Haiti

Hurricane Matthew forces Haiti to postpone presidential election

Rescue workers in Haiti say they are struggling to reach parts of the Island, cut off in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

6 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew bears down on US after hammering Haiti and Cuba

The US is on high alert after hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, left a wave of destruction in Haiti.

5 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti with life-threatening rains, winds and storm surges

Classed category 4 out of a possible 5, winds speeds were hitting up to 280km per hour, two people were killed and one is missing as a result of the monster storm.

4 October 2016

Jamaica

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Matthew

It’s the fiercest storm to cross the Caribbean for years – and it has Jamaica in its sights.

2 October 2016

World

Remembrance of things past in Haiti and Cambodia

Over the past few years Learning World has heard many inspiring stories about education in the face of adversity and trauma. Two reports that

29 June 2016

Haiti

Haitians hail new electoral commission

Thousands of Haitians have come out in support of a five-member commission, preparing to evaluate last year’s contested presidential election

5 May 2016

Haiti

Crisis-hit Haiti marks 2004 coup ahead of runoff elections

Haitians have marked the anniversary of the 2004 coup with a march through the capital Port au Prince. The uprising ousted then-President

1 March 2016

Haiti

Haiti swears in provisional president

Haiti's interim president takes office vowing to handover to a newly elected leader on may 14.

15 February 2016

Haiti

Haiti's president steps down with no replacement

. Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has left office but with nobody to replace him due to last month’s run-off election having been scrapped over

8 February 2016

Haiti

Haiti leaders clinch last-minute deal to form interim government

Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a caretaker government to avoid a power vacuum. The deal was inked on Saturday

7 February 2016

Haiti

Former soldier stoned to death in Haiti clashes

There have been dramatic scenes on the streets of the Haitian capital, with anti-government protesters reportedly stoning an unarmed man to death

6 February 2016

World News

Haiti polls postponed for third time amid unrest

Haiti has postponed its presidential election – again – amid scenes of unrest in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Anger has erupted amid claims the

23 January 2016

Haiti

Election violence in blighted Haiti as opposition cries fraud

Electoral violence has erupted in Haiti as opposition supporters demand the suspension of the January 24 presidential election.

19 January 2016

Haiti

Public transport strike brings Haiti to a halt

Main roads in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince were virtually empty on Monday (November 9)as a two-day public transport strike got underway against

9 November 2015

Haiti

Haitians protest against presidential poll results

In Haiti, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against the preliminary results of the presidential election. According to

7 November 2015

Haiti

Haiti: at least 1 person killed in post-election violence in capital

At least one person has been killed in post-election violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince It came after the announcement that ruling party

6 November 2015

Haiti

Haiti votes as rampant poverty persists

25 October 2015

Haiti

Tropical Storm Erika threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic with mud slides

Tropical Storm Erika swirling across the Caribbean on Friday threatening Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The biggest risk over the weekend is

28 August 2015

Haiti

OAS observers back Haiti poll despite irregularities

International observers have criticised Haiti’s parliamentary election, saying the vote was marred by irregularities, Two people reportedly died on

12 August 2015

Haiti

Haiti election marred by delays and sporadic violence

People in Haiti have been voting in parliamentary elections. On Sunday voters at some polling stations in the capital Port-au-Prince vented their

9 August 2015