Widow of assassinated President Jovenel Moïse returns to Haiti after surviving attack Barbados Today18/07/20210382 views SOURCE: BBC — The widow of Haiti’s assassinated president has returned to the Caribbean nation after being treated in Florida for wounds suffered in the attack. Martine Moïse was seen… Read more
REGIONAL: Haiti receives COVID-19 vaccines from United States Barbados Today15/07/20210255 views The Government of Haiti on Thursday received 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility. The country is the fourth in the region to receive… Read more
Haiti requests foreign troops after president’s assassination Barbados Today Traffic10/07/20210421 views SOURCE: BBC — Haiti has asked for foreign troops to be sent to the country to protect key infrastructure after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The request was sent… Read more
Hurricane Elsa heads to Haiti amid fears of floods and landslides Barbados Today03/07/20210353 views SOURCE: Aljazeera — Hurricane Elsa is racing towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic, threatening to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm… Read more
REGION: Dominican Republic announces plans for Haiti border fence Barbados Today28/02/20210391 views SOURCE: BBC — The president of the Dominican Republic has announced plans to build a fence along its border with Haiti, which extends for about 380km (236 miles). Luis Abinader… Read more
REGION – WFP says 3.7 million Haitians in need of urgent food assistance Barbados Today07/12/20190365 views The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it is scaling up its operation to provide emergency food assistance to 700,000 people. To reach them and deliver common humanitarian… Read more
REGION – HAITI- President Moise says he will not resign Barbados Today16/10/20190242 views PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Embattled Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, says he has no plans of encouraging another 1986, when then President Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier fled the French-speaking… Read more
REGION – CARICOM concerned about situation in Haiti Barbados Today14/10/20190383 views GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Monday said it is “deeply concerned” over the protracted political crisis in Haiti where opposition parties have been staging street demonstrations calling… Read more
HAITI – Protests choke communities in Haiti as aid, supplies dwindle Barbados Today06/10/20191617 views (Source: The Associated Press) – Gabriel Duvalesse squatted slightly as he prepared to push 50 gallons (190 litres) of cooking oil in an old wheelbarrow to an outdoors market an… Read more
REGIONAL – CARICOM calls for political parties to act responsibly in Haiti Barbados Today15/06/20191713 views PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, of which Haiti is a member, has called on all political stakeholders in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country to “act… Read more