Tag: Haiti

‘Traumatized’ Spirit Passengers Communicate Out After Gunfire Strikes Haiti Flight

Play video content material ABC Passengers onboard the Spirit Airways flight struck by gunfire are talking out within…

Spirit Airways Flight Hit by Gunfire Whereas Making an attempt to Land in Haiti, One Injured

Play video content material Chaos broke out on a Spirit Airways flight Monday because it was struck by…

Gangs Advance on the Seat of Haitian Government Power: ‘Haitians Are Hostages’

Gangs are increasing their chokehold on Haiti’s capital, using bulldozers to raze entire neighborhoods, overwhelming poorly armed police…

Aristide Demanded French Pay Reparations to Haiti. He Ended Up in Exile.

A Painful ReckoningHaiti’s payments to its former slave masters added up for generations, costing its economy billions of…

Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged.

‘The Triumph of the Wolf’An angry mob dragged Haiti’s president from the French Consulate and killed him in…

How Much Haiti’s Freedom Cost: Takeaways From a Times Series

The U.S. Treated Haiti Like a Cash RegisterWhen the American military invaded Haiti in the summer of 1915,…

The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers

In 1789, before the slave rebellion, the marquis bought 21 recently kidnapped Africans before leaving for France. But…

How a French Bank Captured Haiti

Yet Another LoanThe second half of the 19th century should have offered Haiti an enormous opportunity. Global demand…

Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern

Her parents pushed her to become a doctor, and she studied life sciences as a commuter student at…

Haitian Gang Leader Is Charged With Abducting American Missionaries

WASHINGTON — A leader of a notorious street gang responsible for abducting 17 people tied to an American-based…

Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62

“When you talk about iconic giants in the field of public health, he stands pretty much among a…