Category Haiti

CAP-HAÏTIEN — Baltimore Sportif Club and Tempête Football Club decided to sit out the Haitian League’s playoffs after their first match-up ended in a forfeit due to not showing up. The clubs wanted the games to be rescheduled. Both teams…

Overview: Plux Hotel and Barik Restaurant in Cap-Haïtien were severely damaged after a fire broke out May 26. Witnesses said the fire department, located five minutes away, arrived nearly an hour later with limited supplies—highlighting long-standing gaps in Haiti’s emergency…

Les avis des experts divergent sur les nouvelles offensives des forces de l’ordre. Au cours des trois dernières semaines les unités d’élite de la Police Nationale, appuyées par la Mission Multinationale de Soutien à la sécurité (MMSS), ont intensifié les…

Les résultats du travail de la Task force sont jugés probants par le Réseau National de défense des droits humains (RNDDH). Cette importante organisation atteste qu’aucun cas de dommage collatéral n’a été recensé en ce qui a trait à l’utilisation…

Overview: The patriotic congress, set for May 31 to June 21, 2025, seeks to unite Haitians amid a worsening security crisis. Led by a group of academics, the initiative includes pre-congress meetings across Haiti and the diaspora, focusing on security,…

By Documented NY via Haitian Times staffIf you are seeking to change your status in the United States, it is important that you work with a trusted lawyer or accredited representative so they can legally assist you with your case…

BROOKLYN — Historian Marlene Daut’s latest tome, “The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe,” took her 15 years to research, write and release. The King appears to have been worth the wait, coming…

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Protesters in Haiti joined a growing global outcry this week, demanding the immediate resumption of life-saving HIV medication distribution, suspended following a U.S. government aid freeze. The halt, driven by the Trump administration’s pause on funding through the…

Overview: Following a gang attack in April 2024 that destroyed its printing equipment and forced the suspension of its print edition, Le Nouvelliste — Haiti’s oldest daily — has relocated to Pétion-Ville and embraced a digital-first strategy. Under Max E.…

Overview: Stéphane Pierre-Paul dives into the existential threats facing Haiti due to systemic violence, political paralysis, and the absence of meaningful international engagement. By Stéphane Pierre-Paul PORT-AU-PRINCE — Nations, like individuals, can absorb shocks, weather storms, and even turn crushing…