Apr 17 Rising oil prices threaten to intensify hunger in Haiti, report finds By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press More than 5.83 million Haitians are expected to face acute levels of hunger from March to June, representing more than half the country’s population, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Continue reading
Apr 16 House considers bill to protect Haitian immigrants in pushback against Trump administration By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare bipartisan moment, the House has agreed to consider legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants, pushing back against the Trump administration's efforts to end the program. The bill expected for a vote… Continue reading
Apr 13 Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases By Evens Sanon, Associated Press More than 1,000 workers have organized a protest in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:31 Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end temporary protected status for Haitians in the U.S. — a move that would have left roughly 350,000 people vulnerable to deportation. As the administration plans to appeal, the uncertainty… Continue watching
Feb 03 Judge blocks Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians By Luis Andres Henao, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The designation for Haitians was scheduled to end Tuesday and without that protection, Haitian TPS holders could face deportation to Haiti. Continue reading
Jan 23 Haiti's transitional council votes to oust Prime Minister Fils-Aimé, deepening political chaos By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Haiti’s long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel is supposed to step down. Continue reading
Jan 08 Doctors Without Borders suspend services at Haiti clinic after gang violence By Associated Press The group said the violent clashes trapped seven community volunteers at the clinic for several hours on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:40 Haitians displaced by violence face deportation after fleeing to Dominican Republic By Ali Rogin, Janine AlHadidi, Katrianna Skulsky, Róisín Cahill, Chaimae Chouiekh, Carlos Mayorga, Peter Klein The UN says 1.4 million Haitians have fled because of violence and instability. Many crossed the border into the Dominican Republic. But there, they live in fear and limbo, and many have been deported back to Haiti. As part of… Continue watching
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