Haiti

A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would take part in a planned transition council, as fires ...

Jimmy Chérizier helped chase Prime Minister Ariel Henry from office. His command of the streets is likely to give him veto power over the coming transition.

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm career diplomat Dennis Hankins as ambassador to Haiti, filling the key diplomatic post in the ...

People walk by the tribunal set on fire the previous day by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 6, 2024. Haiti's capital was largely shut down on ...

Haiti is in a pivotal moment. The prime minister announced his resignation this week to make way for a transitional presidential council that will attempt ...

Royal Caribbean is suspending cruise ship ports of call in Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, as violence escalates in the Caribbean country.

The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins as U.S. ambassador to Haiti in a bipartisan vote on Thursday, resolving a years long vacancy as the Caribbean nation ...

An uneasy quiet hung over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a 74-year-old neurosurgeon who ...

Gang violence and rapidly escalating instability has caused severe political unrest in Haiti, putting Americans in the country at risk. Floridians in Haiti or ...

Gang violence has brought fear, chaos and uncertainty to Haiti. Amidst food shortages and looting, the capital, Port-au-Prince, is experiencing the worst ...

The near-unanimous vote comes about 10 months after President Joe Biden nominated the longtime diplomat to the post in May 2023. Hankins was confirmed in an 89- ...

Out-of-control gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in Haiti that the UN aims to help alleviate with the creation of an airbridge with the ...

The Caribbean Community and its international partners are still waiting the names of who will make up Haiti's presidential transition council.

The Senate voted 89-1 to confirm Hankins. John Kennedy (R-La.) was the only vote against. A 38-year U.S. foreign service veteran, Hankins has worked in Sudan ...

Germaine Byrd's mother, who was deported from Miami in 2007 over immigration issues, and younger brother are in Haiti surrounded by gangs and violence.

Haitians are caught in the crossfire of escalating gang violence that has taken over the country, creating a humanitarian disaster and worsening hunger.

Statement by Muhamed Bizimana, Assistant Country Director for CARE Haiti: March 14, 2024 – The recent spike in violence which started on February 29 has ...

State Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, and two advocacy groups Thursday questioned Florida's response to unrest in Haiti.

Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted ...

Despite troubles in Haiti, efforts to help those living on the island, and in Orlando, continue.

Central Florida's Haitian community is reacting to recent violence in the country. A group will host the “Let Haiti Decide” town hall in Orlando.