Haiti’s first commercial flight in seven months took off has taken off from the capital, going to the northern city of Cap-Haitien, where excited passengers hope to reunite with friends, relatives and business associates.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday became the latest world leader to call for a stronger security force in Haiti, as the underfunded, poorly manned U.N.-backed mission has failed to make headway against the nation's spiraling gang crisis.

At least 2,680 people were killed in Haiti in the first five months of the year, the United Nations said Friday, voicing alarm at widening gang violence.

Launched on May 31 in the diaspora and the Grand’Anse Department, the Patriotic Congress for National Rescue has continued throughout Haiti’s provinces. On June 7 in Miragoâne, participants from across the Nippes Department and online gathered to develop solutions to Haiti’s deepening crisis.

You can’t separate out development and security from human rights and from creating a sense of opportunity for people.’

President Trump, I ask you to please reconsider family reunification for residents,’ said a 10-year-old from Havana in a video.

A new report has found that gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis

Miami-based cargo carrier IBC Airways conducted a test flight Thursday to Haiti’s southern coast, landing at the Antoine Simon International Airport in the southwestern port city of Les Cayes.

Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.

Violence and turmoil in Haiti kept a Plano family apart until the harrowing and emotional journey to bring a little girl home ended safely.

Sports Mole previews Monday's CONCACAF Gold Cup clash between Haiti and Saudi Arabia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Sebastien Migne's Haiti made the final round of World Cup qualifying earlier this month, having won three of their ...