Thousands of protesters in Haiti loot stores, battle police

10/12/2019

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  — Thousands of protesters clashed with police as they looted stores and tried to break through a barricade leading toward the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Friday in one of the biggest demonstrations in…

Inmates overpower guards

10/24/2016

ARCAHAIE, Haiti — More than 100 mostly barefoot inmates overpowered guards on Saturday and escaped from a lockup in central Haiti, officials said. Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the prison break occurred in Arcahaie, a coastal town…

Ban in Haiti gets glimpse of Matthew’s destruction

10/17/2016

PORT-AU-PRINCE — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited victims of devastating Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, saying the destruction wrought by the storm was “heartbreaking,” and he renewed a pledge to help the nation cope with a deadly scourge…

UN: Haiti needs help

10/11/2016

Port-au-Prince – Haiti faces a humanitarian crisis that requires a “massive response” from the international community, the United Nations chief said, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid following last week’s battering by Hurricane Matthew.…

‘Dangerous’ hurricane bears down on Florida

10/08/2016

Miami — Hurricane Matthew edged ever closer to Florida Friday with torrential rains and up to 120 mile-an-hour winds after a blast through the Caribbean that reportedly left more than 300 dead in Haiti. Matthew was downgraded…

Haiti remembers 2010 quake victims

AP 01/14/2014

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitians paused Sunday to remember the tens of thousands of people who died in a catastrophic earthquake four years ago, holding somber low-key commemorations on a national day of reflection. President Michel Martelly and first…

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