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Haitians mourn victims of drone attack in gang-controlled slum
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians attended a collective funeral Saturday for eight people killed in a drone attack last month in a gang-controlled slum in the capital Port-au-Prince. On Sept. 20, explosive drones targeting a...

Haiti’s Patriotic Congress for National Rescue is skeptical of new UN-backed anti-gang force
Overview: The United Nations Security Council’s creation of a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to replace the Kenya-led mission (MSS) was hailed by Haitian leaders and welcomed by international partners. However, Haiti’s Patriotic Congress for...
Haiti - Diplomacy : 3 new ambassadors accredited to Haiti
Haiti - Diplomacy : 3 new ambassadors accredited to Haiti 04/10/2025 10:30:08 On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, at the Villa d'Accueil, Laurent Saint-Cyr, President pro tempore and Coordinator of the Transitional Council (CPT), accompanied by other...
Two Major Advances for Haiti
Haiti - Health Diplomacy : Two Major Advances for Haiti 05/10/2025 10:31:03 The Government announces two major advances for Haiti in national and regional health diplomacy. Haiti has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Pan American...
The USA puts pressure on Haitian political leaders (video)
Haiti - FLASH : The USA puts pressure on Haitian political leaders (video) 05/10/2025 09:23:06 On Saturday, October 4th, 2025, upon returning from New York, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Henry T. Wooster, during an interview with Mike Hankey, Senior...

Government shut down over ‘dance workshops for male sex workers in Haiti’?
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy took to the Senate floor Friday and laid out a list of projects he said Democrats are insisting be restored before they agree to reopen the federal government. Senate Democrats...

Global nod for Kenya: UN strengthens Haiti mission under Nairobi’s command
New Mandate Gives Kenyan-Led Force Teeth to Confront Worsening Gang Violence October 5, 2025: Kenya has scored a major diplomatic win after the United Nations Security Council approved an expanded and more powerful international mission to restore...

Stephen King Tells JD Vance All He Has to Do to Reopen the Government
Stephen King is talking to the wrong guy. He wants the Jewish dude with the glass and the sombrero who heads the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer. Try as they might, the Democrats can't shake the "Schumer shutdown" handle. Some clowns, like Gov. Tim...
Haiti - Diaspora : A new office to facilitate obtaining police certificates
Haiti - Diaspora : A new office to facilitate obtaining police certificates 03/10/2025 10:03:38 Kathia Verdier, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, in collaboration with the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police, has opened a new office...

Trump And The UN’s New ‘Gang Suppression Force’ Will Invade An Already Occupied Haiti
Above photo: President of Haiti’s “Transitional Presidential Council” Laurent Saint-Cyr accompanied by his wife Marie France Saint-Cyr alongside Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. On September 30th, the UN...

Kenya secures global backing for expanded Haiti Security Mission
Kenya has won rare international recognition after the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a new 5,550-strong Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to stabilize Haiti, replacing the smaller Kenyan-led mission that has struggled to...

Barbados welcomes UN resolution creating gang suppression force for Haiti
8 Barbados and other CARICOM member states have welcomed a UN Security Council resolution creating a new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) of up to 5 500 personnel to deploy to Haiti. This resolution, passed on Monday, is designed to support ongoing...

John Kennedy blasts Dems for CR proposal that funds male prostitute cooking classes in Haiti, pride parades in Lesotho
Kennedy pointed to a series of foreign aid initiatives, which included millions of dollars for circumcisions and vasectomies in Zambia, and funding for transgender programs in Nepal. During the third day of the ongoing government shutdown on...

White House lowers Canada’s trade expectations for Trump’s meeting with Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s tariffs during his visit to Washington on Tuesday, facing pressure at home to secure a trade win.However, the White House did not indicate it would ease up on its...
MSF says Haiti sinks deeper into a crisis as health facilities close
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The non-government organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said Friday that as the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, sinks deeper into a crisis marked by violent clashes between armed groups and police forces, there...

American Apparel & Footwear Association Responds To Lapse Of AGOA And Haiti HOPE/HELP Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 1, 2025 — The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is expressing its deep disappointment that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement...
A Haitian-Quebecer sentenced in Quebec for terrorism
Haiti - FLASH : A Haitian-Quebecer sentenced in Quebec for terrorism 04/10/2025 09:35:47 On Wednesday, October 1st, the Quebec Superior Court sentenced Gérald Nicolas, a Canadian of Haitian origin, to five years in prison for leaving Canada to...

Today in history: Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti, leaving devastation and over 1,000 dead
Overview: On Oct. 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti, delivering a catastrophic blow to the country’s southern region. The Category 4 storm killed more than 1,000 people, displaced tens of thousands, and caused widespread...

Sen. Kennedy Just Exposed More Absurd Things Democrats Shut Down the Government For
The Schumer Shutdown is dragging into the weekend, with neither side budging. Republicans pushed for a straightforward continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November, but Democrats chose to hold the line for their wish list...
CMCFeature-CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Caribbean strongly rallies behind Haiti during General Assembly debate