An impending crisis: COVID-19 in Haiti, ongoing instability, and the dangers of continued U.S. deportations

By Jake Johnston, Haiti Liberté, June 3, 2020 First, I want to thank Congresswoman Wilson for convening this forum and for her leadership…

COVID-19 cases in Haiti spike dramatically as MSF opens treatment centre

By Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), June 5, 2020 The number of people testing positive for the new coronavirus in Haiti has spiked…

Do black lives in Haiti matter to the Canadian government?

By Yves Engler, Canadian Dimension, June 1, 2020 Do black lives in Haiti matter to the Canadian government? At the time of writing, Justin…

U.S. to deport Haitian death squad leader and COVID-positive Haitians amid pandemic (video)

By Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW, May 26, 2020 ICE is moving ahead with plans to deport more Haitian immigrants amid the pandemic, including…

COVID-19 brings renewed urgency to remedies for cholera in Haiti

by Sandra Wisner & Beatrice Lindstrom, Al Jazeera, May 22, 2020 In an unprecedented move, 14 United Nations-appointed human rights…

“The Wuhan of the Americas”: U.S. deports COVID-19-positive immigrants to Haiti & Guatemala

By Edwidge Dandicat & José Alejandro Garcia Escobar, Democracy NOW, May 15, 2020 The United States continues to deport thousands…

After exporting COVID-19 to Haiti, the U.S. now is returning death-squad Leader “Toto” Constant

By Jake Johnston, Centre for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR), May 5, 2020 [Editor’s Note: The day after publication, the Miami…

UN response to Haiti cholera epidemic lambasted by its own rights monitors

By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, May 4, 2020 Thirteen UN rights monitors have unleashed blistering criticism of the United Nations for its…

Dispatches from Haiti:Haiti and history

By John Carroll, MD, haitianhearts.org, April 25, 2020 “HAITI was already an island of unimaginable suffering, a country ravaged by war…

Coronavirus in Haiti: Weakened by past disasters, the country was already in crisis

By Jessica Obert, The New Humanitarian, April 20, 2020 China Maurice’s closest brush with death came during Haiti’s catastrophic 2010…

Covid-19: Killer of Black, brown and poor of US and Haiti

By Dady Chery, News Junkie Post, April 11, 2020 We are supposed to be thinking this week about the health disparities in the United States…

Social Distancing: A Luxury Haiti’s Poor Cannot Afford

By Sam Bojarski, Haitian Times, April 15, 2020 While social distancing might be possible for Haiti’s elite, living in comfort behind stone…

Did Haiti and the DR have Coronavirus before March?

By Timothy Schwartz, Haiti Liberté, March 31, 2020 The following is an edited update of a blog post by Dr. Timothy Schwartz (a statistical…

Haiti on the precipice as coronavirus and US-imposed leadership take their toll

By By Jeb Sprague & Nazaire St. Fort, Grayzone, March 30, 2020 While Haiti’s widely despised, US-backed government officially promotes…

COVID-19 in Haiti: The current response and challenges

By Jake Johnston & Kira Pauleman, Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR), March 27, 2020 On March 19, Haitian president…

How the Miami Herald manufactures consent for continued U.S. destabilization in Haiti

By Samuel Maxime, Haiti Sentinel, March 14, 2020 The Miami Herald's editorial board released an opinion on Tuesday that, whether intended…