7 Haitians have died this year while waiting to leave Peru: UN
Seven Haitian migrants have died this year in the Andean highlands of Peru as their efforts to cross into Bolivia ...
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In new blow to Haiti, big textile plant to cut 3,500 jobs
One of the largest textile factories in Haiti will lay off 3,500 people, or half of its workforce, it said ...
Read moreIMF approves $105m emergency cash aid to Haiti
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved emergency aid of $105 million for Haiti, which has long been mired ...
Read moreMore than 100 Haiti migrants land in Florida
More than 100 Haitian migrants landed in southern Florida Tuesday on board a sailing boat, the latest in a wave ...
Read moreHaiti, UN launch 145 million USD appeal for cholera, humanitarian relief
Haiti and the United Nations are seeking 145 million U.S. dollars for humanitarian relief, including for a cholera outbreak that ...
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For struggling Haiti, return of cholera is a ‘catastrophe’
When humanitarian officials in Haiti try to describe their concerns over a new, fast-spreading cholera epidemic, they struggle to find ...
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US, Canada send police equipment to crisis-wracked Haiti
The US and Canadian militaries on Saturday delivered security equipment to Haiti including armored vehicles to help the impoverished Caribbean ...
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Thousands march in Haiti to protest calls for intervention
Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal ...
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Haiti pushes back school year start as economic crisis bites
Haitian authorities are postponing the start of the school year by one month, as the Caribbean nation grapples with an ...
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In Haiti, children who fled gang wars face uncertain future
By Luckenson Jean with Amelie Baron in Paris Skipping ropes, dominoes and some light manual work: this is how the ...
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