Sources: AFP via Global Post
Eleven inmates are killed during shootouts with police after escaping from a jail in Saint-Marc, Haiti. 2024-08-16
Gangs attack the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people. 2024-03-20
The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. 2024-03-18
Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest. 2024-03-7
An unidentified armed gang kidnaps 15 American missionaries and their families in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2021-10-16
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
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake kills at least 12 people in northern Haiti. At least 162 others are injured. 2018-10-6
The United States closes its embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, due to large-scale protests against the policy of U.S. President Donald Trump. 2018-01-23
The Haitian Health Ministry informs the World Health Organisation of a cholera outbreak north of Port-au-Prince; at least 150 people have been killed. 2010-10-22