 300,000 people, Haiti is slowing trying to rebuild homes for those affected by the… 12/01/2012

  • Haiti still struggles two years after quake

    Two years after the devastating earthquake which flattened much of Haiti, thousands of its people say little progress has been made towards helping the nation… 12/01/2012

  • UN asked to pay for Haitian cholera outbreak

    The UN is being petitioned for compensation after being blamed for an outbreak of Cholera in the wake of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. A human rights group… 09/11/2011

  • US braces for Hurricane Irene

    Hurricane Irene looks set to be the first hurricane to hit the United States since Ike ripped along the Texas coast in 2008. In the Caribbean Sea… 23/08/2011

  • Haiti floods kill at least 23 people

    A week of pounding rain has sparked flooding and mudslides in Haiti, leaving at least 23 people dead. Two children whose home collapsed on them are among… 08/06/2011

  • Flooding leaves several dead in Haiti

    Heavy rains causing mudslides and flooding have killed at least 23 people in Haiti at the very start of the Atlantic hurricane season. Most of those who died… 08/06/2011

  • New start for Haiti

    Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has been sworn in with a promise to wake the country up and a request for people to trust him. A former leader of… 15/05/2011

  • Martelly sworn in as Haiti’s president

    Former singer Michel Martelly has been sworn in as the president of Haiti. The 50-year-old, who has no previous political experience, was elected to the… 14/05/2011

  • US raises doubts over Haiti results

    The US embassy in Haiti has added its voice to the UN’s over fears of fraud in Haiti’s legislative elections. It says the government and electoral… 23/04/2011

  • Former singer confirmed as Haiti’s next president

    Michel Martelly has been confirmed as the winner of Haiti’s presidential election. The country’s electoral commission said the former singer had won 67.5… 21/04/2011

  • From pop star to president: Haiti’s election winner

    Supporters of “Sweet Micky” are celebrating his landslide win in last month’s election in Haiti. Dismissed as a no-hoper at first, Michel “Sweet Micky”… 05/04/2011

  • Music star Martelly wins Haiti presidential poll

    Official preliminary results from Haiti suggest that flamboyant singer Michel Martelly has won the presidential election. With the result expected to be… 05/04/2011

  • Vote counting underway in Haiti

    Counting is underway in Haiti, after the delayed second round of the country’s Presidential election. UN peacekeepers monitored the polling stations in… 21/03/2011

  • Haiti votes in presidential run-off

    Haiti’s second round presidential vote passed off relatively calmly with only a few incidents – according to the UN mission. Political newcomer, entertainer… 21/03/2011

  • Haitians go to the polls to pick new president

    In Haiti people are voting in the final round of the presidential election. The chaotic first round was marred by fraud allegations and unrest. The UN is… 20/03/2011

  • Historic Haiti vote

    The people of Haiti will vote in the final round of an historic presidential election on Sunday. United Nations peacekeepers are helping to organize the… 20/03/2011

  • Enthusiastic welcome for former Haitian leader

    The former president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has made a triumphant homecoming seven years after he was ousted from power. Thousands turned out to… 19/03/2011

  • Manigat and Martelly in Haiti presidential run-off

    Authorities in Haiti have announced that former first lady Mirlande Manigat will run against singer and musician Michel Martelly in the second round of… 03/02/2011

  • “Baby Doc” offers to help Haitian reconstruction

    Supporters of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier gathered to hear the “ex president for life” break his silence on his surprise return to… 22/01/2011

  • Formal charges to be laid against “Baby Doc”

    Just two days after returning home Baby Doc Duvalier, the former Haitian dictator, has been summoned to a court in Port-au-Prince to be formally charged with… 18/01/2011

  • “Baby Doc” questioned over alleged power abuses

    Haitian police have taken former dictator Jean- Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier for questioning after his mysterious return to the quake-scarred country on… 18/01/2011

  • Who is Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier?

    For his supporters the shock homecoming of ‘Baby Doc’ is the return of the king. Many Haitians, however, hoped never to see him set foot in their country… 17/01/2011

  • Ex-dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier back in Haiti

    Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has made a shock return from exile to his quake hit homeland, claiming he wants to help rebuild his… 17/01/2011

  • “Baby Doc” Duvalier returns to Haiti

    Exiled former dictator, Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, has made a surprise return to Haiti on an Air France flight from Paris. It is the first time he has… 17/01/2011

  • Haiti pays silent tribute to quake dead

    Haitians on Wednesday observed a minute’s silence to remember their compatriots who died in a massive earthquake one year ago. The Carribbean island fell… 13/01/2011

  • Nightmare goes on for Haiti quake survivors

    For those who survived the dreadful events of January 12, the nightmare continues. Around one million people, including 380,000 children, still live in some… 13/01/2011

  • Focus on reconstruction as Haiti marks quake one year on

    One year on and the first anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake is being seen as a chance to assess progress on rebuilding.   Despite the… 12/01/2011

  • Haiti art saved from beneath rubble

    When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti a year ago, hundreds of thousands of people were killed. An entire cultural tradition was also buried beneath the… 12/01/2011

  • Haiti honours earthquake victims

    Haiti commemorates the first anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that shattered the Caribbean country, with a poignant ceremony at a mass burial site… 12/01/2011

  • Haiti: Fanny Devoucoux, director of Acted

    Fanny Devoucoux is the Director of ACTED, the Agency for technical cooperation and development. This NGO has been in Haiti since 2004.   Sophie Desjardin… 11/01/2011

  • Haiti still struggling a year after the earthquake

    Like much of the Haitian capital, the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince is still in ruins. Reconstruction in the city has barely got underway, even… 11/01/2011

  • Amateur footage captures the horror of Haiti

    Video surveillance cameras showed what it was like to be inside Haiti’s Presidential Palace as it was rocked by the magnitude seven earthquake, which struck… 11/01/2011

  • Shocking Amnesty report on Haiti rapes

    A disturbing new report has been released on the safety of women and girls in camps housing victims of the Haiti earthquake. Amnesty International has… 06/01/2011

  • Haiti investigates dead fish mystery

    Authorities near the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic are investigating the mysterious death of scores of fish in a lake. Environmental… 28/12/2010

  • Haiti urged to stop cholera anti-voodoo lynchings

    The head of Haiti’s voodoo religion has called on authorities to act after dozens of priest lynchings. At least 45 male and female voodoo priests have… 25/12/2010

  • Haitian orphans arrive in France

    More than 100 Haitian orphans arrived in Paris on Wednesday to enjoy their first white Christmas. The children were to be adopted by families in France but… 22/12/2010

  • Haiti calm after presidential appeal

    Peace returned to Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince after volatile protests against the first-round presidential election results. Bulldozers cleared the… 09/12/2010

  • Haiti closes airports as protests grow

    Protests have continued in the Haitian capital and other cities on the island. The last 24 hours have seen crowds of people rampaging through the streets… 08/12/2010

  • Haiti’s presidential run-off: Candidate profile

    Former first lady Mirlande Manigat, who topped the first round of Haiti’s troubled November election, is aiming to be the Caribbean country’s first female… 08/12/2010

  • Haiti riots over presidential vote

    Thousands of protestors have rampaged in Haiti, furious that their candidate did not get through the first round of the presidential election.   They lit… 08/12/2010

  • Fraud claims over Haiti’s presidential run-off

    In Haiti’s troubled presidential election, supporters of a candidate narrowly squeezed out of the run-off vote have voiced their frustration and… 08/12/2010

  • Haiti protesters demand election annulment

    Demanding the annulment of elections in Haiti. For the second time in three days hundreds of protesters have clashed with riot police. Results of… 06/12/2010

  • Haiti bans anti-Preval rallies

    Haiti has banned any more demonstrations against outgoing president, René Préval, after thousands rallied in the capital on Thursday. They called on Préval… 03/12/2010

  • Haiti poll valid despite ‘‘serious irregularities’‘

    Despite an admission of serious irregularities, international observers have endorsed Haiti’s troubled presidential election. Problems reportedly included… 30/11/2010

  • Haiti presidential vote mired in controversy

    Haiti’s presidential election has ended in confusion, with street protests over voting delays and hitches. 12 of the 18 candidates complained of fraud and… 29/11/2010

  • Haiti’s elections hit by fraud allegations

    There have been scenes of chaos and confusion in Haiti after several presidential candidates called for Sunday’s vote to be cancelled. Twelve of the 18… 29/11/2010

  • Cholera and confusion as Haiti votes

    Chaos, cholera and confusion the backdrop to Haiti’s first presidential and parliamentary elections since January’s earthquake left 200,000 dead. Eighteen… 28/11/2010

  • Haiti-chaos and killer cholera provide election backdrop

    The shattered presidential palace in Cholera hit, earthquake ravaged Haiti. It is against this backdrop that Haitians prepare to go to the polls in Sunday’s… 27/11/2010

  • Elections

    As Haiti prepares to vote for a new president, for many, the question is not if the country can overcome its well-documented challenges but whether it should… 27/11/2010

  • Cholera-ravaged Haiti gears up for election

    Haiti goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, in the midst of a cholera epidemic and with the Caribbean nation still reeling from January’s… 27/11/2010

  • Haiti vote to go ahead despite epidemic

    Despite disease and the threat of violence, the UN says Haiti’s electoral show must go on. Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections in Haiti are set… 26/11/2010

  • Haiti cholera cases underestimated: expert

    Haiti’s cholera epidemic could be more severe than figures indicate, according to a European doctor advising the country’s health ministry. Officially, the… 21/11/2010

  • Haiti cholera response slammed as “inadequate”

    The international response to Haiti’s deadly cholera outbreak is completely inadequate and woefully short of funding, according to aid groups. The… 20/11/2010

  • Rioting in Haiti threatens cholera treatment

    Doctors in Haiti are warning the recent violent unrest in the devastated nation is preventing cholera victims from getting treatment. On Monday, at least… 19/11/2010

  • UN faces more unrest in Haiti as cholera spreads

    Get out of Haiti and take cholera with you! That is the message some are sending to the United Nations as the epidemic shows no sign of slowing down. Dozens… 19/11/2010

  • UN hostility in Haiti ‘political’

    Tensions remain high in Haiti after anti-UN riots caused by the country’s recent Cholera outbreak left two people dead, one of whom was shot by a peacekeeper… 17/11/2010

  • Dominican Republic hit by Haiti cholera

    Concern is growing with the first case of cholera having been detected in the Dominican Republic across the border from neighbouring Haiti. According to… 17/11/2010

  • UN troops kill Haitian protester

    Peacekeepers shot one protester dead as riots blaming the United Nations for a cholera epidemic broke out in towns and cities across Haiti on Monday. Ten… 16/11/2010

  • Violent protests in Haiti as UN blamed for cholera outbreak

    Clashes between protesters and UN soldiers in Haiti have left two people dead. Amateur footage captured some of the violence as locals blamed peacekeepers… 16/11/2010

  • Haiti cholera death toll tops 900

    The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Haiti continues to rise as NGOs struggle to prevent a full blown epidemic. At least 917 people have died so… 15/11/2010

  • UN’s grim forcast for Haiti

    The latest estimate from the United Nations is that as many as 200,000 Haitians could contract cholera – and the organisation has launched a desperate plea… 13/11/2010

  • Supplies ‘running out’ in fight against cholera

    While praising the international effort to help Haiti after January’s earthquake, Elisabeth Byrs from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian… 12/11/2010

  • Cholera death toll rises in Haiti

    The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Haiti is rising. It is estimated that some 800 people have died from the disease so far, and the total is growing… 12/11/2010

  • Cholera spreading in Haitian capital

    Doctors in Haiti say the cholera epidemic is spreading rapidly in Port-au-Prince, aggravated by the density of the population. At an improvised hospital… 12/11/2010

  • Haiti’s deadly cholera toll rockets

    Haiti’s cholera crisis is showing all the signs of surging out of control as the latest death toll in the Caribbean nation climbed to 800. More than 11,000… 12/11/2010

  • Haiti’s cholera deaths expected to rise

    The mayor of a small town in Haiti has warned his country faces ‘catastrophe’ as the epidemic of cholera threatens to surge out of control. Pierrelus… 11/11/2010

  • Haiti’s slums ‘ripe conditions’ for cholera

    Ten months after the earthquake which destroyed much of Haiti, and just days after Hurricane Tomas hit the island, doctors fear an unstoppable epidemic of… 10/11/2010

  • Cholera toll expected to rise rapidly in Haiti

    Confirmation that a cholera epidemic in Haiti has gained a foothold in Port-au-Prince has sparked fears the disease is now likely to spread quickly. Already… 10/11/2010

  • Tomas downgraded to Tropical Storm, quits Haiti

    The torrential rains of Hurricane Tomas have forced thousands of Haitians to high ground to escape flooding, and at least seven people have died as the storm… 06/11/2010

  • Fresh cholera fears as flooding hits Haiti

    Already reeling from a recent cholera outbreak and widespread quake destruction, much of Haiti now finds itself underwater. Torrential rain and driving… 06/11/2010

  • Tropical Storm Tomas hits Haiti

    For nearly a year since the terrible earthquake miserable plastic-sheeting or corrugated iron dwellings have been enough to keep Haitians going. Now hard of… 05/11/2010

  • UN peacekeepers in Haiti face protests over cholera

    Violence and fear continue to spread in Haiti as cholera claims more and more victims.   The epidemic has killed more than 300 people and made ill nearly… 30/10/2010

  • Cholera epidemic spreads in Haiti

    In Haiti the cholera epidemic is growing. Official figures show the number who have died from the disease has risen above 300. Haiti’s health ministry said… 28/10/2010

  • Haiti cholera death rate slows but risk remains

    The death rate in Haiti’s cholera outbreak appears to be slowing, ministers said yesterday. The government said only six people had died in the past 24… 26/10/2010


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