As part of a recently established partnership with the National Institute for Vocational Training (INFP), the Maritime and Aquaculture Vocational Training School (EFPMA) in Martinique is offering scholarships...

On Friday, July 24, 2026, the Ministry of Culture organized a tribute ceremony at the Montana Hotel dedicated to the leading figures of Konpa music, celebrating their invaluable contribution to the national cultural heritage...

Announcement of the decision by the United States Congress to lift decades-long restrictions on cooperation with the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H)...

On the eve of their first match in the final phase of the CONCACAF U-20 Champions League, Haiti was forced to make a last-minute change...

Haitian student Slanda François, detained in Russia since October 2025 for migration-related issues and subject to a deportation order, has finally regained her freedom...

Keegan Harricharan News Americas, CORAL SPRINGS, FL, Fri. July 24, 2026: A Coral Springs man was sentenced to 20 years i...

The draw, held Thursday at Concacaf headquarters in Miami, marks the start of Haiti's first competition since its historic return to the FIFA World Cup. The Nations League also serves as the primary qualification pathway for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The post Haiti draws mostly elite opponents in regional Nations League soccer tournament  appeared first on The Haitian Times .

A Supreme Court decision clearing the way to end TPS has upended life for Haitian, Honduran and Salvadoran communities in New Bedford, where job losses, evictions and fear of ICE have followed in its wake. The post Haitians, Hondurans, Salvadorans in New Bedford cope with end of Temporary Protected Status appeared first on The Haitian Times .

UEFA Nations League : Grenadiers' Opponents - First round of elections on December 13, 2026 - Launch of Operation Green Belt (video) - A historic first graduating class - Space Program : Izadorah Lapierre (17 years old) will represent Haiti...

The delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, headed by the Director General, Agronomist Engineer Pierre-Richard René, held its first working day this week in Santander (Northeast, in the Andean region), Colombia...

CARICOM has called on the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the Gang Supression Force (GSF) in Haiti, as the country prepares to hold elections...

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Fils-Aimé, a ceremony for the presentation of certificates and symbolic tributes was organized in honor of the Haitian medical brigade sent in solidarity to Venezuela, recently struck by two earthquakes...

On Thursday, July 23, federal judge Jacqueline Becerra sentenced an American, Keegan Harricharan, to 20 years in prison for organizing a scam to finance the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse...

During an official mission to Paris, the Minister of the Environment strengthened international cooperation in the service of climate resilience and sustainable development...

On Thursday, July 23, 2026, a few days before his departure from Port-au-Prince to Kenya, Ambassador Henry Wooster reviewed his mission...

Originally scheduled to begin in April, voter registration has resumed as part of preparations for Haiti's first elections in a decade. However, the exclusion of the West Department because of insecurity and the continued absence of an official electoral calendar have raised concerns about the transparency and credibility of the process. The post Haiti launches voter registration in nine departments, excluding West due to insecurity appeared first on The Haitian Times .

Quiz.HaitiLibre offers a twice-weekly feature called « Did You Know ? ». Today we ask you : what is the national flower of Haiti ?

GSF Patrol Attacked - Back-to-School Preparations - « Playing for Peace, Acting Against Violence » - Towards a Haitian Sign Language ? - First Annual Symposium on Haitian Creole Studies - Strengthening Public Financial Management...

A federal appeals court has kept Haiti’s TPS protections in place through at least July 27, denying the Trump administration’s bid to end them two days earlier. The post Federal judges keep Haiti TPS in place through July 27, Senate bill fails appeared first on The Haitian Times .

The RFI Theatre Prize continues to generate the same enthusiasm. For this 13th edition, the reading committee, formed by the À mots Découverts Collective, received 142 submissions from 11 countries...

Some predicted Haiti to shock the world at the 2026 FIFA World Cup but Les Grenadiers fumbled. Sources said one obstacle holding them back is alleged corruption from the soccer federation. It must be tackled for a clearer road to the 2030 World Cup. The post Experts: Haiti must tackle problems off the field to make 2030 World Cup appeared first on The Haitian Times .

On July 21, 2026, Ronald Gabriel, Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), presented his analysis of the macroeconomic and financial situation, as well as the outlook for monetary policy...

The General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) organized a luncheon dialogue on July 21, 2026, at the Karibe Hotel, dedicated to the project to modernize the Tax Code...

On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Republican U.S. senators rejected a Democrat bill introduced in the Senate by Senators Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Lisa Blunt Rochester that sought to adopt...

Removal orders for immigrants who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City last month, as newly scheduled "mega master" court dates gave people just weeks — sometimes days — of notice. The post Deportation orders soar in NYC as Trump ‘mega master’ hearings accelerate appeared first on The Haitian Times .

On July 21, 2026, a meeting was held at the Saint-Louis de Gonzague institution with supervisors from the West regarding the process of correcting the papers of the baccalaureate candidates...

The Henley Passport Index is the most reliable ranking of all passports worldwide. This index includes 199 passports and 227 destinations. Haiti is ranked 87th in 2026, a slight improvement from its 89th position in 2025...

(Français) On Jul. 20, 2026, the UN Security Council convened its 10198th meeting to review the situation in Haiti — a 90-day briefing that fell on the same day Haiti officially launched voter registration amid what BINUH chief Carlos Ruiz Massieu himself called a country facing “persistent insecurity, acute humanitarian needs, and institutional challenges with […] The post At the UN, Haiti’s Crisis Has Only One Author: The “Gangs” first appeared on Haiti Liberte .

The roadmap submitted to the U.N. Security Council is intended to support the Gang Suppression Force's request for a two-year mandate extension through September 2028. The post UN-backed force asks for 2-year extension to push gangs from territory they control appeared first on The Haitian Times .

A new documentary by Haitian filmmaker Pascale Solages tells the story of Haitian dancer Steeven Labady, whose journey across multiple countries explores migration, belonging and the power of art. The post Haitian documentary explores migration through the journey of a dancer appeared first on The Haitian Times .

The return of writer and academician Dany Laferrière to his hometown of Petit-Goâve on Sunday, July 19, 2026, took place in a popular atmosphere...

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé learned with deep emotion of the passing of Mrs. Monique Souvenir, affectionately known as «Fanny» on the morning of July 21 in Florida at the age of 85, surrounded by the love of her family...

Divisional Commissioner Appolos Villette, Departmental Director of Police for the Southeast, participated in a meeting of the Southeast Departmental Security Council on July 20, 2026, held at Jacmel City Hall...

Haiti could receive about 1,000 deportees each month through two weekly flights carrying about 250 people in total after July 24, a Haitian immigration official says. The announcement comes as the Trump administration prepares to end TPS protections for thousands of Haitians after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it. The post US to Haiti: Expect weekly TPS holder deportation flights  appeared first on The Haitian Times .

According to the CEP president, insecurity affects about 28 of Haiti’s 145 communes. Because of the state’s absence in these areas, the institution is not taking them into account in the process of assessing polling centers Lire cet article en français Some 1,400 polling centers have already been assessed and are ready for voter registration across the country. But the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is giving no guarantee that the elections will be held by the end of this year — a first in…

FIFA's ranking system rewards teams for results against stronger opponents while placing greater weight on competitive matches than friendlies. For Haiti, this means the World Cup losses outweighed the gains made during qualifying. The post Haiti drops 5 spots in FIFA rankings after World Cup  appeared first on The Haitian Times .

The Visa Application Centre for Brazil (CAVB), managed by IOM in Haiti, informs Brazilian visa applicants that special arrangements will be made for beneficiaries of family reunification (VITEM XI)...

On Monday, July 20, 2026, as announced, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) successfully launched voter registration operations in 9 departments, with the exception of the Western department...

The Ministry of Public Works, under the direction of Minister Joseph Almathe Pierre Louis, has launched the road resurfacing project on the section of road linking Port-de-Paix to Jean-Rabel. This project covers a length of 46 kilometers...

The DGPC, with the support of UNDP and thanks to funding from the Government of Japan, officially distributed batches of equipment to the Southern Departmental Emergency Operations Center, intended for the Rapid Response Teams in the Department...

As part of its service modernization efforts, the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) is providing details on the legalization of diplomas and transcripts for students in...

Journalist Kim Ives interviews analyst Kervens Louissaint about the return of former President Michel Martellly to Haiti, the deployment of Sri Lankan and Chadian troops as part of the Washington-assembled Gang Suppression Force (GSF), and some of Louissaint’s recent writings on Haitian society, among other topics. The post This Week in Haiti: July 19, 2026 with analyst Kervens Louissaint first appeared on Haiti Liberte .

In the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2027 U-20 Men's World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games, our Grenadiers in Group A will face tough opponents : the United States, Cuba and El Salvador...

Head of BINUH in Haiti Answers AyiboPost’s Questions Lire en français In this interview with AyiboPost, the head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu, discusses relations between the United Nations and Haiti’s transitional authorities, the criticism directed at the international presence in Haiti, security issues, elections, human rights, and disarmament and reintegration efforts in the country. A career Mexican diplomat, Ruiz Massieu has led BINUH since…

The incident comes as the airline faces administrative difficulties with Canadian authorities, against the backdrop of a growing number of civil aviation accidents in Haiti Lire cet article en français A nine-seat aircraft operated by ZED Airlines, flying from Cap-Haïtien, made a « forced landing » in the sea near Port Lafito, David Jean Charles, a company official, told AyiboPost. The two passengers and the pilot escaped the incident unharmed, he said. « We are waiting for the pilot. They are…

The former director shares his account with AyiboPost Lire cet article en français The government of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé appointed Goethie Varnelle Morency, director general of the Inspectorate General of Finance, to lead Haiti’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC) on Friday, July 3, ending the tenure of Hans Ludwig Joseph, who had headed the institution since 2020. Reached by AyiboPost on Thursday, Hans Ludwig Joseph said he learned of his dismissal through an unofficial source. In an exclusive…

Canadian authorities have told AyiboPost that the airline does not have authorization to operate flights to Canada. Nevertheless, it has been selling round-trip tickets to Montreal for $1,263. This case highlights the chaos and gaps in consumer protection within Haiti’s aviation sector Lire cet article en français ZED Airlines sold tickets for a flight to Montreal without holding the authorizations required to legally operate the route, according to information obtained by AyiboPost from…

Sexual abuse against young boys is spreading in silence, driven by prejudice and a lack of institutional support Lire cet article en français The rape of young boys is spreading in silence in Haiti, a half-dozen survivors and people familiar with the practice tell AyiboPost. This reality unfolds in a society steeped in homophobic and gender-based prejudices, where rape is generally perceived as something suffered exclusively by women and girls. A man living in a displaced persons camp in Lalue…

As the rainy season advances, the government of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has still undertaken no intervention to dredge the river or encourage residents to relocate ahead of the hurricane season. The river killed dozens of citizens last year More than two months before Hurricane Melissa struck, municipal officials in Petit-Goâve had warned the government of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé about the dangers posed by the La Digue River. The Fils-Aimé government did nothing, and the hurricane killed 43 people…

The institution, located at the entrance to Limbé, preserves some of the oldest traces of the history of Haiti and the Caribbean linked to the Arawaks, the Taínos, as well as the Spanish colonists Lire cet article en français At the entrance to the commune of Limbé, in the north of the country, a visibly deteriorated building, with cracked walls and no fence, stands along National Route No. 1. Inside, dozens of precious artifacts dating back to the pre-Columbian period are displayed in…

Around a hundred individuals sanctioned for corruption, drug trafficking, and collusion with gangs continue their activities in Haiti and elsewhere, with little concern   Lire cet article en français Sanctioned for corruption by the United States, former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe owns a company actively operating in Florida three years after the announcement of American sanctions against him. This year, he launched a public offensive against his « detractors, » threatening…

Haiti does not lack data institutions. It has a national geospatial center, a statistics institute, a territorial planning committee, an environmental information system, and a civil disaster protection map. What it lacks is having these tools working as an integrated system in service of the local governments that needs them most. Visit their websites today and you will find blank pages, broken links, and a phrase that has become the quiet verdict on the Haitian state’s relationship with its…

More and more Dominican employers are turning to immigration officers in order to withhold and steal the wages of undocumented Haitian workers   Lire cet article en français Leer este artículo en español When Charlensky Woodens Charles, an employee on a construction site run by the Bisonó company in Hato Nuevo, Dominican Republic, asked for his wages at the end of November 2025, his supervisor’s response was immediate: a threat to report him to migration authorities. Frustrated and powerless,…

Two sisters — Rose Anne Derly and Ruth Naïka — lost their lives in the crush that killed more than twenty people at Milot in mid-April. Nearly a month after the tragedy, the justice system has still not identified those responsible Lire cet article en français When Noël Servil brought his two daughters to Milot on April 11th, the pastor hoped to show his children — aged sixteen and ten — Haiti’s most iconic monument. The eldest, Rose Anne Derly, had finished first in the ninth-grade exams in…

The school of a juvenile detention center in Haiti has achieved an almost perfect pass rate on official 9th-grade exams for around fifteen years. The minors, some of whom are suspected of crimes, are calling for the opportunity to continue their studies Lire cet article en français The elementary school of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Minors in Conflict with the Law has, for about fifteen years, maintained a near-perfect success rate in Haiti’s official Ninth Fundamental Year exams.…

Police officers are accused of opening fire on a vehicle carrying foreign agents. A child was injured in the incident, according to a witness Lire cet article en français A gray armored vehicle driven by foreign agents was struck by at least four rounds on its side and rear. Its right rear tire was also punctured on Saint-Cyr Street on April 11. Police officers from an intervention brigade in Port-au-Prince are accused of shooting at the vehicle, which bore a Haitian Army license plate. Placed…

The United Nations is standing by the conclusions of its reports on cases of sexual abuse and exploitation involving Kenyans in Haiti Lire cet article en français The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is maintaining the conclusions of its investigative report on the four “substantiated” cases of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of the Kenya-led Multinational Mission in Haiti. The UN says it transmitted these cases to the mission’s commanders. But Kenyan authorities…

AyiboPost spoke with the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti last Friday Lire cet article en français What do the United States want in Haiti? This question ran throughout AyiboPost’s interview with the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti, Henry T. Wooster. The interview, recorded on April 10, 2026, covers in particular security issues, the embassy’s relations with the current government and the private sector, as well as the United States’ long-term vision for Haiti. Wooster has more than thirty years…

Witnesses told AyiboPost how the tragic events of that Saturday unfolded. The State seemed to be the only institution unaware of the wave of young people preparing to celebrate at Haiti’s most iconic monument—an event loudly promoted through car loudspeakers and widely shared online Lire ce texte en français When the 24-year-old young artist arrives at the entrance of the Sans-Souci Palace on April 11 around eleven in the morning, to take part in an activity at Citadelle Laferrière, a dense…

The Milot municipality is accusing a TikToker of promoting an unauthorized event that turned tragic this Saturday Lire ce reportage en français An activity not approved by the Milot municipality ended in tragedy this Saturday in northern Haiti. The mayor, Joseph Wesner, reports at least thirteen deaths, mainly among young people, caused by asphyxiation. Around ten other victims are receiving care at the local hospital, in an area that has been in blackout for at least a decade, according to the…

Authorities in Artibonite denounce to AyiboPost the lack of leadership within the police and the absence of a clear strategy to counter this gang alliance introduced at the beginning of April. Lire cet article en français More than a week after the bloody offensive by the “Baz Gran Grif” gang in Jean Denis, 1st communal section of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite, the armed group is extending its grip as far as Dessalines. The Haitian National Police claims to be supported by the Anti-Gang Task…

These cases, deemed “substantiated” following an investigation conducted by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), were referred to the force’s command for appropriate action, according to a UN report obtained by AyiboPost Lire cet article en français  Four cases of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) were documented in Haiti in 2025. These cases, deemed “substantiated” following an…