Two US citizens kidnapped in Haiti Barbados Today25/03/20230117 views (CMC) — The State Department in the United States says that it has been notified of the kidnapping of two US citizens who were on a trip to visit family… Read more
Three days of mourning in Haiti following death of former PM Barbados Today05/03/20230150 views SOURCE: CMC — Three days of national mourning have been declared in Haiti following the recent death of former Prime Minister Gérard Latortue. In a statement , the prime minister’s… Read more
US Coast Guard repatriates 63 Haitian migrants Barbados Today31/12/20220123 views SOURCE: CMC — The United States (US) Coast Guard says that the crew of its cutter Kathleen Moore crew repatriated 63 Haitians migrants to Haiti on Friday following an interdiction… Read more
#BTCaribbean – Over 1,400 killed, hundreds kidnapped in Haiti this year – UN Barbados Today11/12/2022093 views SOURCE: CMC — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk says more than 1,400 people have been killed and over 1,000 kidnapped in Haiti so far this… Read more
Gas stations in Haiti reopen for first time in two months Barbados Today12/11/20220105 views SOURCE: AP — Whoops of excitement echoed through the streets of Port-au-Prince early Saturday as gas stations opened across Haiti for the first time in two months after a powerful… Read more
Haitian singer dies on stage while performing in France Barbados Today16/10/20220101 views SOURCE: CMC – Haiti Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry led Haitians in mourning the death of the country’s most prominent singer, composer, guitarist and producer Michael Benjamin, who collapsed and… Read more
Cuba says 141 Haitian migrants stranded on south coast Barbados Today31/07/2022059 views SOURCE (AP) — A group of 141 Haitian migrants have been stranded on Cuba’s southern coast, Cuban authorities said Saturday, part of a series of large-scale efforts by Haitians to… Read more
Four charged in connection to Haitian smuggling boat tragedy Barbados Today30/07/20220136 views SOURCE: CMC – Four men who have been charged in connection with last week’s human smuggling boat tragedy in which 17 Haitians lost their lives, appeared in court in the… Read more
16 Haitian migrants dead after boat capsized off The Bahamas Barbados Today24/07/20220263 views SOURCE: DAILY MAIL — Sixteen people are dead after a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of The Bahamas. It comes amid a continuing wave of sea migration… Read more
Boat with US-bound Haitian migrants disappeared at sea Barbados Today12/06/20220103 views SOURCE: AP — They were told to dress totally in black and to leave cellphones and all identifying documents, including passports, behind. The group of about two dozen Haitians, maybe… Read more