Category Haiti

Overview: Royal Caribbean Cruises has suspended visits to its private port in Labadee, Haiti, through April 2026, after the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel” advisory for the country. The advisory cited kidnappings, crime, and unrest as escalating…

Overview: Panama has suspended all flights to and from Haiti, further isolating the country as gang violence worsens. Local airline Sunrise Airways, which mainly operates in Cap-Haïtien and has been nearly single-handedly connecting Haiti internationally since last fall, confirmed the…

Overview: Wilfort “Ti Wil” Ferdinand’s killing by police has triggered protests in Gonaïves as envoys—including three former departmental police directors and a district delegate—try to ease tensions. Police said Ferdinand, a former rebel and accused human rights abuser, was shot…

Les divers gangs dans le Bas Artibonite poursuivent leur offensive en menaçant de s’accaparer de nouvelles villes. L’Estère semble plus que jamais être dans le viseur du gang Kokorat san ras. Hier, dimanche 21 septembre 2025, les terroristes ont attaqué…

Overview: Nearly 150 Haitian soldiers returning from Mexico training arrived in Port-au-Prince Saturday, Sept. 20. After eight weeks at the Mexican army training center as part of the first group of 700, including special operations units, the troops aimed to…

Le chef de la Police, M. Jean Jonas Vladimir Paraison, promet que des résultats probants seront bientôt visibles en ce qui a trait aux efforts visant à rétablir le climat sécuritaire.  Le haut état major de la Police semble disposer…

Overview: Although Ronald Célicourt, director of the National Port Authority (APN) in northern Haiti, isn’t popular in the town, some residents of Cap-Haïtien violently protested in the streets when they learned that the central government might replace him soon. Police…

Overview: Dozens of heavily armed men from the Kokorat San Ras gang based in Tibwadòm, Gros-Morne in Artibonite, affiliated with Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier’s Viv Ansanm Coalition, attacked Bassin-Bleu on Thursday, leaving at least one death, multiple injuries, 10 kidnapping victims…

Overview: A repost from URL Media: With policies targeting immigrants, people of color and other marginalized groups intensifying, silence is no longer a shield. The piece outlines practical ways to engage politically and protect communities without becoming a public target.…

Overview: Haiti’s northwest eel fishermen protest exporters’ price cut from $5,760 to $760 per kilogram, citing exploitation and unfair practices. Led by the Northwestern Eel Fishermen’s Association (ARANO) on Sept. 10, dozens of men and women involved in eel exploitation…