Haiti’s Cement Shortage: Infrastructure Stalled Across the Country
Construction activity across Haiti ground to a near halt in 2019 as the combination of cement shortages, currency depreciation, supply
Economy
Human Rights
Haiti Restavek Crisis: Child Domestic Workers Remain Vulnerable
The restavek system — in which poor rural families send their children to live with more affluent urban households in
Culture
Haiti Independence History: The Revolution That Changed the World
As Haiti struggled through its 2019 political crisis, many commentators returned to the country’s founding story as a source of
Politics
Haiti August 2019: Lockdown Begins to Lift as Talks Inch Forward
August 2019 brought tentative signs that Haiti’s prolonged lockdown might be easing, as exhaustion on multiple sides and intensified international
Politics
Haiti’s Architects of Protest: Who Is Behind the Movement?
Journalists and political analysts spent much of 2019 trying to understand the organizational dynamics of Haiti’s protest movement — who
Culture
Haiti’s Sugar History: From Colonial Wealth to Modern Poverty
To understand Haiti’s contemporary challenges, many historians argue, one must understand its colonial history as Saint-Domingue — the most profitable
Diaspora
Haitian Americans Rally in Miami to Support Haiti Amid Crisis
Hundreds of Haitian Americans gathered in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood in August 2019 to express solidarity with those suffering through
Economy
Haiti’s Private Sector Demands End to Political Paralysis
Haiti’s private sector associations issued increasingly urgent appeals in July 2019 for a resolution to the country’s political crisis, warning
Health
Cholera Cases in Haiti Show Decline But Health System Remains Fragile
Health authorities reported in mid-2019 that cholera cases in Haiti had declined significantly compared to the epidemic’s peak years, offering
Humanitarian
Haiti’s Internally Displaced: Life in the City’s Margins
The political and security crisis of 2019 generated a significant but largely uncounted wave of internal displacement, as families in