Sources: BBC
At least eight children are killed and six others are injured after explosive drones strike the birthday party of a suspected gang leader in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with human rights groups accusing police of carrying out the attack that also leaves several adults dead. 2025-09-20
Gangs attack the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people. 2024-03-20
Gangs exchange gunfire with police and soldiers in an attempt to seize control of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2024-03-4
At least 62 people are killed and more than 100 others injured when a fuel tanker explodes in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. 2021-12-14
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Haiti declares a state of emergency. All schools, universities, industrial parks and airports will be closed from midnight, while a nationwide curfew will be in force from 8pm to 5am. 2020-03-19
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, who was appointed 4 months ago, resigns amidst renewed protests. President Jovenel Moïse appoints Fritz-William Michel as the new Prime Minister. 2019-07-22
United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt tells BBC One that Oxfam's failure to pass on information regarding sexual misconduct allegations of its workers in Haiti and Chad shows an "absolute" absence and failure of moral leadership. 2018-02-11
Jovenel Moïse provisionally wins the Haitian election. With Moïse earning over 50% of the vote, a runoff election will not be required unless the losing candidates contest the result. 2016-11-29
Rainstorms in southern Haiti trigger floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 23 deaths with the capital Port-au-Prince worst affected. 2011-06-7
Haiti drops kidnapping charges against U.S. missionaries detained for trying to take children out of the country after the January earthquake. 2010-04-27