America Haiti At least seven people have died of cholera in a return of the disease that killed some 10.000 people in a 2010 outbreak; it comes as gang blockades have caused shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, after a year with no confirmed cholera cases
America Haiti Gunfire erupted in Port-au-Prince as thousands of protesters marched demanding an end to gang violence in the biggest protest held since Haiti’s transitional presidential council was installed a year ago; over 60.000 people were left homeless in one month
America Haiti The police announced defensive measures, including an increased police presence, body searches, checkpoints and intensified identity checks on main roads, after a protest by Canapé-Vert residents demanding more security
America Haiti Officials, family, friends and the cultural community gathered to pay their last respects to Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent, aka Frankétienne, an icon for Haitian literature, poetry and arts
America Haiti Haiti’s national carnival, which was supposed to take place this year in Fort Liberté, has been canceled; the announcement of the Presidential Office, shared on social media, explained that the decision was taken for security reasons