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
Political tensions deepened and violence flared following an apparent coup attempt against the government on the night of the 16th
Ten yearssince he was first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to power following an election in November that was
Elections for every single elected office in Haiti, save the Presidency and a third of the Senate, have been due
When a boat carrying some 400 Haitians ran aground just two miles off the Florida coast on New Year’s Day,
These are dark days in Haiti. The promise of economic renewal funded by international development aid has come to nothing.
In Creole, there are many ways to express a dilemma. But these days, most Haitians would probably tell you that
The political crisis, simmering for the best part of two years, finally came to the boil in January. Parliamentary elections
It is common knowledge that the United States uses covert operations and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to destabilize and
In the April elections for nine Senators and 700 seats on new local assemblies only 5% of the registered electorate cast
School students and teachers from the state education sector took their protests to the street in May. Almost everywhere throughout
Roadblocks, demonstrations and strikes – during the month of January generalised discontent was channelled into action in a wave of
Following several weeks of shootings and bomb threats, former soldiers from the disbanded Haitian army are threatening more violence if
So it’s farewell to President Aristide who hands over to his successor, René Préval, on February 7th. As the living
The patience of many thousands of Haitians finally snapped following the November 7th assassination of the Lavalas MP, Jean Hubert
Haiti’s parliamentary and local elections on June 25 resulted in a commanding victory for the Lavalas platform (PPL) supported by
There has been so little news in the mainstream media you could be forgiven for thinking that, with the return
