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Gros-Morne mayor urges residents to leave gang-controlled areas
The death toll since late September has reached at least 34, the mayor says. A Gang Suppression Force base is being set up in Grépin.
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HaitiNorthwest
Gangs choke National Road 5, and prices soar in the Northwest
Rice, beans, cooking oil and gasoline cost more in Port-de-Paix since the Gros-Morne operation.
HaitiUN report
UN experts describe a fractured Viv Ansanm and gangs ready to sway the elections
Former senator Nenel Cassy, named in the report, calls himself “a pacifist” and denounces political persecution.
SportsFootball
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HaitiElections 2026
Haiti's electoral council drops the rule targeting candidates sanctioned by foreign countries
People sanctioned by the UN are still barred. More than 784,000 voters are now registered.
HaitiEducation
On World Teachers' Day, a Haitian union calls teachers to mobilize over unpaid wages
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HaitiSecurity
Kidnappings rise in Haiti as elections approach
At least 81 people were abducted from April to June, 42% more than in the first quarter, the UN says.
HaitiJustice
American missionary accused of abusing minors in Haiti due back in court Oct. 12
The FBI says three 14-year-old boys were abused in Gonaïves in 2025. He faces up to 30 years in prison.
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.
HaitiOn this day
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, founder of the first Black republic, was born Sept. 20, 1758
The general who declared independence on Jan. 1, 1804, is remembered as the father of the Haitian nation.
HaitiArtibonite
Armed violence forces new displacement in Saint-Marc and Verrettes
The UN migration agency tracked families fleeing the two Artibonite communes between Sept. 12 and 17.
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HaitiElections 2026
Interim mayors who want to run must resign by October 15
The mayor of Delmas is registered for president. For ministers, the deadline has already passed.
HaitiKenscoff
Massillon Jean, the Kenscoff mayor who stayed with his town under gang attack, has died
The pastor had led the commune since 2020. The government praised his courage.
SportsGrenadières
Australia routs Haiti 7-1; Corventina scores Haiti's only goal
Two heavy October defeats before the decisive quarterfinal against Mexico on November 28.
TravelDiaspora
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Two flights a week. The airline leaves Newark on October 20.
U.S.Diaspora
At an Ohio rally, Trump again targets Springfield's Haitians
He repeated his false claim about pets: “I was right.”
HaitiSouth
South: a health center for Coteaux and a cultural management workshop in Les Cayes
Three new centers are to serve 240,000 people in the department.