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Haiti, which declared its independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and defeated Napoleon’s army soon after, didn’t have the money to pay ...
After being exploited for decades by France, Haiti ended up forking over huge sums of money to its former colonizer. Now, the ...
France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...
After two centuries, a contrite tone from President Emmanuel Macron, though no talk of reparations for French actions that ...
Baron Ange René Armand de Mackau brings Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer an ordinance from French King Charles X, demanding the payment of 150 million gold francs in exchange for recognizing ...
“Haitian people, you’ve spoken ... Jean's speech did not appear to resonate with those most affected by gang violence. Mario Jean-Pierre, a 53-year-old street vendor who sells used clothes that he ...
(AP Photo/Jean Feguens Regala ... with “PRESS” on the front is a dangerous move in Haiti now. What used to serve as a symbolic and physical shield has now become a target. (AP video by Pierre Luxama) ...
Jean-Pierre has kept a relatively low profile since ... The first openly queer press secretary. The first Haitian American immigrant press secretary. The first press secretary to be all of the ...
Human-rights groups are pushing back against a proposal by Haiti authorities to enlist members of a rogue force into the fight against a powerful gang alliance carrying out a deadly siege in three of ...
“The lack of antibiotics, painkillers, and cancer medications could increase mortality in the country,” warns Pierre Hugues Saint-Jean, president of Haiti’s Association of Pharmacist ...
But most congregants are still stepping up to help their compatriots who often sold what little they had in Haiti to take advantage of legal protections in the United States, Jean Suffrant said. He ...
“Haitian people, you’ve spoken ... not appear to resonate with those most affected by gang violence. Mario Jean-Pierre, a 53-year-old street vendor who sells used clothes that he carries ...