A proclamation is read at the beginning of the meeting recognizing the community. At the Monday, Jan. 6th meeting the Haitian ...

BEVERLY HILLS (United States) - AARP The Magazine’s 21st annual movies for grownups awards (0200 GMT) PICTURE. HAITI - 15th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed some 200,000 ...

The main international airport remains off-limits to U.S. jetliners. Armed gangs continue to gain ground despite the presence of a police-led international force. And the political transition that the ...

The Haitian government on Wednesday celebrated the 221st anniversary of the country's independence. In his speech, Leslie Voltaire, president of the Presidential Transition Council, called for peace ...

that France extorted a ransom from Haiti for its independence. This historical injustice has slowed our development and remains a raw wound. Today, Haiti demands justice : restitution of this ...

and which allowed Haiti to obtain its independence from France, as well as the abolition of slavery." Chancellor Gil recalled that with its revolution, Haiti became the first free country in Latin ...

In 1804, the country of Haiti gained its independence from France. Haiti's National Independence day is celebrated on the first of the year, January 1. Much like the United States Independence Day ...

San Domingo, as Haiti was known then, a jewel in the crown of French colonies, was the cradle of the struggle against slavery and colonialism. Following a succession of rebellions and insurrection ...

Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United Nations said Tuesday. Violent gangs ...

Guatemala and El Salvador send troops to Haiti Kenya leads mission with 400 police, joined by Jamaica and Belize Mission struggles as gangs expand territory, violence escalates PORT-AU-PRINCE ...