The Citizens’ Organization for a New Haiti (OCNH) honored three university students on February 4, 2024, for their winning proposals to combat electoral corruption during the second edition of its national essay competition. Held at a hotel in Pétion-Ville, the ceremony drew Haitian officials and international diplomats, spotlighting youth-led solutions to a crisis that has…
A brutal attack by armed groups in Kenscoff, a commune near Pétion-Ville, Haiti, has left nearly 150 people dead and over 100 homes burned to the ground, according to a preliminary report by the Fondation Je Klere (FJKL), a Haitian human rights organization. The foundation condemned the massacre as a “preventable tragedy,” accusing Haitian authorities…
The Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Migration (DGM) reported the expulsion of more than 30,000 migrants in January 2025, the majority being Haitian nationals, as part of a sweeping crackdown on irregular migration and human trafficking networks. The move comes amid heightened regional instability, with Haiti grappling with gang violence and a potential surge in…
In a recent statement, Mario Andresol, Haiti’s Secretary of State for Public Security, expressed optimism about the country’s security situation, citing a new police strategy aimed at harmonizing efforts, implementing a clear plan, and utilizing resources more efficiently. Andresol’s optimism comes despite the country’s escalating violence and humanitarian crisis. According to Human Rights Watch, Haiti’s…
The potential withdrawal of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding from Haiti is not merely a budgetary adjustment—it is a death sentence. With 75% of the country’s health expenditures tethered to this aid, the collapse of Haiti’s already fractured healthcare system is imminent. Hospitals will shutter, vaccines will vanish, and preventable diseases will surge….
UNITED NATIONS — The United States has abruptly suspended funding for a beleaguered United Nations-backed security mission in Haiti, officials announced Tuesday, dealing a critical blow to international efforts to curb rampant gang violence that has pushed the Caribbean nation to the brink of state collapse. The U.S., previously the mission’s largest donor, had pledged…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A new contingent of Salvadoran soldiers arrived in Haiti on Thursday, bolstering a beleaguered multinational security force tasked with dismantling criminal gangs that have plunged the Caribbean nation into a spiral of violence and instability. The deployment underscores escalating international efforts to stabilize Haiti, where armed groups now control nearly 80% of…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has initiated deportation flights sending undocumented immigrants detained in the U.S. to the military detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday, marking a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. Leavitt, in an interview with Fox Business Network, confirmed that at…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – In a dramatic cross-border takedown, Haitian police have arrested Maria Estela Fajardo, the Dominican owner of the notorious nightclub “La Patrona”, following an INTERPOL-led manhunt tied to the disappearance of a minor and allegations of a sprawling sexual exploitation ring. The arrest, confirmed by Haiti’s National Police (DGPNH) in a fiery Monday…
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba / PALM BEACH, Florida — In a coordinated effort to address border security and immigration enforcement, the Biden administration has deployed U.S. military personnel to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay while Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out targeted operations in Florida, resulting in the arrest of dozens of undocumented immigrants with criminal…
