but history that involves a disproportionate debt that began in the 19th century and continued until 1947 is more difficult to ignore. Haiti has things in common with its neighboring countries ...

By the end of the 19th century, Sephardic Jews began arriving in Haiti from Lebanon, Egypt and Syria. Bigio’s uncle came here from Aleppo, Syria, in 1896, and his father arrived 20 years later.

Unfortunately, Jenson says, newspapers in the early 19th century did not generally keep good records. Indeed, poor record keeping during the first 50 years of Haiti's independence makes this era of ...

His foreign minister just abruptly resigned. A deadly wave of violence between fighting guerrilla groups is endangering his nation’s hard-won peace accord, and 17 of his countrymen, former soldiers ...

The "19th Annual Unity Day" event was held in Englewood, where the island nation's impact on the birth of Chicago was explained. January 1, 1804 was the day Haiti's first president Jean-Jacques ...

These Haitian monuments date from the beginning of the 19th century, when Haiti proclaimed its independence. The Palace of Sans Souci, the buildings at Ramiers and, in particular, the Citadel serve as ...