Florida Supreme Court denies new trial for Haitian American who killed wife and 5 children

Overview: The Florida Supreme Court has denied Mesac Damas’ final appeal. The Haitian American man was sentenced to death for killing his wife and five children in 2009. The case continues to raise awareness around domestic violence, mental health...

PAHO and Haitian government unite to advance health equity and care

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Haiti signed the 2026-2028 Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), the first cooperation framework of its kind between the two, reaffirming their shared...

Dajabón Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Association protest illegal Haitian operators

Dajabón.- The Dajabón Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Association staged a massive protest in front of City Hall to demand stronger enforcement against Haitian drivers allegedly operating illegally in Dominican territory. The demonstrators claimed that...

Haiti is enlisting the help of mercenaries in its battle against gang violence

When state institutions crumble under the weight of chaos, desperate governments sometimes turn to controversial solutions. In Haiti, where gang violence has transformed the capital, Port-au-Prince, into a war zone and left over 5,600 people dead...

Haiti launches dog vaccination drive following rabies deaths

Health authorities in Haiti are turning a series of tragic rabies-related deaths into a public health initiative, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO). -...

Cientos de migrantes salen del sur de México cansados de esperar para legalizar su situación

TAPACHULA, México — Un nuevo grupo de unos 1.200 migrantes partió a pie antes del amanecer desde el sur de México con destino a la capital del país, donde esperan legalizar su situación migratoria y encontrar más oportunidades de trabajo tras una...

CARICOM elated at the UN resolution on Haiti

President of the Transitional Presidential Council of the Republic of Haiti, Anthony Franck Laurent Saint-Cyr, addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin...

Haitians mourn victims of drone strike in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince

Overview: Hundreds gathered in Cité Soleil for the funeral of eight civilians killed in a drone strike on Sept. 20. The attack, which targeted a suspected gang leader, killed nine and wounded 17, including women and children. The source of the...

Haiti mourns victims killed by drone attack targeting gangs in Port-au-Prince

Hundreds of Haitians attended a collective funeral Saturday for eight people killed in a drone attack last month in a gang-controlled shantytown in the capital Port-au-Prince. On September 20, explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader...

Vaccines on Motorbikes: Haiti’s New Rabies Defense.

- Advertisement - Health officials in Haiti, with help from PAHO, are fighting rabies through mass dog vaccination and better public awareness. The campaign follows the death of nine-year-old Jonas, who was bitten by a stray dog in Butête and died...

The U.N.’s Latest Haiti Mission Has Familiar Problems—and a Major Blind Spot

Kenyan police taking part in a U.N.-backed multinational force arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 16, 2024 (AP photo by Odelyn Joseph). Last week, after some debate, the United Nations Security...

Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance

Last July, in the remote locality of Butête, in southern Haiti, nine-year-old Jonas* lost his life to rabies. When a stray dog bit the boy on the leg, the wound seemed minor. Like many families living far from any health facilities, his mother was...

Russian envoy corners PS Korir Sing'Oei on adoption of new Haiti mission

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary (PS) Korir Sing'Oei has once again found himself at a self-made precipice after making remarks on the adoption of the transition in Haiti's peacekeeping mission, which did not please Russia's First Deputy...

Dominican diplomacy works to restore US HOPE/HELP law for Haiti

The Ministry of Foreign Relations has been working overtime to obtain a renewal of the HOPE/HELP laws that had granted special, dutyfree, status of products originating in the unique factory of Codevi in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. The factory is a...

Haiti soccer starlet Pierreline Nazon arrives in Europe to chase her first professional contract 

Overview: Pierreline Nazon, 18, a standout from Haiti’s U-20 women’s national team, begins European trials with FC Sevilla and Viimsi JK, aiming to secure her first professional contract. A prodigy from Port-au-Prince’s Association Sportive...

Haiti’s horizon: from total chaos to open war

Santo Domingo, DR—It might seem like an alarmist headline, but it isn’t. It’s an accurate and powerful prediction of the escalation and extreme confrontation that is coming in Haiti.And the situation in that devastated country has ceased to be a...

Un Supports Haiti To Battle Rabies With Vaccines

Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region, PAHO. Last July, in the remote locality of Butête, in southern Haiti,...

THE HAITIAN RESOLUTION PASSES IN THE UNITED NATIONS

The Bahamas government has welcomed the passage on 1 October 2025 of a United Nations resolution piloted through the Security Council by Panama and the US to turn the represent force in Haiti into a gang suppression force with the powers of a UN...

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti 05/10/2025 10:29:50 On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi of Côte d'Ivoire as...

Opinion – Trump, Race and International Politics

How can we examine US President Trump’s domestic policy and foreign policy through the lens of race? The idea here is not to demonize Trump but to understand him. Many experts tend to describe Trump as transactional, and renowned neo-classical...