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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Matin) – Accusations have been made that a large shipment of cocaine was collected in Anse-d’Hainault during the weekend of March 18…

By Kathie Klarreich A few months into my Knight International Journalism Fellowship in Haiti, I was conducting a training session in a radio newsroom in…

Avril 9, 2012 Four of the senators, on the commission to decide acceptance or rejection of Laurent Lamothe’s candidacy for Prime Minister, are playing games. …

LeNouvelliste: Mésentente au sein de la commission sénatoriale Le dossier du Premier ministre désigné, Laurent Lamothe, semble diviser les membres de la commission analysant ses…

A twice-overlooked passenger has local ties. Joseph Laroche and family in Paris. He was of the only black passengers on the Titanic. (Family photo /…

Above: Guatemala’s Otto Perez Molina, Haiti’s Michel Martelly and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez By Alexander Britell This week, heads of state from around the region will…

Two luxury hotel properties are set to open in the next two years. Marriott More than two years after the earthquake which destroyed much of…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba for a third round of radiotherapy to treat a recurrence of his cancer. President Chavez announced his…

March 13, 2012 Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake in 2010. Since that time, has struggled to recover from this disaster that killed some…

Easter Sunday. 2012 MINUSTAH has a huge camp on the international airport in Haiti. The walls of their enclosure host dozens, and dozens of signs…

The number of Haitian merchants who died in a truck accident outside the Caribbean nation’s capital climbed to 26, the government said Sunday. President Michel…

Dans cette tragédie de trop sur les routes haïtiennes, 25 passagers ont rendu l’âme sur place Publié le samedi 7 avril 2012 Au moins quelque…

Friday, 06 April 2012 19:57 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Less than a week after its sequestration by the Haitian government, the mobile phone company HAITEL…

Thursday, 05 April 2012 18:52 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate Committee studying the Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe’s eligibility for ratification submitted its report on…

By Associated Press, Published: April 5 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The office of Haiti’s President Michel Martelly says the leader has completed surgery on his right shoulder…

Brazilian media is reporting that ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will make an emergency trip to Brazil after allegedly suffering intestinal burns during his radiation…

Kevin Edmonds The Other Side of Paradise With the release of two separate investigations this week, it is becoming increasingly clear why the reconstruction has…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attended Mass with family Thursday after returning from his latest round of radiation therapy treatment in Cuba,…

By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Malaria is spread by mosquitoes Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for…

5 April 2012 Last updated at 08:15 ET BBC Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts…