Sources: BBC
A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day's massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports. 2026-03-30
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
Eleven inmates are killed during shootouts with police after escaping from a jail in Saint-Marc, Haiti. 2024-08-16
CARICOM and United Nations officials appoint seven seats out of eight of a presidential council to address the political crisis in Haiti. Once the council is installed, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign. 2024-03-19
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
All 78 inmates escape from a prison in Aquin, Haiti, amid ongoing unrest in the country that has left four people dead. 2019-02-12
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security discontinues the eligibility of citizens of Belize, Haiti, and Samoa to obtain H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary work. 2018-01-17
Health officials are concerned about the spread of the Zika virus in Haiti, which suffered the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history following the deadly 2010 Haiti earthquake. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are 2,214 suspected cases as of April 23. But new research indicates the virus has been present since 2014. The actual infection rate remains unknown since the poor, densely populated nation lacks routine data systems that can track and document disease outbreaks. 2016-05-23
The cholera epidemic which has killed more than 1,100 people in Haiti spreads to the largest prison in the country. 2010-11-19
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