UN fund warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti’s education system as it announces grant
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — No chairs. Missing blackboards. A lack of bathrooms. Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as […]
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Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island’s troubles in new album
HAVANA (AP) — He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living
US ambassador visits Haiti to meet new leaders and Kenyan police helping to curb gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations traveled to Haiti today to meet leaders of the new
40 migrants dead after boat catches fire off Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 40 migrants have died and several others were injured after a boat they were traveling in
Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean
ST. GEORGE’S (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl
Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages
KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaicans will contend with food shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which is estimated to have destroyed
Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children’s agency said
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a
Sudan tops UN envoy’s concerns about children caught in conflicts, with Congo and Haiti next
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said Thursday
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes
PANAMA CITY — Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes