A faith-based non-profit in Haiti, where an American nurse was working when she and her young daughter were kidnapped by armed men last week, released a new statement asking the public for prayers as the fates of the two victims remain unknown.
With few details available about the reported kidnapping of a New Hampshire woman and her young daughter in Haiti, the U.S. State Department says it is aware of the reports surrounding an apparent abduction. Alix Dorsainvil, a nurse for the nonprofit El
As the United Nations Security Council convened to address Haiti’s escalating violence, a prominent human rights group in the country raised concerns about a surge in killings and kidnappings. The National Human Rights Defense Network issued a report on Thursday, condemning the
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, authorities said. The quake struck before dawn near the southern coastal city of Jeremie at a depth of six miles,
The death toll from the heavy floods that hit Haiti over the weekend has risen to 42, with another 11 people missing, authorities said Monday. At least 85 people are injured, and more than 13,600 homes were flooded, forcing people to evacuate,
A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market, known as Shada, is located in Petionville, next to the capital of Port-au-Prince. Vendors began
Gruesome footage has been taken in Haiti reporting to show showing the burning bodies of several young men who were apparently stopped while carrying weapons. The video has been circulating online amid widespread reports of intense gunfire in various areas of Haiti’s capital
The family of an American couple that was kidnapped and held for ransom in Haiti says that they urged the two not to travel to the impoverished island nation. “We were very worried when they said they were going, we told them
The situation in Haiti has become so dire that the U.S., Canada and the U.N. have once again turned their attention to the Caribbean nation as gang violence reaches new extremes and violent deaths mount. Haitian gangs have turned to extreme measures
A Florida couple visiting Port-au-Prince, Haiti are being held at ransom after being abducted, according to family members. Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint, both 33-years-old, were reportedly abducted on a bus on March 18 while on a visit to see ailing relatives