Haiti News

As tax havens increasingly co-operate with international law, Haiti's 'Baby Doc' Duvalier is the latest to have his money seized.

The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning, delightful treasure, a vivid portrait of a time and place.

A major Immokalee, Fla., tomato grower and repacking operation is fighting a federal lawsuit that alleges it violated a group of workers' rights.

Santo Domingo.- The ruling party's most influential figure after president Leonel Fernandez on Sunday affirmed that France, the United States and Canada have plans to unify Hispaniola island , project he affirms they've bee working on for decades.

Brian Taglieri, 49, is to be sentenced in U.S. District Court on Jan 29. He pleaded guilty last week to one of 10 charges he faced in connection with a scam called Homepals Investment Club.

There was a time when Haiti was known as the "Pearl of the Antilles," a Caribbean vacation destination as famous as Jamaica or Puerto Rico are today.

In 2007, riots broke out from Egypt to Haiti when food shortages grew around the globe.

The deadline for the submission of bids for a 60% stake in state-owned Telecommunications d'Haiti has been extended from 9 November to 30 November.

A US judge on Thursday handed down prison terms of eight and nine years to two more men accused of swearing allegiance to Al-Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States.

In Haiti on November 10, UN peacekeepers fired live ammunition resulting in injuries to civilians.

They come to refugee resettling agencies hoping to find any kind of lead. They listen closely to this country's interviewing tips - smile, maintain eye contact, give a firm handshake.

This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Leonardo Sanchez, 12, holding a market sign that reads in Spanish "take advantage," as he works with family members in the La Merced market in Mexico City.

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 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.

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.