Oct 30 Watch 3:31 Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin long road to recovery By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30… Continue watching
Oct 30 After Melissa's destruction, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr., Associated Press People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed. Continue reading
Oct 29 Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead, causes widespread damage in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr., Evens Sanon, Associated Press At least 23 people have died across Haiti and 13 are missing, Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said in a statement, revising the death toll downward. Twenty of those reported dead and 10 of the missing are from the southern coastal… Continue reading
Oct 23 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Melissa Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 22 Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic By Dánica Coto, Associated Press On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Continue reading
Oct 01 UN Security Council approves larger international force to combat gangs in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press The new force was approved Tuesday as gangs lay siege to Port-au-Prince and communities beyond Haiti's capital. Continue reading
Sep 12 Official says gangs killed dozens in small fishing village in Haiti's latest massacre By Associated Press At least 42 people were killed in Labodrie, including a 4-year-old child and his family, said Joseph Louis Baptiste, a local government official. Continue reading
Jul 25 Haiti sends 150 soldiers to Mexico for training as gang violence surges By Associated Press Under the agreement between the two countries, a total of 700 soldiers are to be trained in Mexico as Haiti seeks to revive its military. Continue reading
Jul 23 3 Haitian police officers and 2 civilians killed in central region overrun by gangs By Associated Press Three Haitian police officers and two civilians were killed in the country’s central region, where gang violence has surged, the government and a police union said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 30 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole of 500,000 people from 4 countries By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Continue reading