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Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

USAID · Port-Au-Prince

Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

44% Center coverage: 27 sources

Haiti's children continue to lack basic needs

International · Port-Au-Prince

Haiti's children continue to lack basic needs

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On International Children's Day, June 1, countries focus attention on the rights and well-being of children around the world. In Haiti - the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere - the plight of children is particularly dire. Surrounded by lawlessness and gang violence, meeting even their basic needs for food, shelter and education is a challenge. Our correspondent Harold Isaac has more from Port-au-Prince.Read Article

Haiti Uses Kamikaze Drones Against Gangs as Violence Escalates

Drones · Port-Au-Prince

Haiti Uses Kamikaze Drones Against Gangs as Violence Escalates

Haitian security forces have begun using weaponized drones against gangs in Port-au-Prince, according to government sources. The strikes come as gangs now control most of Port-au-Prince, displacing an estimated 700,000 people. According to open-source reports, the drone used appears to be a first-person view (FPV) kamikaze-style drone fitted with improvised explosive devices. Civilian injuries have been reported, though no gang leaders have bee…See the Story

Henry Wooster Appointed as New U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Amid Deepening Crisis

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – The United States has appointed Ambassador Henry Wooster to serve as Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, effective June 12. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who emphasized Wooster’s role in leading a comprehensive, interagency approach to U.S. policy in the crisis-stricken Caribbean nation. “Ambassador Henry Wooster will take on the role of Chargé d’Affaires at the United Stat…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

3 June 1770: an Earthquake Ravaged Port-Au-Prince

The ephemeris of the day: the national holidays, the events marking the history of Haiti, the proverbs... the online agency Juno7 brings you a refreshment of the memory. 3 June 1770: an earthquake ravaged Port-au-Prince At 7:15 p.m., the city of Port-au-Prince was ravaged by a terrible earthquake, destroying many public buildings and killing more than 300 people. 3 June 2023: Christine Alizé Jean-Jacques, eldest daughter of businessman Eric Jean…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

75 years after Prez Dumarsais Estimé's fall, what Haiti can still learn from his vision

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

By Stéphane Pierre-PaulA tale of two leaders shaped by crisisIt would be unreasonable to compare former Haitian president Dumarsais Estimé (1946-1950) to former French president Charles de Gaulle (1944-1946). The two men are not comparable, given the immense footprint the French general left in 20th-century political history—a resistance hero against Nazism, a military leader, a respected writer, a visionary statesman, and the voice of a nation…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

Ambassador Henry Wooster appointed as US Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The United States has appointed Ambassador Henry T. Wooster as the new Chargé d’Affaires at its embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, effective June 12. The announcement was made on Friday, May 30, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement. Rubio emphasized Wooster’s role in leading a comprehensive U.S. policy approach in Haiti and coordinating with international partners supporting Haitian security forces.“Ambassador Wooster has had a long a…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

Haitian gangs threaten to topple last government stronghold

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Self-defence groups are the only people standing between interim council and total collapsePort-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

RNDDH Warns About Inhuman Conditions of Detention in Western Police Stations

The National Network for the Defence of Human Rights (RNDDH) published an overwhelming report on the conditions of detention observed in seven precincts and three subcommissariats in the department of the West between April and May 2025. According to the agency, these places of detention, which are supposed to temporarily accommodate arrested persons, have turned into places of prolonged detention, under degrading, unworthy conditions and contra…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

Internal Audit Month: IIA-Haiti Brings Together Public and Private Sector Executives Around the Key Role of Audit in Addressing Economic Challenges

Internal Audit Month: L的IIA-Haiti advocates for the performance and resilience of organizations in times of crisis. As part of the closing of Internal Audit Month, the Institute of Internal Auditors of Haiti (IIA-Haiti) organized, this Friday, May 30, 2025, a lunch-debate at the El Rancho Hotel. Placed under the theme "Performance and resilience of organizations in times of crisis: role and interactions between stakeholders", this activity broug…Port-Au-Prince · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

31 May 2013: Cholera Victims Protest in the Streets of Port-Au-Prince to Demand Justice and Reparation

The ephemeris of the day: the national holidays, the events marking the history of Haiti, the proverbs... the online agency Juno7 brings you a refreshment of the memory. 31 May 2013: dozens of victims of cholera, at the initiative of the collective for the compensation of the victims of cholera (Comodevic) and Moun viktim kolera, demonstrate in the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand justice and reparation. They also criticized the laxity of the…Justice · Port-Au-Prince Read Article

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