In October 2010, a United Nations Stabilisation Mission (MINUSTAH) base near Mirebalais polluted the Meille River with faecal matter. The
Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake and the country’s future is looking bleaker than ever: Fraudulent practices
These are exciting times for foreign investors in Haiti with their eyes on the prize; business is booming and is
We are now fast approaching the fifth anniversary of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. In many ways, it will be
Haiti’s government heralds recent discoveries of gold and silver on its side of the island as the bootstrap the country
Stateless in the Caribbean. In 2013 the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court rescinded the nationality of hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian
Haiti Briefing 75 analyses the situation at the Caracol Industrial Plant, a $424,000,000 assembly-plant “development” project that has created fewer
Haiti Briefing 74 – The UN response to the Cholera Epidemic a Murderous Charade Haiti Briefing 74 concentrates on the
One mamit (5.75lb tin) of rice now costs 150 Haitian gourdes (approx ₤2.24 or $3.57), 50% up since July. Corn
We’re fed up of living in tents! Nou Bouke Viv Anba Tant The sit-in that blocked the road in front of
In January, the cash-strapped Haitian government bowed to pressure from the International Monetary Fund and withdrew the state subsidy pegging
The government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, which came to power with a landslide electoral victory only two years ago, is facing
The Haitian economy is more than just on its knees – it’s now a matter of skin and bones. Sanctions
Political tensions deepened and violence flared following an apparent coup attempt against the government on the night of the 16th
The United States’ declaration of a “war on terrorism” following the 11 September attacks was met with some scepticism, if
Diplomatic missions have come and gone. Eleventh hour meetings have been boycotted; others have been postponed. Shots have been fired,
Almost one year since elections that returned a Parliament completely dominated by President Aristide’s Lavalas Family Party, the political scene
Ten yearssince he was first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to power following an election in November that was
