Tag: Port-au-Prince
Hurricane Melissa, now Category 3, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 with potentially catastrophic consequences, as it dropped torrential…
Tropical Storm Melissa threatens Caribbean, kills one in Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa has been pushing through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and…
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa to flood Hispaniola, Jamaica
Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, with major…
Six million people in Haiti face acute hunger as gang violence spreads
More than half of Haiti’s population is experiencing critical levels of hunger as armed groups tighten their grip…
Deadly Haiti drone attack kills eight children in capital Port-au-Prince
A deadly drone attack in an impoverished area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, which killed at least 11 people,…
US indicts Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbeque’ Cherizier for sanctions violations
By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States announced criminal charges against Haitian gang leader and former police…