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Coronavirus - Haiti closes its border with the Dominican Republic

Haiti Medical Alert The Republic of Haiti has decided to close its border border with the Dominican Republic starting Monday, March 16 at midnight to prevent coronavirus from entering the country. more »

March 16, 2020 9:58 AM   2 Comments

Haiti SPNH - Government reviewing the firing of 5 police officers

Yanick Joseph - Haiti Police SPNH 5 Haitian police officers who were recently fired due to violent police protests in an attempt to put together a police union (SPNH) are being reviewed for reconsideration to rejoin the police force. more »

March 11, 2020 7:10 AM

Haiti's Police Force will finally have a union, Prime Minister announced

After many violent street protests by the police in Haiti, the new government has decided to allow the police force to have its on union. more »

March 11, 2020 5:23 AM   1 Comment

FLASH : CoronaVirus - Haiti will not allow planes from red zones to land in the country

Haiti Medical Alert Coronavirus measure in Haiti -- The Haitian government has decided to deny entry of all planes carrying passengers from countries like China, South Korea, France and Germany. more »

March 10, 2020 5:35 AM   2 Comments

The bad guys are targeting security guards in Cap-Haitien

Tonton Bicha, Police Officer There has been an increase in criminality in Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in the Haiti the last few days. According to news reports the bad guys are targeting security guards in Cap-Haitien more »

March 9, 2020 9:58 AM

FLASH : Haitian Comedian Tom Male is Dead!

Tom Malè - Manmi Pwela - Journalist Comedian Eric Laguerre We have just been informed that Haitian journalist/comedian Eric Laguerre, alias Tom Malè, alias Manmi Pwela, is died the Saturday Night, 07 to 08 Mar, 2020. more »

March 8, 2020 9:15 AM   1 Comment

Haiti Travel Warning : Do not travel to Haiti due to crime, civil unrest and kidnapping

Haiti Travel Warning - Level 4: Do Not Travel On Thursday, March 05, 2020, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4: Do not travel to Haiti due to crime, civil unrest and kidnapping. more »

March 8, 2020 8:48 AM   2 Comments

Unemployment in Haiti : Two-thirds of adults in Haiti are unemployed or underemployed

PHOTO: The kind of Haiti foreign journalists just love to photograph! How bad is unemployment in Haiti? It is worse than you think. Many people in Haiti pretend to have a business but they are only fooling themselves Read this... more »

March 7, 2020 8:24 AM   2 Comments

The Clock will advance by 60 minutes in Haiti Sunday

Time in Haiti - Daylight savings time in Haiti The national time in Haiti will advance by 60 minutes from Sunday March 8 at 2 am, according to an announcement from the more »

March 6, 2020 5:23 AM

Poverty in Haiti is disguised, Things are worse than what they appear to be

Lending a Hand - Pep Haitien lonje men yo pou resevwa kichòy, anyen pa poko tonbe... Whatever you think poverty is in Haiti, it is much worse than that. The poverty you see and hear about, that's the disguise. The rabbit hole is much deeper. more »

March 4, 2020 8:37 AM   1 Comment