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Capital

Port-au-Prince

Head of State

Transitional Presidential Council

Head of Government

Acting Prime Minister Garry Conille

Destroyed buildings in the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

United Nations

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

8 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM

United States

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

3 Dec 2025 - 10:16AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Medical supplies, staff in short supply in Jamaica, Cuba in wake of record storm

1 Nov 2025 - 1:08PMvideocam

Extreme weather

Video | Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica

Even countries outside Melissa’s direct path felt the devastating effects of one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.

30 Oct 2025 - 2:59PM

Natural disasters

Death toll rises as Caribbean nations dig out after Hurricane Melissa

Dozens are dead and missing after monster storm Melissa thrashes Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.

30 Oct 2025 - 3:04PM

Extreme weather

‘Don’t gamble with Melissa’: Jamaica awaits Category 5 ‘record’ hurricane

Catastrophic flash flooding, a metres-high storm surge and landslides are likely, authorities warn.

27 Oct 2025 - 11:28PM

Americas and the Caribbean

1 dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean

‘The very warm waters and slow movement of this storm are a recipe for disaster,’ a hurricane expert has warned.

24 Oct 2025 - 4:34AM

A man fishes on the waterfront in Santo Domingo on Wednesday as the Dominican Republic remains on alert for Tropical Storm Melissa. Photo: EPA

Americas and the Caribbean

UN Security Council approves new military force to battle Haiti’s gangs

The security force can deploy up to 5,500 uniformed personnel, five times the size of the current law enforcement mission.

1 Oct 2025 - 3:05PM

Americas and the Caribbean

New president for Haiti as gangs threaten to topple government

Wealthy businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr assumes leadership of the transitional council, which has struggled to contain the country’s armed groups.

8 Aug 2025 - 2:36PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Gangs burn iconic Haiti hotel that rose to international fame

Grand Hotel Oloffson, famed for inspiring books and hosting celebrities, destroyed as gang violence sweeps Port-au-Prince.

8 Jul 2025 - 2:52PM

The famous Grand Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. File photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza the worst as violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, UN says

UN reveals catastrophic year for youth in conflict zones, with ‘grave violations’ including killing, maiming and sexual violence.

20 Jun 2025 - 2:12PM

A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike, receives treatment at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

United States

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US

Ban comes amid rising tensions over the US president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

9 Jun 2025 - 2:17PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.

5 Jun 2025 - 5:23PM

United States

US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke ‘parole’ status for migrants

This potentially exposes hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants to rapid removal.

30 May 2025 - 11:23PMvideocam

Protesters block a loading dock gate of an immigration court outside the Varick detention facility in Manhattan. Photo: EPA-EFE

Taiwan

Beijing ‘flexible’ in courting Taiwan allies as Haiti, St Lucia attend summit

The Caribbean countries are among handful of nations with formal Taipei ties, but presence in Beijing signals pragmatism, analysts say.

17 May 2025 - 6:25PMvideocam

Haiti’s foreign minister Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste attends the plenary session of the China-Celac Forum ministerial meeting in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PMvideocam

US-China relations

Eyeing China, Rubio makes Central America his first trip as top US diplomat

Countering Beijing and ‘deepening economic partnerships’ to boost regional prosperity said to be on agenda in tour that starts in Panama.

1 Feb 2025 - 5:36AMvideocam

United Nations

207 Haitians killed for practising voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN

A gang leader, who accused the victims of poisoning his child, ordered the brutal ‘manhunt’ earlier this month.

24 Dec 2024 - 3:01PMvideocam

A woman cries outside her house after armed gangs set it on fire in the Post Marchand neighbourhood of Haiti’s Port-au-Prince on December 17. Photo: AFP

Aviation

Haiti swears in new prime minister as airliner hit by gunfire

All flights in and out of Port-au-Prince airport halted after Spirit Airlines jet struck by gunfire, injuring flight attendant.

12 Nov 2024 - 4:45PM

United Nations

Haiti replaces PM, marking more turmoil in democratic transition process

Alix Didier Fils-Aime replaces Garry Conille, who had been the acting prime minister since June.

11 Nov 2024 - 11:48AM

Americas and the Caribbean

UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack

Gangs have taken over the capital, and the country’s security and health systems are collapsing.

5 Oct 2024 - 1:27AM

Armoured vehicles used by Kenyan police rumble through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: TNS

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How newborn’s first cries gave Hong Kong nurse hope amid tragedy of Israel-Gaza war

Nurse Krystal So only medical volunteer from Hong Kong to be sent on Medecins Sans Frontieres humanitarian mission to Gaza Strip in May.

25 Jul 2024 - 10:48PM

Nurse Krystal So checks on a newborn baby at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Photo: Handout

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Sartorial splendour in Paris: top 10 stylish Olympic uniforms to watch out for

From a kaleidoscope of Haitian colour, to the startling Czech entry that demands attention, some designers have truly outdone themselves.

19 Jul 2024 - 10:27AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Haiti’s PM mobilises UN-backed Kenyan forces to reclaim capital from gangs

Gangs control 80 per cent of Port-au-Prince, and they have been blamed for killing or injuring more than 1,500 people.

18 Jul 2024 - 2:47PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl kills five, weakens as it heads for Jamaica

At least 3 people were killed in Grenada, 1 in St Vincent and the Grenadines, and 1 in Venezuela, officials said. The rare early-season hurricane is expected to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday.

3 Jul 2024 - 5:12AM

Choppy waters are seen as Hurricane Beryl moves south of the island, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Extreme weather

Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest-ever Category 5 storm as it pummels Caribbean

Beryl is both the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic basin on record, and only the second to hit in July after Hurricane Emily in 2005.

2 Jul 2024 - 2:20PM

Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados on Monday. Photo: AP

Icons and Influencers

Meet Kai Cenat, the 22-year-old Twitch streamer who partied with North West

He popularised the terms ‘rizz’ and ‘gyat’, streamed with Kevin Hart and Nicki Minaj, and attended North West’s birthday – despite having beef with Kanye West

28 Jun 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Kenya force deployed to Haiti to tackle gang violence

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday held a departure ceremony for 400 officers who will be the first contingent to deploy to the Caribbean nation.

25 Jun 2024 - 12:28PM

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Haiti

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

Medical supplies, staff in short supply in Jamaica, Cuba in wake of record storm

.css-rcruog{color:#C79A00;}Video | Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica

Even countries outside Melissa’s direct path felt the devastating effects of one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.

Death toll rises as Caribbean nations dig out after Hurricane Melissa

Dozens are dead and missing after monster storm Melissa thrashes Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.

‘Don’t gamble with Melissa’: Jamaica awaits Category 5 ‘record’ hurricane

Catastrophic flash flooding, a metres-high storm surge and landslides are likely, authorities warn.

1 dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean

‘The very warm waters and slow movement of this storm are a recipe for disaster,’ a hurricane expert has warned.

UN Security Council approves new military force to battle Haiti’s gangs

The security force can deploy up to 5,500 uniformed personnel, five times the size of the current law enforcement mission.

New president for Haiti as gangs threaten to topple government

Wealthy businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr assumes leadership of the transitional council, which has struggled to contain the country’s armed groups.

Gangs burn iconic Haiti hotel that rose to international fame

Grand Hotel Oloffson, famed for inspiring books and hosting celebrities, destroyed as gang violence sweeps Port-au-Prince.

Gaza the worst as violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, UN says

UN reveals catastrophic year for youth in conflict zones, with ‘grave violations’ including killing, maiming and sexual violence.

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US

Ban comes amid rising tensions over the US president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.

US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke ‘parole’ status for migrants

This potentially exposes hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants to rapid removal.

Beijing ‘flexible’ in courting Taiwan allies as Haiti, St Lucia attend summit

The Caribbean countries are among handful of nations with formal Taipei ties, but presence in Beijing signals pragmatism, analysts say.

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

Eyeing China, Rubio makes Central America his first trip as top US diplomat

Countering Beijing and ‘deepening economic partnerships’ to boost regional prosperity said to be on agenda in tour that starts in Panama.

207 Haitians killed for practising voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN

A gang leader, who accused the victims of poisoning his child, ordered the brutal ‘manhunt’ earlier this month.

Haiti swears in new prime minister as airliner hit by gunfire

All flights in and out of Port-au-Prince airport halted after Spirit Airlines jet struck by gunfire, injuring flight attendant.

Haiti replaces PM, marking more turmoil in democratic transition process

Alix Didier Fils-Aime replaces Garry Conille, who had been the acting prime minister since June.

UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack

Gangs have taken over the capital, and the country’s security and health systems are collapsing.

How newborn’s first cries gave Hong Kong nurse hope amid tragedy of Israel-Gaza war

Nurse Krystal So only medical volunteer from Hong Kong to be sent on Medecins Sans Frontieres humanitarian mission to Gaza Strip in May.

Sartorial splendour in Paris: top 10 stylish Olympic uniforms to watch out for

From a kaleidoscope of Haitian colour, to the startling Czech entry that demands attention, some designers have truly outdone themselves.

Haiti’s PM mobilises UN-backed Kenyan forces to reclaim capital from gangs

Gangs control 80 per cent of Port-au-Prince, and they have been blamed for killing or injuring more than 1,500 people.

Hurricane Beryl kills five, weakens as it heads for Jamaica

At least 3 people were killed in Grenada, 1 in St Vincent and the Grenadines, and 1 in Venezuela, officials said. The rare early-season hurricane is expected to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday.

Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest-ever Category 5 storm as it pummels Caribbean

Beryl is both the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic basin on record, and only the second to hit in July after Hurricane Emily in 2005.

Meet Kai Cenat, the 22-year-old Twitch streamer who partied with North West

He popularised the terms ‘rizz’ and ‘gyat’, streamed with Kevin Hart and Nicki Minaj, and attended North West’s birthday – despite having beef with Kanye West

Kenya force deployed to Haiti to tackle gang violence

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday held a departure ceremony for 400 officers who will be the first contingent to deploy to the Caribbean nation.

Video | Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica