The Latest Breaking News from Port-au-Prince

Spiraling Haiti violence and airline shutdowns cut families off from adoptive kids

The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get me.”

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

US bans flights to Haiti for a month after gunfire hit Spirit airliner

One flight attendant was injured when gang gunfire struck the Spirit Airlines flight to Port-au-Prince on Monday

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024

US Bans Flights To Haiti As Gang Violence Rages

The United States on Tuesday banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after a jetliner was shot at on approach to the capital and as a new prime minister took the reins of a nation ravaged by poverty and gang violence.

International Business Times · Nov 12, 2024

Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire as it was trying to land in Haiti

The US government is warning citizens not to travel to violence-hit Caribbean nation

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Spirit Airlines Plane Hit By Gunfire Over Haiti's Capital

Spirit Airlines plane hit by gunfire in Haiti, leading to flight suspensions amid gang activity and political turmoil.

Top News · Nov 11, 2024

Flight attendant injured as Spirit airlines flight hit by bullets coming in to land at Port-au-Prince

The attendant was grazed by a bullet, according to reports

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US

Haiti’s main international airport closes after bullets hit Spirit flight, hours before new prime minister takes office.

Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2024

‘It’s indescribable’: the hospital on the frontline of Haiti’s devastating gang war

Doctors in Port-au-Prince try to save lives as the bloodshed accelerates in the face of a powerless international security force

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2024

Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says

U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

‘This is effectively a civil war’: despair in Haiti as gangs step up assault on capital

Fighters wielding guns and machetes have taken a key zone of Port-au-Prince as the beleaguered authorities try to restore order

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2024