Haiti News

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.

PRINCE, Nov 20 - Under a beating sun in the grassy field where two U.N. helicopters landed in Grand Goave last week, 19-year-old Benson Blanc moved his hands as if rapid-firing a gun into the ground in front of him and made a "tok-tok-tok-tok" sound.

EDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease.

Editor's note: The Huntsville Times welcomes reports of intensive local, national and international mission work by congregations.

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic - Residents of the northern Dominican town of Manga Larga went on a rampage against Haitians after a local man was slain by an undocumented migrant from the neighboring country.

A self-proclaimed investment guru has agreed to a settlement with federal securities regulators over charges he bilked hundreds of fellow Haitian Americans out of $23.4 million, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday.

A self-proclaimed investment guru has agreed to a settlement with federal securities regulators over charges he bilked hundreds of fellow Haitian Americans out of $23.4 million, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday.

Haiti needs to enact legislation to protect children who are working as domestics in conditions that amount to slavery, an international organization suggests.

Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children working as domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said Amnesty International ahead of Universal Children's Day.

The new campaign draws on Voila's strong commitment to Haiti and features a television spot with Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean .

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.

A new shipping line is launching in South Florida to serve Haiti, with the former director of the Port of Miami at the company's helm.

In the frantic seconds before a play, as USF's defense is lined up and awaiting the snap, Bulls linebacker Sabbath Joseph will sometimes tap defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul on the shoulder.

The Office star Rainn Wilson recently embarked on a charity trip to Haiti and kept a diary detailing his adventures for USA TODAY.

A look at the world's 10 most corrupt and 10 least corrupt countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index report published Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International. (slight progress. . .Ed.)

The United Nations decorated the Chilean peacekeeping force in Haiti with the "Medal Parade," the Chilean Army said in a statement on Monday.

An illegal Haitian now residing at Her Majesty's Prison in Grand Turk awaiting court hearing on a charge of attempted murder of a police officer wants the authorities mount an investigation into why he was "unnecessarily shot", claiming that he was unharmed and running away from the police.

A hard rain can be deadly here. A family of four was reported killed late last month when rushing stormwater loosened soil under their hillside house and brought the structure down on them.

On the morning of Nov. 7, 2008 shortly after 10 a.m. as the second period was beginning, College La Promesse Evangelique, a three-storey cinderblock school in the Nerette neighbourhood of Petionville, fell in on itself.

Album review: Wyclef Jean's 'From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion' November 9, 2009 5:30 pm During the second track of his latest album, Wyclef Jean relates the tale of an autograph-seeking fan mistaking him for Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. It's an interesting illustration of how far below the radar the former Fugees frontman has fallen...