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Under 7% of Haitian voters registered four weeks before the deadline
Low registration underscores how hard participation will be in December's vote.
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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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Petit-Goâve: hometown of Emperor Soulouque and of dous makòs
A seaside city on the Gulf of Gonâve with history, hills and a famous sweet.
TravelOur home
Petit-Goâve: hometown of Emperor Soulouque and of dous makòs
A seaside city on the Gulf of Gonâve with history, hills and a famous sweet.
HaitiEducation
Haitian government announces $17 million back-to-school aid for families
The package is meant to help about 140,000 parents as classes resume.
HaitiHumanitarian
About 1.5 million Haitians are displaced, half of them children
Deportations from abroad add pressure on communities already stretched thin, rights advocates warn.
HaitiMigration
Nearly 200,000 Haitians forcibly returned in eight months, almost all from the Dominican Republic
A migrant support group warns that Haiti cannot receive and reintegrate so many people.
HealthPublic health
Haiti reports 442 suspected cholera cases as displacement camps strain clean water
Two deaths have been recorded. Health workers urge water treatment and early rehydration.
HealthNutrition
5.8 million Haitians faced acute food insecurity in the first half of 2026
Gang control of roads and farmland keeps food prices high.
HaitiGrand'Anse
Grand’Anse: rural roads rebuilt in Beaumont and Pestel
1,200 meters of road to help farmers get their crops to market.
EntertainmentPageants
Marie Kemlyne Félix represents Haiti at Miss World 2026
She carries the bleu et rouge onto the global stage.
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SportsBaseball
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.