Haiti begins cash transfer social program

The Haitian government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers who keep their children in school. 1338146519

Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown

A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles.

Haiti: Jailed Americans face up to 3 years

Two Americans jailed for allegedly driving a group of would-be soldiers during a protest demanding the restoration of Haiti's army face up to three years in prison if convicted on conspiracy charges, a prosecutor said Monday.

Ex-Haiti telecom official sent to prison for nine years in Miami bribery case

A Miami federal judge sent a former top official for Haiti’s telecom company to prison for nine years in a bribery case that legal sources say is now focusing on deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Haiti: Two Americans in jail charged with conspiracy

Two Americans jailed in Haiti were charged with conspiracy for participating in a street march that pressed for the return of the country's disbanded army, a Haitian government official said Sunday.

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Remnants of Haiti’s army march in the capital; two Americans were among those arrested

Two Americans were among 46 people arrested during a demonstration in the capital. They are being held under suspicion of aiding Haiti’s rogue army.

Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital

Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, a show of force that culminated in the evening with a tense exchange of gunfire with police outside an old military base.

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New Haiti PM touts anti-poverty, pro-investments agenda

Haiti’s new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe took office and immediately got to work, declaring ‘we have four years to develop this country.’

Haiti's new PM: Mining laws being drafted

The Haitian government is drafting legislation for the newly emerging mining industry to help this impoverished Caribbean nation reap benefits, the new prime minister said Tuesday.