Tag: Port-au-Prince
Haiti awaits new chief as official mourning starts for Moïse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — While they await a new leader, Haitians are beginning a series of official ceremonies Tuesday to honor President Jovenel Moïse nearly...
First vaccinations given in Haiti since start of pandemic
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Health care workers and senior citizens were the first people vaccinated on Friday in Haiti as part of a test run...
Some Haitians turn to prayer after president’s assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of Haitians sought solace in prayer at Sunday church services as a political power struggle threatened to further destabilize their...
Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs in Haiti have long been financed by powerful politicians and their allies — and many feel they may be losing...
‘We need help’: Haiti’s interim leader requests US troops
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the...
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed...
Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s embattled president, killed at 53
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the...
Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ever since the pandemic began, Haiti had perplexed experts with seemingly low infection and death rates from COVID-19 despite its rickety...
Haiti advances to 2nd round in World Cup qualifying
Derrick Etienne scored in the 63rd minute, and No. 83 Haiti (3-0) won 1-0 over visiting No. 147 Nicaragua (2-1) at Port-au-Prince on Tuesday...