Sources: AFP via Global Post
The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country. 2024-03-10
A Florida court in the United States sentences a Haitian-Chilean national to life in prison for the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. 2023-06-2
Notable gang leader Arnel Joseph and other detainees escape from prison in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, during a riot that also resulted in the death of eight people inside the jail, including the prison's director. Casualties are also reported in the city's streets. 2021-02-25
An overnight fire destroys parts of Haiti's historic Marché en Fer (Iron Market) in Port‑au‑Prince. It is unclear what started the fire. 2018-02-13
Voters in Haiti go to the polls for the first election in four years with some polling places in the capital Port-au-Prince forced to close due to violence. 2015-08-9
A US Federal Court judge orders Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration to return treasures from the shipwreck of the "Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes" to Spain. 2012-02-17
Haitian authorities arrest former president Jean-Claude Duvalier. 2011-01-18
Officials in Haiti say more than 2,000 people have died in the cholera outbreak. 2010-12-6
Tropical Storm Tomas heads for the Turks and Caicos Islands after killing seven people in Haiti. 2010-11-6
At least five people die in a freak storm in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2010-09-24