Hurricane Irma devastated already vulnerable agriculture in Haiti

By Rocco Pallin, foodtank, October, 2017 Hurricane Irma brought severe damage to the Caribbean in early September, destroying buildings,…

Renewed protests in Haiti against next year's budget

By teleSUR, Oct. 5, 2017 Haiti's Coalition of Democratic Organizations is calling for six more days of protests against the 2017-2018 in…

As Trump visits Puerto Rico, let’s remember (and apply) the real lessons from Haiti

By Mark Schuller, Common Dreams, Oct. 03, 2017 Today, President Trump visited Puerto Rico. Tomorrow, it will be two weeks since Category 4…

Strike over new transport taxes brings Haiti to a halt

By Al Jazeera, Sept. 18, 2017 Much of Haiti has come to a halt because of a transportation strike over new taxes proposed by the…

The dark underside of Haiti’s NGO-media complex: A review of “The great Haiti humanitarian aid swindle”

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, Sept. 20, 2017 Hurricane Irma may have skirted it (causing major damage nonetheless), but it’s only a matter…

Canadians divided on granting entry to asylum seekers from U.S., poll finds

By Michelle Zilio, The Globe & Mail, Sept. 14, 2017 More than 12,000 asylum seekers have crossed into Canada at a single unofficial…

Haiti, Irma, climate change, and priorities

By Jake Johnston, Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR), Sept. 12, 2017 At least one person died, one remains missing, and more…

Irma destroys Haitian farmland as recovery goes on from recent natural disasters & cholera outbreak

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, Sept. 11, 2017 Host Amy Goodman discusses the effects of hurricane Irma on Haiti with Kim Ives, an editor…

Disasters caused by hurricanes and climate change are a systemic problem

By K. Jessica Hsu & Mark Schuller, Haiti Liberté  Sept. 6, 2017 As we go to press this week, Category 5 Hurricane Irma, with record…

‘How would I survive going back there?’

By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2017 The woman wearing a mint-green dress with tiny pink flowers is trying not to cry. She…

Hurricane could prompt Canada to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers

By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, Sept. 8, 2017 Canada could indefinitely suspend deportations to Haiti and other countries devastated by…

Is Canada as welcoming to refugees as people think?

By The Stream, Al Jazeera, August 28, 2017 Click here to watch the program So far in August, an unprecedented 4,000 people have crossed…

Haitians abroad give their country $2 billion a year. Now the government wants more.

By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, Sept. 1, 2017 In 1765, colonists living in America and Canada were expected to pay into the treasury…

Welcoming Haitian refugees to Canada isn’t about generosity but justice

By Martin Lukacs, The Guardian, August 29, 2017 The minders of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s brand are surely displeased. He’s spent two…

A decade later, mystery still shrouds Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine’s kidnapping

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, August 16, 2017 Aug. 12, 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Haitian human rights activist…

Do UN peacekeepers do more harm than good?

By Azad Essa, Al Jazeera, August 9, 2017 UN peacekeepers are sent to some of the most war-ravaged countries on Earth, ostensibly to help…