Haiti's murdered president Jovenel Moise laid to rest with tensions high
Jovenel Moise was gunned down in his home in Port-au-Prince before dawn on July 7, setting off a new political crisis in the Caribbean country that has struggled with poverty, lawlessness and instability.
Jul 23, 2021, 19:53 PM ISTHaiti struggles to maintain peace, country's future uncertain after brazen slaying of president
Inflation and gang violence are spiraling upward as food and fuel become scarcer, while 60per cent of Haitian workers earn less than USD 2 a day. The increasingly dire situation comes as Haiti is still trying to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew in 2016 following a history of dictatorship and political upheaval.
Jul 08, 2021, 15:54 PM IST
Jovenel Moise set to take oath as Haiti's new president today
President-elect Jovenel Moise will be inaugurated Tuesday after having survived Haiti`s year-and-a-half electoral crisis, assuming power as political tensions continue to simmer.
Feb 07, 2017, 12:18 PM ISTJovenel Moise wins Haiti presidential vote in first round: Early results
Provisional Electoral Council president Leopold Berlanger cautioned that the results were preliminary and final results would not be confirmed until December 29.
Haiti holds long-awaited vote still reeling from hurricane
To safeguard voting in a country with a history of electoral violence, nearly 13,000 officers from the national police and the United Nations are being mobilized for Sunday.
Nov 20, 2016, 15:11 PM ISTHaiti presidential candidate won't participate in election
Haiti's opposition presidential candidate Jude Celestin said Monday he will not participate in a planned run-off, calling it a farce with only one candidate.
Jan 19, 2016, 13:57 PM IST