Category Haiti

Overview: More than 1,000 Haitian workers allege in a lawsuit that JBS subjected them to discriminatory and unsafe working and living conditions after recruiting them under false promises to its Greeley, Colorado, meatpacking plant. For more than a decade, JBS…

Overview: Washington, D.C., activists and leaders say Trump’s four-month-old federal enforcement operation has quietly morphed into an immigration crackdown, with masked arrests, checkpoints and growing fear in immigrant communities. By GARY FIELDS and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | Associated Press WASHINGTON…

Overview: Two people out of the 11 severely injured in a Dec. 6 gasoline explosion in Fort-Liberté—5-year-old Evnesk Atoine and 39-year-old Cherlande Séjour—have died in the hospital. This tragic incident underscores the deadly risks of unsafe fuel transport and gaps…

Overview: Haitian American attorney Ritha Pierre has been named general counsel at Race Forward, a national racial justice organization founded in 1981. Pierre says her role will focus on strengthening the group’s legal strategy while building stronger connections with communities…

Overview: Haitian gangs under the Viv Ansanm coalition generate an estimated $60–75 million annually through extortion, primarily by charging illegal tolls on national roads and extracting fees from cargo entering the country via the Dominican Republic, according to a new…

Overview: On Dec. 16, 1990, Haiti held its first peaceful democratic election, with Jean‑Bertrand Aristide winning 67% of the vote. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in Haitian political history, despite challenges that soon followed. On Dec. 16, 1990, Haitians…

Overview: Businessman Marc “Gaspiyay” Santo won the Committee of Coordination of Labadie (CCL) 2025 presidential election. He will begin leading the village’s committee after swearing in on Jan. 1. LABADIE, Haiti —  Cheers erupted across the coastal village as word…

Overview: A fire destroyed the Dumornay public market in Delmas 33—a northeast Port-au-Prince suburb—between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, decimating merchants’ goods and deepening economic losses in a country where public markets frequently burn. Vendors threatened to block Delmas Road…

Overview: Scholar Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, a houngan asogwe, shares some core concepts about Vodou to help those seeking to understand that aspect of Haitian heritage. From the sanctity of nature to the permanence of the soul, the list counters misconceptions and…

Overview: Nations supporting Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force (GSF) met on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in New York to coordinate international assistance against rising gang violence. Participating countries, including Kenya, Chad, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Argentina, pledged troops or specialized units,…