Category: Haiti

Haitian Janitor Cooks 1,000 Meals per Week for Her Miami Church to Feed the Hungry

Doramise Moreau toils long past midnight in her tiny kitchen every Friday—boiling lemon peels, crushing fragrant garlic and onion into a spice blend she rubs onto chicken and turkey, cooking the dried beans that accompany the yellow rice she’ll deliver to a Miami church. She’s single-handedly cooked 1,000 meals a week since the pandemic’s start—an…


7 Dead, 1 Injured After Prison Outbreak in Haiti’s Capital

CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti—At least seven people were killed and one injured on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, witnesses said. The incident occurred in northeast Port-au-Prince at the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison, which is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 inmates escaped. Residents in the area…


Haiti’s President Alleges Coup Conspiracy, Says 20 Arrested

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian President Jovenel Moïse announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a Supreme Court judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moïse step down. Moïse spoke at Haiti’s airport in Port-au-Prince, flanked by the country’s prime…