HaitiEconomy
Haiti adopts a 401.2 billion gourde budget focused on security and elections
Security and defense get 73 billion gourdes, about 18% of the total. Election spending rises to 8.6 billion.
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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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SportsGrenadiers
Haiti vs. Dominican Republic: a match that went beyond sporting rivalry
Update: Haiti won 4-1 in Santo Domingo. Both teams had six points going into the Nations League showdown.
HaitiObituary
Gilbert Bigio, GB Group founder and controversial tycoon, dies at 91
He pioneered steel, energy and the Lafito port, and was sanctioned by Canada in 2022 over alleged support to gangs, which he denied.
HaitiMigration
Ten missing after migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico; two Haitians believed aboard
Authorities say a passenger attacked others with a machete, setting off panic among the 62 people on board.
HaitiElections 2026
Muscadin, the controversial prosecutor facing UN allegations, enters Haiti’s presidential race
The Miragoâne government commissioner, 63, is running under the Fòs Chanjman Nasyonal banner.
HaitiSecurity
UN extends Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force for six months, through March 2027
Resolution 2829 passed 12-0, with China, Pakistan and Russia abstaining. The renewal is shorter than the two years that had been requested.
HaitiArtibonite
At least 11 civilians killed in Gros-Morne after an anti-gang operation
Officials say the Kokorat San Ras gang retaliated after an operation by the Sri Lankan contingent. Four members of one family were among the dead.
HaitiMoïse trial
Martine Moïse breaks down on the stand as a Florida pastor stands trial in the assassination
Prosecutors say Christian Emmanuel Sanon conspired to remove President Jovenel Moïse so he could become president himself.
HaitiEconomy
IMF sees Haiti’s economy shrinking for an eighth straight year
Inflation is expected to ease to about 16 percent, down from more than 32 percent in October 2025.
U.S.TPS
Days of Action in seven states push Congress to restore TPS for Haitians
A coalition of 50 organizations is urging lawmakers to back S. 4814, which would extend TPS for three years.
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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.