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.
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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.
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.
HaitiSecurity
Gang Suppression Force marks its operational launch at the Vertières base
“The State must regain control of its territory,” the prime minister said in Tabarre.
HaitiCarrefour
Carrefour children's centre: six months of back pay and renewed contracts
About a hundred contract workers at the home for vulnerable children are affected.
HaitiUN report
UN experts accuse a former mayor of Arcahaie of funding gangs and leaking police information
Rosemila Petit-Frère disputes the allegations. The report also names a former senator in connection with Miragoâne.
HaitiUniversity
The Public University of the West has its rector
Dr. Ernst Pierre Vincent promises excellence, careful management and outreach to the diaspora.
HaitiFuel
Storage tank damaged at the Varreux fuel terminal; no injuries and no fuel lost
WINECO says deliveries are resuming. The cause was not given.
HaitiSecurity
Gang Suppression Force says it carried out operations in Tabarre and Cité Soleil
The force reports two suspects killed and two arrested. It gave no information on possible civilian casualties.
HaitiKenscoff
UN experts accuse a former Kenscoff lawmaker of ties to gangs
Alfredo Junior Antoine rejects the accusations. He has not been convicted of any crime.
HealthHealth
Twenty-five new midwives graduate in Pétion-Ville
The training is backed by UNFPA and Canada in a country where many women give birth without skilled help.
HaitiKenscoff
In Kenscoff, 1,400 farmers receive tool kits
Watering cans, fertilizer, hoes and rakes for a commune that has been under attack for nearly 21 months.
HaitiJustice
Haiti opens its judicial year; new Penal Code to take effect January 1, 2027
“There is no lasting security without a strong justice system,” the prime minister said at the Court of Cassation.
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.
HaitiSecurity
Haiti passes the halfway mark in its drive to train 4,000 new police officers
More than 2,000 officers have been trained under the P4000 plan; another class is due to graduate in November.
HaitiHuman rights
Rights group says 164 people were killed in two gang attacks on Kenscoff
A new report details the massacres in the farming town above Port-au-Prince and blames police inaction.
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.
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.
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BreakingHaitiArtibonite
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.
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.
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.
TravelDiaspora
Sunrise Airways to fly New York (JFK)–Cap-Haïtien from November 16
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.