Haiti
Haitian National Police
Over 1,200 killed in drone strikes in Haiti in less than a year

A recent report claims that drone strikes carried out by the Haitian government and a private company have killed over a dozen children.

Amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departs Naval Station Mayport in preparation of Hurricane Matthew’s arrival onto Florida’s eastern coast.
US deploys three warships to Haiti

The military move comes just days before the end of the transitional government’s mandate in the Caribbean country.

painting of the Battle of Vertières
222 years of Haiti’s victory at Vertiéres

Today, when US imperial arrogance threatens the entire continent with its military power, we must remember that powerful imperial armies have been defeated time and again by the Caribbean peoples. The Battle of Vertières is a historical milestone that has been rendered invisible by hegemonic historiography.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel hurricane prep
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, set to hit Haiti and Cuba

Melissa barrels into Jamaica as strongest hurricane on record; millions across the Caribbean brace for impact

“US policy to maintain chaos”- Haitian intellectuals criticize OAS international mission in country
New “Gang Suppression Force” to replace Kenyan police’s Haiti mission

The UN voted to replace Kenya’s mission in Haiti with a new global gang suppression force after 15 months of Kenya’s deployment, a move that exposes the weakness of the mission in restoring order in Haiti.

Haitian police precinct in Cabaret
Violence in Haiti worsens

The increase in violence comes amid the presence of foreign troops in Haiti in a process approved by the United Nations and financed by Washington.

Fighting hunger in Haiti- Agroecological center trains farmers to produce food (1)
Fighting hunger in Haiti: Agroecological center trains farmers to produce food

Tet Kole Movement maintains center that trains farmers and provides seeds for the development of local agriculture.

“Gangs don’t control areas in Port-au-Prince, they attack and leave,” says economist in Haiti’s capital
“Gangs don’t control areas in Port-au-Prince, they attack and leave,” says Haitian economist

Economist says UN statement is ”scaremongering” to pave the way for a new military intervention in the Caribbean country.

“US policy to maintain chaos”- Haitian intellectuals criticize OAS international mission in country
“US policy is to maintain chaos”: Haitian intellectuals criticize OAS international mission in country

The Trump regime says Haiti is “sinking into chaos”, but announces end of protection for Haitians because country “had already improved”.

As Haiti’s crisis escalates, US designates two gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

The United States has formally designated the two Haitian criminal groups – the Viv Ansanm coalition and the Gran Grif gang – as terrorist organizations.

in memory of haitian martyr
In memory of Janklod, Haitian martyr

Haitian peasant Jean Claude Philippe played a central role in training internationalist brigade members from Brazil and Latin America.

China condemns US for imposing tariffs on Haiti amid worsening crisis in Caribbean country
China condemns US for imposing tariffs on Haiti amid worsening crisis in the Caribbean country

During a meeting at the UN Security Council, the Chinese representative called Trump’s measures “cruel and absurd.”