Haiti News

In Haiti there is nothing more unexpected than good news. After an absence of a dozen years, I returned to a country from which I had reported regularly for more than a decade to visit old friends and get reacquainted.

A Canadian soldier carries supplies in Port-au-Prince in this 2010 file photo. Canadian soldiers are returning to Haiti, alongside some troops from Brazil.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share an island and a troubled history -- and now their common border is on fire.

San Jose, California-based photographer and web designer Joshua Curry believes that a little guidance, support, and art can go a very long way - especially for young people in difficult situations.

When a 7-foot bronze statue of 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the event will honor a figure whose political legacy looms large but whose personal life is lesser known.

Hundreds of runners are expected to again take part in the second annual Race For Hope benefitting Cole's House and Children's Hope charities in Jacmel, Haiti.

This world body continues to deny any liability for illness and deaths caused by the 2011 spread of cholera experts say UN peacekeepers brought to Haiti and has yet to respond to a letter from 19 members of the U.S. Congress demanding an acknowledgement of its responsibility.

BOGOTA Years of neglect of agriculture and disaster prevention in Haiti, coupled with the government's failure to protect the environment and stem deforestation, are exacerbating food shortages following Hurricane Sandy, aid agencies say.

The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, the reports said.

Mercy and Sharing Foundation courtesy photo Susie Krabacher of Aspen cares for an infant in the Abandoned Baby Unit in Haiti in this file photo.

A group of seven transient killer whales dropped by Vancouver's harbour on June 14, 2013, giving tourists and locals alike a rare treat.

The Embassy, co-located with the premises of the Canadian Embassy, is another step in the UK's plan to expand its diplomatic network overseas, especially Latin America and the Caribbean.

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Northland assist the Haitian crew aboard the fishing vessel Hunter after losing power northwest of Haiti, June 11, 2013.

Lymphatic filariasis , also known as elephantiasis, results from mosquito-borne infection with filarial worm parasites, predominantly Wuchereria bancrofti , and can lead to severe disfigurement from lymphedema and hydrocele.

Haiti has waged other campaigns against the condition, characterized by severe disfiguration of the legs and arms.

Boys at the L'Ecole Les Freres Clement elementary school in Jacmel, Haiti, line up to take deworming pills that protect against elephantiasis.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

In this May 22, 2013 photo, a malnourished 2-year-old Jerydson Baltazar is weighed by a community volunteer in Belle Anse, Haiti.

The water inspectors were negotiating with an irate homeowner over her illegal hookup when a neighbor signaled he wanted to talk.

Britain reopened its embassy in Haiti on Wednesday after being absent for nearly a half century, a part of an effort to broaden its diplomatic and business presence in the Western Hemisphere.