SportsFootball
Violette AC becomes the first Haitian club to top a Concacaf Caribbean Cup group
The Port-au-Prince club won all four group games to reach the semifinals.
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Haiti news today
The latest Haiti news today: security, the Gang Suppression Force, the Dec. 13 elections, human rights, culture and daily life from Port-au-Prince to Petit-Goave.
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HaitiDiplomacy
Trump nominates Austin Holmes as U.S. ambassador to Haiti
The nomination of the Florida businessman now goes to the Senate.
HaitiElections 2026
Candidate filing opens for Haiti’s Dec. 13 elections, the first national vote since 2016
The OAS urges authorities to bar candidates tied to armed groups as insecurity changes where some candidates can file.
HaitiAgriculture
Haitian farmers demand a say in a $47.9 million agriculture project
Growers say they should help shape a development program meant to support them.
HaitiPress freedom
A journalist, a lawyer and a government official kidnapped within 24 hours
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Wesly Renaud Jean.
U.S.Georgia
Georgia’s elder care system braces for the loss of Haitian caregivers
With TPS gone, advocates warn that older Georgians will lose the workers who look after them.
EntertainmentTribute
Konpa loses André Déjean, founding member of Les Frères Déjean
The band helped define the golden age of Haitian dance music.
U.S.Community
In Southeast Queens, Haitian neighbors build their own safety net
The nonprofit Frè Ak Sè offers health fairs, food aid and financial classes in the spirit of konbit.
U.S.Immigration
Sixth deportation flight since TPS ended brings total returned to Haiti to 529
Thursday's flight to Cap-Haïtien carried 39 people, including former TPS holders and people with open asylum cases.
EntertainmentMusic
Konpa goes continental: how Haiti’s groove became East Africa’s sound of the moment
"Finale" by Kenya's Bien and Tanzania's Ali Kiba put Haitian rhythm on East African charts.
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Brewers lead Dodgers 2-0; Rays and Guardians tied
The National League series moves to Los Angeles. The World Series starts October 23.
WorldVatican
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer after successful surgery
The lower lobe of his right lung was removed. He is expected to stay in the hospital for about a week.
U.S.U.S.
Federal agents search the home of Representative Ilhan Omar
The investigation reportedly concerns immigration paperwork. Omar calls it a weaponization of federal law enforcement.
WeatherHurricane
Hurricane Isaias strikes the Florida Panhandle; hundreds of thousands lose power
The season's first Atlantic hurricane came ashore near Destin as a Category 2 storm. Haiti was not affected.
BusinessEnergy
Trump announces a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel
Zelensky calls it “a weak decision by strong partners.” Analysts doubt Russia can deliver.
WorldNobel Prize
Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African judge Navi Pillay; poet Anne Carson wins for literature
The former UN human rights chief is honored for her work for international law.
U.S.New York
ICE agent shoots a man in New York; the mayor calls it “an outrage”
The man's 5-year-old son was in the car. The shooting is under investigation.
TechNobel Prize
Nobel Prizes: physics honors the South Pole neutrino hunter, chemistry honors “mirror” molecules
Francis Halzen wins the physics prize. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the chemistry prize.