Haiti

The Dominican Republic finds itself at the heart of the international relief effort for Haiti following the devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake on January 12. While a prevention... 2010-01-19

It is too early to gauge the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti, but the impact clearly has catastrophic implications for the country. Until we get a clearer picture... 2010-01-14

An icy security situation continues to threaten Haiti's long-term political outlook, in our view. Firstly, an uptick in violence during June's second round of Senate elections had... 2009-07-30

We are growing increasingly concerned about the growing controversy surrounding Haiti's senatorial elections, scheduled for April 19. The main issue is the decision by Haiti's provisional... 2009-02-18

Haiti took the full force of extreme Caribbean weather in late August and September. Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike - successive hurricanes and tropical storms - hit the island, destroying... 2008-10-08

In late June President Rene Preval began his third attempt to appoint a Prime Minister since the resignation of Jacques-Edouard Alexis resulting from the April food riots. With Alexis... 2008-07-09

In BMI 's view, one of the key disconnects holding back progress in Haiti was on full display during May and early June - the stubborn gap between the need for rapid action to resolve... 2008-06-10