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24 dead in Haiti tanker truck explosion

A tanker truck exploded Saturday in southwestern Haiti, killing 24 people, authorities said, as witnesses reported that victims had been trying to collect fuel...

Hurricane Beryl, churning toward Jamaica, threatens Haiti, Dominican Republic

Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at...

Haiti’s capital under gang attacks ahead of government transition

Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a...

Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record

Almost half of Haiti's people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international...

US rice exports have unhealthy levels of arsenic

US rice exports to Haiti, which account for the bulk of supplies of the country's key food staple, contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and...

Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence since January: UN

More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings by...

IMF approves $105 mn in emergency aid to Haiti

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved emergency aid of $105 million for Haiti, which has long been mired in a humanitarian...

WHO warns Haiti cholera toll could rise

GENEVA: Haiti's cholera outbreak death toll is likely "much higher" than reported and expected to rise, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning the...

Haiti: Nightmarish conditions as gangs choke off fuel

Already burdened by months of political chaos and natural disaster, Haitians this week have faced new nightmarish conditions as unchecked gangs choked fuel access,...

Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropical storm looms

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under...

Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation’s plight

At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels, schools...

Major earthquake in Haiti felt across Caribbean, high casualties expected

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday, likely causing high casualties and widespread disaster, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and sending shock waves...

Haiti suspects say they meant to arrest, not kill president -report

A group of Colombians and Haitian Americans suspected of assassinating Haitian President Jovenel Moise told investigators they were there to arrest him, not kill...

Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president

Haitian police were on Thursday hunting for more gunmen behind the assassination of President Jovenel Moise after killing or capturing six "mercenaries", with the...

President of Haiti assassinated at home

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A group of unidentified individuals attacked the private resident of Haitian President Jovenel Moise overnight and shot him dead, Interim Prime Minister Claude...

Haiti’s president names new prime minister to tackle crisis

Haiti's president Jovenel Moise on Monday named a new prime minister to tackle the country's worsening socio-political and security crisis.

Fifteen children killed in Haiti orphanage fire

Fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, killing 15 children.

No word from Haiti’s president as fear paralyzes capital

Barricades have sprung up in some areas of the capital and other cities, as protesters have taken to the streets demanding the president step down

At least 11 dead in Haiti earthquake: govt spokesman

HAITI: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck just off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11 people and causing damage to buildings...

Caribbean bloc condemns Trump’s ‘repulsive’ language

GEORGETOWN: The 15-nation Caribbean Community on Saturday condemned US President Donald Trump's use of "repulsive language" to reportedly describe Haiti and African nations. CARICOM "is...

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