Category Haiti

Overview: Motorcycle-taxi drivers in Port-de-Paix, the capital city of the Northwest Department, are striking over an alleged $38 registration fee, accusing the mayor of corruption and neglect as protests halt daily life. Authorities say the allegations are false—the measure, which…

Les autorités gouvernementales haitiennes et locales de Saint Marc n’ont pas réagi 72 heures après les actes de terreur perpétrés par le gang Grand Grif à Pont Sondé. Jusqu’à ce mardi 2 décembre 2025 les bandits maintenaient la pression sur…

Omerzil Francillu connu son Sobriquet “Zo Kadav”, membre actif du gang Taliban Une nouvelle dynamique s’est installée dans le cadre de la lutte contre la violence des gangs. Les autorités locales, notamment Délégués, Vice Délégués et Maires, assument plus que…

Overview: At least 12 people were killed, 20 injured and hundreds of families displaced after their homes were torched in a Nov. 29 gang attack in Pont-Sondé, Artibonite. The assault echoes the 2024 massacre in the same area near Saint-Marc…

Overview: In Part 3 of ‘Thirteen days in Haiti,’ Haiti editor Fritznel D. Octave sees old places with fresh eyes and new developments whose causes haven’t changed as he criss-crosses the country. Editor’s note: This is the last of three…

Overview: The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. Haitian nationals covered under the program have until Feb. 3, 2026, to leave the U.S., with an offer of a one-way flight, $1,000 in cash and…

Overview: Haiti’s recent qualification for the FIFA World Cup—the first since 1974—has reignited a sense of pride and unity in a country grappling with years of instability, gang violence, political dysfunction and mass migration. CAP-HAÏTIEN — In a country weighed…

Overview: Port-de-Paix’s airstrip remains unsafe eight months after rehabilitation work began, forcing humanitarian aircraft to land on an unpaved runway crowded with people, livestock and vehicles. Residents push for urgent upgrades as the northwest awaits long-delayed investments in air travel…

Overview: Media reports broke last week that a newborn Haitian baby boy died in a Dominican detention center after suffering respiratory distress. The incident, the third death this year at the same facility, highlights entrenched abuses in the DR’s migration…

Overview: The U.S. government has imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, accusing him of supporting gangs and obstructing anti-gang efforts. Jean denies the allegations, which come amid growing tension within the council…