Haiti News

Haiti— Haitian senators have taken a key first step toward replacing the prime minister they ousted a week ago. In a 22-0 vote Friday, lawmakers affirmed that planning and external cooperation minister Jean-Max Bellerive meets constitutional requirements to be prime...

The walls glow lime green, the wainscoting dark marbleized green, while the bulbs that race around the coffered ceiling shine neon green, making the faces of the diners look like scary Halloween masks. The agreeable waitress will seat you somewhere...

A Florida man sought in the slayings of his wife and five children has been arrested in his native Haiti, authorities say. Mesac Damas, 33, was taken into custody Monday in Tabarre, a community near the Port-au-Prince airport, The Miami...

The Uruguayan surveillance plane was monitoring the Dominican Republic border as part of its tasks with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Most of those on board were military officers, a police officer told AFP...The nation has long been ravaged...

Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis has been removed from office by a Senate vote. Eighteen of 29 senators voted to censure her in the early Friday hours. The decision leaves Haiti without a head of government or cabinet and could imperil...

A Haitian man confessed publicly he killed his wife and five children in North Naples, Fla., and said he wants to die and expects to go to heaven. Mesac Damas, 33, was extradited from Port-au-Prince to Miami late Tuesday, authorities...

Haiti's president has turned to a member of his Cabinet to replace the prime minister, who was abruptly removed by a Senate vote. Haiti's President Rene Preval designated planning minister Jean-Max Bellerive as the new prime minister Friday after Haitian...

Law Association hits back at AG Thursday, October 15th 2009 THE Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday defended itself in the wake of criticisms levelled against it by Attorney General John Jeremie, with regard to a comment it made...

Declaring Haiti "open for business," Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis welcomed hundreds of potential investors on Thursday to a conference meant to kick-start an economy stunted by decades of political turmoil. The organizer, the Inter-American Development Bank, hopes the star power...