Jun 10 Strike paralyzes Haiti, protesters demand president’s ouster By Associated Press Opposition leaders in Haiti have launched a two-day strike that has paralyzed the country's capital as protesters demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise amid corruption allegations. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 10:46 Citizenship shift leaves Dominican-Haitians stateless By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of Haitians crossed into the wealthier Dominican Republic to escape poverty and political instability only to face color-based racism and repression. Recently, the Dominican government drew international outrage when it ended birthright citizenship… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 6:32 Jazz festival highlights Haiti’s contributions to the arts By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green News from Haiti is often about natural disasters and political crises, but the island nation is also home to a burgeoning arts scene. One of the biggest events recently held there was the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival, or PAPJAZZ. This… Continue watching
Feb 18 Haitians seek basic necessities in aftermath of government protests By Evens Sanon, Danica Coto, Associated Press Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by tens of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over skyrocketing prices that have more than doubled for… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 25:00 February 16, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 16, Pope Francis defrocks former U.S. cardinal and archbishop Theodore McCarrick for sex abuse, the latest on violent protests in Haiti, victims of the Aurora, Illinois mass shooting are identified, and the story of… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:32 Violent protests in Haiti may mean a humanitarian crisis By PBS NewsHour Violent protests in Haiti against the government are threatening the country with a humanitarian crisis. President Jovenel Moïse is refusing to resign, there is mounting debt, and allegations of corruption. Both the U.S. and Canada are warning citizens not to… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 10:11 On the front lines: One doctor’s decades-long fight to heal Haiti By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green A devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti created an unprecedented health crisis that led the U.S. to grant Haitians Temporary Protected Status. But with the Trump administration's plan to eliminate TPS, 60,000 Haitians living in the U.S. may be deported. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jan 14 Men dressed as police massacred civilians in Haiti, witnesses say By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Witnesses, a human-rights group and a Catholic charity told The Associated Press that at least 21 men were slain over a 24-hour period in a Nov. 13 massacre. Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump move to cut off temporary status for Haitians heads to trial By Adam Geller, Associated Press The case, in New York, centers on the Temporary Protected Status program, which has allowed about 50,000 people from Haiti to live and work in the U.S. temporarily since a devastating earthquake in 2010. Continue reading
Oct 08 Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15 By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Another 333 people are injured, according to updated figures released Monday by authorities, as rescue crews worked to help victims spooked by strong aftershocks. Continue reading