A group of Haitian immigrants agreed to end an encampment they and family members held for more than a month in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo.
About 100 Haitian immigrant workers protested in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo, while hundreds more blocked a bridge at the border in the northwest.
A prosecutor met with former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide for about 30 minutes to discuss criminal complaints accusing Aristide of theft, swindling and abuse of confidence.
A new luxury hotel is launched with the help of $2 million from the Clinton Bush Fund, while tens of thousands of earthquake survivors continue to live under tents.
One resident was killed by police and three were wounded in protests that broke out in the city of Jérémie after a Brazilian company pulled out of a highway repair project.
Students paralyzed much of downtown Port-au-Prince with a week of protests after a police agent shot a student dead during a university function.
The relation of climate change to extreme weather remains controversial in the US, but it seems to be widely accepted by government officials in the Caribbean.
Haiti suffered the worst damage of the Caribbean nations that Sandy affected, even though the storm’s center never passed over the country.
The Port-au-Prince chief prosecutor Jean Renel SĂ©natus was fired after he refused to arrest 36 Martelly opponents, including three lawyers who challenged the president’s record.
A series of demonstrations that started in Cap-HaĂŻtien to protest rising food prices and alleged government corruption continued in various citiesâincluding Brooklyn, NY.
Thousands demonstrated in several cities to protest government corruption and a rise in the cost of basic foods. Hopes for an increase in the minimum wage may add to the tensions.
Police agents used tear gas to stop a group of Dominican youths of Haitian descent from marching to demand that the government respect their rights as citizens.
