News about Haiti’s inclusion as a member of the Caribbean Development Bank from the Nassau Guardian:

Recent inclusion of Haiti as a member of the Caribbean Development Bank may hold economic benefits for its Bahamian neighbor.

Arrangements for the poorest nation in the western hemisphere to take full membership in the Bank were completed last week, effectively vaulting Haiti's status in the region at the same time improving its long-term economic outlook.

"We have been working assiduously over the past two years to bring Haiti into the (Bank's) family," said its President Dr Compton... more

I try and look for news articles about or from Haiti on a regular basis. This morning, I found a happy story, as well as a tragic story. I thought these two stories well-represent Haiti—a country filled with sorrow and strife; but one with great promise and hope.

MONTREAL - A freelance photographer was gunned down in his home near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, apparently a victim of gang wars, Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday.

Jean-Remy Badio was shot Friday at his home in Martissant, a... more

Recently, rapper Wyclef Jean was honored with a new role as an ambassador to his native Haiti.

Rapper and producer Wyclef Jean has gladly accepted the position of roving ambassador for his native Haiti.

The rapper, who founded the Yele Haiti Foundation to help the struggling country, told the Caribbean Media Corporation, "I thank President Preval and it's an honor for me to have the opportunity to serve my country as a roving ambassador. I will continue to do the best I can to help change... more

In 2004, after a revolt that led President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to flee Haiti, The United Nation’s (UN) Security Council issued a resolution to establish a peacekeeping force in Haiti (MINUSTAH). MINUSTAH currently employs more than 6,600 military personnel and over 1,700 police officers, as well as hundreds of civilian staff assisting the people of Haiti.

Some adoptive parents have expressed concern over the fact that the mandate was set to expire in February of this year. Without the UN, some adoptive parents feared that rioting and... more