One of Haiti's biggest shantytowns, a vast expanse of grim cinderblock homes on a mountainside in the nation's capital, is getting a psychedelic makeover that aims to be part art and part homage.
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Thousands of Haitians at risk from flooding and disease after tropical storm Isaac
Sunday 26 August 2012
Thousands of people in Haiti remain at risk from flooding and disease despite the earthquake-ravaged nation avoiding the worst of tropical storm Isaac, according to British aid agencies.
Wreck may be sunken British pirate ship
Friday 10 August 2012
The wreck of a 19th-century pirate ship believed to contain a hoard of sunken treasure may finally have been found off Tonga, according to officials in the South Pacific island nation.
South Pacific wreck may be full of pirate treasure
Friday 10 August 2012
The wreck of a 19th-century pirate ship believed to contain a hoard of treasure may finally have been found off Tonga, according to officials on the South Pacific island.
Haiti's carnival of flowers draws crowds
Monday 30 July 2012
Thousands of revellers have poured into the downtown area of Haiti's capital to kick off a three-day festival called the "Carnival of Flowers."
Model Petra Nemcova's charity work in Haiti honoured
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Petra Nemcova, a Czech supermodel, has been named ambassador at large for Haiti because of the work she does through her charity, the Happy Hearts Fund.
Olympic Velodrome leads race for gold medal in architecture
Thursday 21 July 2011
Apart from the Velodrome and a cultural centre in Derry, none of the shortlisted buildings set the heart, and mind, racing
Leve Kanpe! Saving the Iron Market
Friday 24 June 2011
The Iron Market - Marche en Fer - in Port-au-Prince has been iconic symbol of Haitian community aspiration for over 120 years.
The rift over the real cost of Haiti's earthquake
Wednesday 01 June 2011
A US report says death toll from last year's disaster was exaggerated
Guy Adams: A battle that was lost on the streets
Friday 06 May 2011
In the frantic aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, you heard a similar refrain across Port-au-Prince: where on earth, most Haitians were asking, is the UN when you actually need it?
Ex-president Aristide returns home to cheers
Saturday 19 March 2011
Former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti yesterday, ending seven years of exile in South Africa and ignoring US opposition to a homecoming some fear could disrupt Haiti's presidential election run-off tomorrow.
Protesters call for Préval's removal
Tuesday 08 February 2011
Protesters demanding that Haiti's outgoing President René Préval leave office immediately set up burning barricades yesterday and threw stones at police and UN peacekeepers.
President's man off ballot for Haiti election
Friday 04 February 2011
They got there in the end, but the tortuous route Haiti took to finally arrive at the two candidates who will contest next month's presidential election can hardly fill its people with confidence about the integrity of their nation's democracy.
Votes counted to find out who will contest presidency
Thursday 03 February 2011
Haitians waited nervously last night for electoral authorities to announce who will contest March's scheduled run-off election for the presidency, amid growing criticism of a process, which has already sparked widespread allegations of corruption and voter fraud.
Unrepentant 'Baby Doc' insists he brought Haiti democracy, not tyranny
Thursday 03 February 2011
Former dictator speaks out with claim he wants to rebuild country
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'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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After woman sells virginity for $780,000, here are the results of our prostitution survey
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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'It was just like the movie Twister': Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall
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