The Haitian Internet Newsletter

FLASH: Haiti Kidnapping - Clifford Brandt Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

After 4 years of "meli melo" with the Clifford Brandt kidnapping case, the man was finally found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the kidnapping Nicolas and Coralie Moscoso... more »

September 14, 2016 6:26 AM

Haitian Basketball Star Samuel Dalembert Arrested in Florida

Haitian Basketball star Samuel Dalembert was arrested in Boca Raton Florida Sunday evening after he hit his girlfriend and her cousin... more »

September 13, 2016 11:26 AM

Haiti Back to School 2016 - Lots of Haitian Parents are Complaining, NO Money

Many parents in Haiti are complaining they will not be able to send their children back to school next week due lack of money. One parent says: "I am broke, business is bad, I just don't have the money to send my four children to school this September". more »

August 31, 2016 7:48 AM

Haiti's peanut producers oppose 500-tonne US donation

Over 50 groups of farmers and aid workers seek to stop planned 500-tonne shipment that US officials term a donation. more »

August 29, 2016 7:49 AM

Haiti Government Suspend Decision to Raise Gas Prices

The Haitian Government has decided to suspend their decision to raise gas prices after so many complaints coming from all sides... Even Senators and Deputes who support Privert and his administration were complaining. more »

August 25, 2016 12:29 PM

Haiti - Gasoline Prices Jump to $219 Gourdes per Galon

Gas prices in Haiti go up 30 gourdes overnight during the weekend. Saturday night, most gas stations closed up shop waiting for the spike before selling or a huge profit... more »

August 22, 2016 1:03 PM

Haitian Peasants form a KONBIT for Road Maintenance

Haitian peasants in Trois Roches, a small village outside the city of Hinche, are forming a KONBIT Saturday in order to do some maintenance in the stretch of muddy road that leads to their village. more »

August 18, 2016 4:59 AM

Children born in Haiti with SMALL Heads, a Zika Virus Condition

At least 14 babies born in Haiti recently have heads smaller than normal, a birth defect called Microcephaly that is linked to the Zika virus. There may be more... more »

August 18, 2016 4:25 AM

Finally, U.N. Admits Role in Cholera Epidemic in Haiti

For the first time since a cholera epidemic believed to be imported by United Nations peacekeepers began killing thousands of Haitians nearly six years ago, the office of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged that the United Nations played a role in the initial outbreak and that a "significant new set of U.N. actions" will be needed to respond to the crisis. more »

August 18, 2016 3:18 AM

Haiti - Peasant leaders are TIRED of all the LIES and deception in Haitian Politics

A peasant leader complains he has lost his ability to assemble people for political purposes due to the amount of lies and deceptions in Haitian politics... "They've lost their trust in me," he says, "because of those who lie to me to get elected"... more »

August 17, 2016 9:01 AM