With Brazil’s booming economy and availability of jobs — combined with the recent Haitian earthquake and poverty — many Haitians are making the long trek to Brazil in search of jobs. SEE ALSO: Is Common Too Classy For Drake Beef? The Haitian migrants endure journeys of thousands of miles with small amounts of money in […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A mentally ill man who bathed in and drank from a contaminated river most likely was the first person to be infected in the Caribbean country’s deadly cholera outbreak, a Boston humanitarian group said Monday. Partners in Health, which works in Haiti, reported the case Monday in a study it did […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly will not be singing tonight at a concert that aimed to raise money for schools. SEE ALSO: After Rhodes Lie Exposure, Yale Coach Quits Presidential adviser Damian Merlo says the Friday night concert was canceled because of the holiday season and the complexity of organizing such […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ron Duprat, a robust celebrity chef decked out in skull-and-crossbones Crocs and a navy blue apron, pauses from his mango-slicing duties at the Karibe Hotel to introduce what he says is a simple recipe for his impoverished country, still battered nearly two years after a devastating earthquake. SEE ALSO: Sandusky Witness Changed […]

Nov 9, 2011  – Two medical aid groups in cholera-stricken Haiti are planning a pilot campaign to administer a cholera vaccine to about 1% of the population, but some public health experts are questioning whether the effort is the most cost-effective way to fight the disease, according to press reports. Meanwhile, a Boston-based human-rights group […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The long wait for Haiti to find a prime minister ended Tuesday after its Senate approved Garry Conille to run the government, hopefully jump-starting stalled earthquake reconstruction efforts. President Michel Martelly’s two previous nominees for the post had been rejected by lawmakers and the absence of a fully functioning government had impeded […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and headed Wednesday toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year’s earthquake. A “steady shield of rain” should reach the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti around noon Wednesday and the […]

An op-ed appearing on TheGrio today talks about Wikileaks documents and how they reveal that the U.S. has held back Haiti both financially and politically throughout time. The writer, Mycheal Denzel Smith, claims that instead of looking out for the Haitian people and helping to build their interests both structurally and economically, the U.S. has […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavy rain hammered southern Haiti for a seventh straight day Tuesday, triggering floods and mudslides and causing houses and shanties in the capital to collapse. The official death toll was 23 but could rise as remnants of the storm lingered. Runoff from the rain sent rivers surging and flooded many homes as […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The businessman nominated to be Haiti’s next prime minister said Wednesday he wants to scrap the earthquake reconstruction commission co-chaired by former U.S. President Bill Clinton that has been criticized for its slow progress. Daniel-Gerard Rouzier said the 27-member commission is “dysfunctional” and he would replace it with a new government agency. […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday that Haiti’s ability to respond to a tropical storm while still reeling from a January 2010 earthquake remains his top concern for the Atlantic hurricane season. “I don’t feel comfortable that, should there be a direct hit, there would be the capacity […]

HAITI– Former singer Michel Martelly was sworn in Saturday as Haiti’s new president, promising change in a impoverished country still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake.