BreakingHaitiElections 2026
First round of Haiti’s elections pushed back to July 18, 2027
The runoff and local elections are set for October 4, 2027, under the electoral council's revised calendar.
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- The Haitian TimesEpicenter NYC Launches Election Text and WhatsApp Chatbot Epicenter NYC and six URL Media partner newsrooms have launched an AI-powered text and WhatsApp chatbot to help voters access trusted election information ahead of Nov. 3. The post Epicenter…
- The Haitian Times‘Do what you have to do’: Trump backs Bukele’s troop deployment to Haiti The full-scale deployment, approved by the Haitian government, is taking place under a bilateral agreement whose terms have not been made public. It remains unclear how the Salvadoran forces will…
- The Haitian TimesNYC to increase daily Health Bucks benefit for SNAP recipients to $14 in 2027 NYC will raise daily Health Bucks to $14 in 2027. The post NYC to increase daily Health Bucks benefit for SNAP recipients to $14 in 2027 appeared first on The…
- The Haitian TimesKey races Haitian Americans should watch in the 2026 midterm elections | Part II Haitian communities have a stake in key races across five states that could shape immigration policy, TPS protections and political representation. The post Key races Haitian Americans should watch in…
- NPRIt's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes for health insurance shoppers The ACA health insurance marketplaces — find yours at HealthCare.gov — open Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage. Getting an early start may be especially important this year.
- BBC NewsShops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.
- BBC CultureSinger wins The Voice UK after starting her career busking in Cardiff Cate McHugh was congratulated by her coach Sir Tom Jones after she was crowned winner on Saturday.
- BBC SportBritain's Dart wins first WTA title of her career Britain's Harriet Dart caps the best week of her career by beating fast-rising Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger in three sets in Guangzhou.
- Al JazeeraThousands rally in New Delhi to demand India’s election chief resign Hundreds of police, some carrying batons and shields, are deployed around the rally site.
- BBC SportSheff Wed appoint former Stockport boss Challinor Sheffield Wednesday appoint former Stockport County boss Dave Challinor as their new manager.
Haiti
Nouvèl Ayiti chak jou
HaitiCulture
Fèt Gede: what to know about Haiti’s festival of the dead
Bawon Samdi, Manman Brijit, pepper-laced kleren and cemetery processions on November 1 and 2.
LegacyHistory
Six ways Haiti shaped the United States before it was fully formed
From Point du Sable in Chicago to the Chasseurs-Volontaires at Savannah and the Louisiana Purchase.
HaitiElections 2026
Presidential race: Muscadin’s candidacy ruled inadmissible
Documents were missing from his file, including his resignation letter as Miragoâne's chief prosecutor.
HaitiSecurity
In Kreyòl, Bukele tells Haitians El Salvador did not come “to make money”
He says El Salvador pays 90% of the operation, but gives no budget and no withdrawal date.
Legacy & Freedom · Istwa nou
From chains to the first Black republic
In 1791 enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue rose up. Thirteen years later they had defeated Napoleon's army and founded a free nation. That is the story we carry in our name.
1791Bois Caïman and the uprising
1803Victory at Vertières
1804Independence, Jan. 1
U.S.
SportsBaseball
Brewers win the first World Series title in franchise history
A 4-1 win over the Rays in Game 5. Catcher William Contreras is named MVP.
U.S.Health
Job-based health insurance costs keep rising, with little relief in sight for 2027
Workers' share of family coverage reaches $7,471, up 9%.
U.S.United States
Dolores Huerta, champion of farmworkers and civil rights, dies at 96
She co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the slogan “Sí, se puede.”
U.S.Diaspora
FRONTLINE documentary follows Haitians deported after the end of TPS
From Springfield to Port-au-Prince, the film sets U.S. policy against the reality of gang violence.
World
HaitiDiplomacy
Haiti asks Caribbean states for cooperation built on investment, not emergency aid
Foreign Minister Raina Forbin calls for a “paradigm shift” in international aid.
WorldSpain
Spain: at least 68 dead as two high-speed trains collide
A Renfe train hit a stopped Iryo train near Toledo after a signaling failure.
WorldUnited Nations
UN again calls for lifting the Cuba embargo, with the weakest support in 20 years
130 in favor, 17 against and 25 abstentions, down from 165 in favor last year.
HaitiPolice
Haiti’s police chief meets the new head of Canada’s police contingent
Operational capacity and training in new technologies were on the agenda.
Watch & Listen
Gade · Koute
Politics
Politik
Business
Ekonomi ak biznis
Entertainment
Mizik, kilti ak lespò
HaitiPress
Cultural journalist Richard Alexandre, known as Caonabo, shot dead in Delmas
The 38-year-old former Ticket contributor was shot several times overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
HaitiLanguage
On International Creole Day, a call to give Haitian Kreyòl its place online
Spoken by about 12 million people, Kreyòl has gained ground on Google and Facebook, but translators say machines still fall short.
HaitiCulture
For the first time, the state gives the Vodou sector 50 million gourdes
Vodou joins the other recognized religions that already receive a budget allocation.
HaitiLiterature
Dany Laferrière receives the 2026 Prix Athanase-David
The Haitian-Quebec writer is honored for his remarkable contribution to Quebec literature.
Travel
Dekouvri Ayiti
HaitiAviation
Haiti–U.S. airspace is not closed, officials say after a communications glitch
A switchover at the FAA's Miami center briefly cut contact with several Caribbean countries. A Sunrise flight turned back.
TravelTravel
Sunrise Airways launches a Canada–Haiti route, but tickets are not on sale yet
In Montreal, the Haitian Chamber of Commerce of Canada hosted the airline's leaders at its first “Apothéose” meeting.
HaitiLes Cayes
Les Cayes airport plans a longer, wider runway for bigger planes
Flights are now limited to about 30 passengers; the upgrade could allow more than 100.
HaitiDiaspora
Cap-Haïtien prepares the first Diaspora Fair on November 6 and 7
The Tourism Ministry is reinforcing the tourist police, starting at Cap-Haïtien's airport.
HaitiJacmel
Jacmel teams up with its School-Workshop to save the Iron Market and historic houses
Technical assessments are meant to help the town hall win international funding.
Tech
Teknoloji
HaitiRadio centenary
Fritz Joassin, the engineer behind several Haitian radio and TV stations
In 1976 he was working with the firm hired to install Radio Nationale d'Haïti.
HaitiBanking
Capital Bank reopens 17 of 27 branches after weeks of disruption
A ransomware group claims an attack, which is unconfirmed. The central bank bans paying ransoms.
TechEducation
Education ministry moves private school accreditation online
The goal: e-permits for 90% of listed schools by June 2027.
HaitiTelecom
Third internet outage in a month leaves Digicel customers angry
Gunfire may have damaged two fiber-optic cables along National Road 1, the company says.
Sports
Lespò
SportsSoccer
U-17 World Cup: young Grenadiers train in Brazil before Qatar
Friendlies against Fluminense, Flamengo, Botafogo and Brazil U-17. Haiti faces France, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
HaitiArtibonite
From Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye to ACASH: sport and school for young Haitians
Born from a first basketball tournament in 2006, the academy wants to train athletes and citizens.
SportsSoccer
Violette AC beats Portmore 2-1 but is knocked out of the Caribbean Cup
The Old Tiger falls 4-3 on aggregate; Portmore heads to an all-Jamaican final.
SportsFootball
Haiti’s U-14 team invited to France by RC Lens
The CFU Challenge Series champions will spend November 19 to 29 with the French club.
Health
Lasante
Weather
Tan an jodi a
HaitiFloods
Nippes is the hardest-hit department, with 1,767 homes flooded
Corail's hospital under water, two fishermen missing in Les Abricots and collapsed embankments in Les Cayes.
HaitiGrand'Anse and Nippes
In Jérémie and Barradères, rain floods whole neighborhoods
In Corail, the reshaped Congo ravine protected residents.
HaitiWeather
South and Southeast: five dead, ten missing and more than 7,000 homes flooded
Three young people were swept away in Côtes-de-Fer and Thiotte; farms around Jacmel suffered heavy losses.
HaitiWeather
Rains leave four dead, two missing and 3,209 families affected
Deaths in the South, the Nippes and the Grand'Anse. Weather alerts were lifted on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Legacy
Istwa nou
HaitiHistory
When Saint-Domingue supplied more than half the world’s coffee
The “Pearl of the Antilles” owed its wealth to slavery, a system that led to the Revolution of 1791.
HaitiCulture
Ayiti VodouFest returns to Pétion-Ville from October 31 to November 8
Crafts fair, roots-music contest, film nights and concerts under the theme “Rasin Nou se fòs Nou.”
HaitiCulture
Saint-Jean-du-Sud opens its first municipal library
A reading festival, a writing workshop for 30 children and a slogan: put books in my hands.
HaitiTribute
Painter Pierre-Sylvain Augustin, known as Payas, dies at 84
A farmer and then a mason, he took up painting late, in 1992, alongside a master of the Saint-Soleil movement.
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