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Canada sends a delegation to Haiti to assess the security situation and to "consult with stakeholders on options to support Haitian people in resolving the humanitarian and security crises", amid ongoing international talks on sending a peacekeeping force to the country.
2022-10-27

Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis says that he is ready to send troops to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping force if asked to do so by the Caribbean Community.
2022-10-19

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for "armed action" to establish a humanitarian corridor in Haiti, saying Haitians face a "nightmarish situation", especially in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
2022-10-17

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

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

Doctors set up cholera clinics in Port-au-Prince as the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak reaches the capital.
2010-11-10

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

Three inmates are killed in a prison riot in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
2010-10-18

The United Nations estimates on a preliminary basis that at least 2,000 tents were damaged or destroyed in the storm that struck Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.
2010-09-25