Sources: AP
Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti. 2024-03-31
Hurricane Elsa downgrades to a Tropical Storm and heads towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti followed by Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and the U.S. state of Florida. Heavy rains and high winds are expected. 2021-07-3
Hurricane warnings are issued for the state of Louisiana and parts of Mississippi as it is expected that Tropical Storm Marco will become a hurricane later today. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Laura is also advancing toward the United States after leaving torrential rain in parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards requests a federal emergency declaration; Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves declares a state of emergency. 2020-08-23
Heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew's outer bands drench Haiti and Jamaica, killing a Haitian fisherman. The Category 4 storm, with 140 mph ((220 km-h) maximum sustained winds), is heading towards western Haiti, eastern Cuba, and the southeastern and central Bahamas. 2016-10-3
Hurricane Matthew, at Category 4 strength with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km-h), temporarily stalls as it heads towards Jamaica and Haiti. Weather forecasters expect tropical storm conditions today with landfall tomorrow. Further, they expect rainfall of 20 inches, with up to 40 inches in some parts of southern Haiti. 2016-10-2
Hurricane Matthew becomes a category-5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 160 mph, the strongest hurricane to form over the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Felix in 2007. It is expected to impact parts of Haiti, Jamaica and eastern Cuba. 2016-09-30
Tropical Storm Emily is expected to make landfall on Haiti where it is expected to cause heavy flooding. 2011-08-4
Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton is found guilty on drugs charges in the U.S. state of Florida. 2011-02-22
Tropical Storm Tomas heads for the Turks and Caicos Islands after killing seven people in Haiti. 2010-11-6
At least one person dies in Haiti from flooding caused by Hurricane Tomas, adding to the fourteen people who died in Saint Lucia. 2010-11-5