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Haiti, [b] officially the Republic of Haiti, [c] [d] is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic.
Jul 3, 2024 · The UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday welcomed recent strides towards restoring democracy amid alarming levels of violence, while the country’s interim Prime Minister emphasized that the people “continue to fight for a better future.”
3 days ago · Haiti, country in the Caribbean Sea that includes the western third of the island of Hispaniola and such smaller islands as Gonâve, Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Vache. The capital is Port-au-Prince.
Mar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.
May 21, 2024 · Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th Century.
May 24, 2024 · Provides an overview of Haiti, including key events and facts about this Caribbean country.
4 days ago · Haiti’s new prime minister is a trained gynecologist who experts say is more policy expert than seasoned politician. Many Haitians are counting on him to quell rampant gang violence.
Apr 23, 2024 · Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns. Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of...
Apr 23, 2024 · Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns. Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of...
Mar 12, 2024 · What is going on in Haiti? It’s easy to blame this latest spasm of violence in the West’s first free Black republic on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, widespread deforestation, and European and U.S. interference.
