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Royal Caribbean’s suspension of Labadee stop in northern Haiti is latest blow to country
The cruise ship passengers have been among the few tourists Haiti has continued to received since am alarming rise in gang ...
UN migration head calls conditions in Haiti ‘brutal,’ wants to talk to U.S. about aid
Gangs’ rapid expansion into new territories is squeezing Haitians into smaller and smaller communities with high instability ...
200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations
On April 17, 1825, Charles X, brother to Louis XVIII and the new French king, performed a sudden about-face. Charles X issued a decree stating that France would recognize Haitian independence but only ...
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200 years ago, France forced Haiti to pay $44 billion for daring to free themselves from slavery
Ever wonder why Haiti is a poor country with rampant corruption and violent crime? Grab a seat, mon ami. France enslaved the ...