Melissa Bell meets Laurent Lamothe, Haitian Foreign Minister. It is now just over two years since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, already the poorest country in the Americas, killing over 250,000. Since then, out of the aid that was pledged by the international community, only half has been spent and 500,000 people in the capital Port-au-Prince remain homeless.
A Haitian judge said Monday that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier should face charges for his alleged misuse of public funds but not for human rights abuses committed during his reign, saying the statute of limitations had expired.
Discover the distant shores of Haiti, Mexico and Vanuatu via the Louvre's new exhibition. French Nobel Literature Prize winner Le Clézio has selected pieces to take us on a visual journey across the seas. From Haitian scenes of revolution and re-interpretations of voodoo to classic Mexican art, it's a rich melting-pot of culture.
Two years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, the country is struggling to get back on its feet. Haiti's Prime Minister promised 2012 would be a year of reconstruction and economic recovery, but progress has been frustratingly slow. Big challenges lie ahead for recently elected President Michel Martelly: around half a million Haitians still live in makeshift tents.
At least 38 Haitian migrants were killed when their boat sank after being stranded at sea. Another 87 people were rescued on Saturday and moved to a migrants camp at Point Maisi off the Cuban coast.
Can an extreme low-calorie diet help to reverse diabetes? How about a dip in the Dead Sea? This week we take a look at promising research into the chronic disease, timed to coincide with World Diabetes Day.
Haiti's Chamber of Deputies approved a 17-member Cabinet and the Prime Minister Garry Conille's legislative program in a vote on Saturday morning. Conille (pictured), a former Bill Clinton adviser, was appointed to his post last week.
There’s anger in Haiti as locals say UN forces helping to rebuild the country after last year’s earthquake are actually doing more harm than good. Also, we meet a homeless young man who is fighting American authorities so he can live in his car. Finally, we head to Brazil for a special report on homophobia. Charities say discrimination is rife and some 200 homosexuals were killed last year alone.
Haitian President Michel Martelly (pictured) scored a victory Tuesday after the Senate approved his choice of primer minister, Garry Conille. Two previous nominations by Martelly were rejected.
In Haiti, water has become synonymous with death. The lack of sanitation coupled with poor hygiene has resulted in an outbreak of cholera - not seen for over a century - in this country still recovering from the devastating earthquake. Despite international aid, it seems to be a losing battle against this deadly disease.
