Haiti’s minister of culture and communication announced Wednesday that national Carnival celebrations will be canceled in the wake of violent protests that paralyzed the country for more than 10 days.

More than 10 people riding on a float in a Carnival parade died Tuesday of electrocution from a high-voltage cable, the government said. Another 40 or so were injured in the overnight accident in Port ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and 78 injured early on Tuesday when a singer on a Carnival float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince, setting off a stampede by ...

At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group's Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in ...

Carnival and other masquerade celebrations in the Americas honor African, Indigenous, and European roots—and take jabs at ...

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