Haiti’s Haitian Creole Gains UNESCO Recognition
Haitian Creole received expanded international recognition in 2021 as global interest in linguistic diversity and the rights of language communities
Culture
Security
Haiti April 2021: Kidnapping Surge Paralyzes Port-au-Prince
A dramatic surge in kidnappings in April 2021 brought Port-au-Prince to a state of near paralysis, with a series of
Health
Haiti COVID Vaccines: A Country Left Behind in the Global Rollout
As wealthy nations rolled out COVID-19 vaccination campaigns at speed in early 2021, Haiti found itself almost entirely excluded from
Security
Haiti’s G9 Gang Alliance: Jimmy Chérizier Builds a Criminal Empire
Jimmy Chérizier — known by his street name Barbecue — had by 2021 emerged as the most prominent and politically
Politics
Haiti March 2021: Protests Against Constitutional Referendum Fill the Streets
Large protests erupted across Haiti in March 2021 against President Moïse’s plan to hold a constitutional referendum that opponents argued
Politics
Haiti February 2021: Alleged Coup Attempt Rocks Already Unstable Government
The political tension surrounding Haiti’s presidential term dispute exploded into a dramatic confrontation on February 7, 2021 — the date
Politics
Haiti February 2021: Opposition Declares Moïse Presidency Over
February 7, 2021 — the date the opposition and the Supreme Court said Moïse’s term ended — passed in Haiti
Politics
Haiti January 2021: Supreme Court Rules Moïse Term Ends February 7
Haiti’s Superior Council of the Judiciary issued a formal ruling in January 2021 that President Jovenel Moïse’s presidential term would
Politics
Haiti 2021 Begins: Political Crisis Deepens as Term Dispute Erupts
Haiti entered 2021 with an explosive new political confrontation over a deceptively simple question: when exactly did President Jovenel Moïse’s
Culture
Haiti’s New Year’s Eve 2020: Resilience at Midnight
As midnight approached on December 31, 2020, Haitians prepared to leave behind one of the most difficult years in recent