K INGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. Tropical Storm Melissa has brought intense rain to Haiti, causing floods and landslides, which have ...

Haiti will not hold a general election before the end of the current interim government's mandate next February, the head of the country's electoral council told Reuters on Wednesday, as the expansion of armed gangs makes any hope for a full and stable vote impossible.

The intensification of armed clashes in Port-au-Prince has forced at least 70% of health-care facilities to close. Those that are still operational are seeing an influx of twice as many patients as before, mainly those with gunshot wounds, victims of sexual violence and severely malnourished displaced people with no access to essential services.