On June 6, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 40 others. Just days before, heavy floods killed at least 52 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Even before the southern coastal town of Jérémie was struck Tuesday by its second deadly earthquake in less than two years — after being battered by torrential rains and flooding this weekend — the ...
A year after 17 North American missionaries were kidnapped in Haiti, beginning a two-month ordeal before they ultimately went free, the agency that sent them hasn't made a permanent return, and ...
People gather outside the Petit Pas Hotel, destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, in August 2021. Joseph Odelyn AP Photo At this month’s Summit of the Americas, nations rallied ...
While all these disasters cost billions of dollars, caused mass destruction and significantly impacted the countries they hit, we discovered that some cost more in terms of a nation’s Gross Domestic ...
The St. Paul Fire Department honored Disaster Relief Specialist Tresja Denysenko Wednesday as her body returns home to Minnesota after she died while helping with the disaster response in Haiti.
This commentary was originally published in Global Americans on August 16, 2022. Unless there is a course adjustment soon, all signs point to a catastrophic political and humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
There’s a famous Haitian proverb, Se lè ou nan bezwen, ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou, that means a true friend will always be ready to support you in the most difficult times. While it’s true Haitians ...
People run after clashes erupted during a protest against fuel price hikes and to demand that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in September. The 2021 kidnapping ...