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Hurricane warnings are issued in Jamaica, as forecasts indicate Hurricane Melissa will likely reach Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, while rainfall estimates exceed 30 in across the country and in Haiti.
2025-10-25

Haitian police regain control of the Téléco telecommunications hub in Port-au-Prince after it was seized by the Viv Ansanm gang, an operation that briefly disrupted air traffic and internet services.
2025-08-26

Kenyan foreign minister Alfred Mutua announces the country's plan to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti, leading a multinational force to assist local law enforcement and restoring stability, pending mandate approval from the United Nations Security Council and local authorities.
2023-07-29

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

Two journalists are killed and their bodies burned during a gang attack in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
2022-01-6

At least 21 people are killed in a massacre by gunmen in police uniforms in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
2019-01-16

The death toll of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck Haiti rises to 17.
2018-10-10

The death toll of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck Haiti rises to 15. At least 333 others are injured.
2018-10-8

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

Voters in Haiti go to the polls for the second round of voting in the presidential election.
2011-03-20