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News Haiti: Fear grips Haiti’s northwest as gangs push violence beyond the capital

Published on: Tuesday 23 December 2025
Fear grips Haiti’s northwest as gangs push violence beyond the capital
News source: https://haitiantimes.com/2025/12/23/fear-grips-haitis-northwest-as-gangs-push-violence-beyond-the-capital/

Residents of Port-de-Paix and Saint-Louis-du-Nord report robberies, assaults and fear as gangs expand beyond Port-au-Prince into more provincial towns.

News Haiti: Cap-Haïtien residents savor soup joumou at Haiti’s Independence Day party | PHOTOS

Published on: Saturday 03 January 2026
Cap-Haïtien residents savor soup joumou at Haiti’s Independence Day party | PHOTOS
News source: https://haitiantimes.com/2026/01/03/cap-haitien-residents-savor-soup-joumou-at-haitis-independence-day-party-photos/

Photos from Haitian Movement for Haitians (MHAH)’s soup joumou giveaway party at Place d’Armes in Cap-Haïtien on Independence Day, Jan. 1, 2026.

News Haiti: Seamstress nears goal for hand-making dresses for children in Haiti

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Seamstress nears goal for hand-making dresses for children in Haiti
News source: https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Seamstress-nears-goal-of-hand-making-dresses-for-children-in-Haiti-521868091.html

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDB7)— A Christiansburg woman who makes dresses for girls at an orphanage in Haiti is getting very close to her goal of making and sending 100 this year. Patricia Dillard made it ...

News Haiti: How Soccer Player Derrick Etienne Jr. Found His Identity With Haiti

Published on: Friday 02 August 2019
How Soccer Player Derrick Etienne Jr. Found His Identity With Haiti
News source: https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/08/02/derrick-etienne-soccer-haiti-red-bulls

"Well, being in America, I wanted to play for the U.S. because, you know, I really didn't see Haiti play on TV," Derrick Jr. says. "I wanted to play at the highest highest level possible. And, you ...

News Haiti: 1 killed, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Little Haiti

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Little Haiti
News source: https://wsvn.com/news/local/1-killed-1-hospitalized-after-shooting-in-little-haiti/

MIAMI (WSVN) - One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after, police said, they were shot in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units ...

News Haiti: Rwanda: National Police Concludes Peacekeeping Duties in Haiti

Published on: Sunday 04 August 2019
Rwanda: National Police Concludes Peacekeeping Duties in Haiti
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908050037.html?bcmt=1

Their operations were mainly in Jeremie. Some of the crucial work that the RNP peacekeepers have done in Haiti includes provision of security in Grande Anse Region, conducting patrols and escort ...

News Haiti: Haiti's only emergency medical helicopter service suspends operations

Published on: Sunday 04 August 2019
Haiti's only emergency medical helicopter service suspends operations
News source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Haitis_only_emergency_medical_helicopter_service_suspends_operations?profile=1228

“The socio-political instability and growing insecurity in Haiti in recent months no longer allows the NGO to provide sufficient security guarantees to its helicopter suppliers, who decided at the ...

News Haiti: Lawsuit filed by Little Haiti resident over new development

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Lawsuit filed by Little Haiti resident over new development
News source: https://www.local10.com/news/local/miami/lawsuit-filed-by-little-haiti-resident-over-new-development

Warren Perry didn't get to give his say on the issue with the city commission because he's a renter not a property owner. He is suing for standing. Whether he gets it or not remains to be seen. Perry ...

News Haiti: Ayiti Chérie! 37 Times Travelers Showed Haiti Nothing But Love

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Ayiti Chérie! 37 Times Travelers Showed Haiti Nothing But Love
News source: https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/travel/haiti-travel-gallery/

On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed the island of Saint-Domingue free and independent from French rule after a successful revolution. Following this triumphant event, the world’s ...

News Haiti: Little Haiti Activist Sues to Stop Massive, Controversial Magic City Development

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Little Haiti Activist Sues to Stop Massive, Controversial Magic City Development
News source: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/little-haiti-miami-activist-sues-over-magic-city-innovation-district-development-11231715

Miami city officials currently seem hellbent on paving over one of the city's last vibrant immigrant communities. Activists in Little Haiti for years have been pushing back against plans to build what ...

News Haiti: University of Miami to Lead National Study on Aging People With HIV

Published on: Monday 29 July 2019
University of Miami to Lead National Study on Aging People With HIV
News source: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/university-of-miami-gets-14-million-grant-to-study-aging-men-and-women-with-hiv-11226556

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases include South Beach, Wynwood, and Little Haiti. Now, as Miami has become the new face of AIDS in America, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ...

News Haiti: Born abroad, serving locally

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Born abroad, serving locally
News source: http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/features/wednesdays_woman/born-abroad-serving-locally/article_2c3104eb-31b2-5921-92cd-aab5b66b6058.html

Collard is a physician ori­ginally from Vietnam and Ambeau is a registered nurse originally from Haiti. The women regularly volunteer at the Community Health Clinic, which provides basic health and ...

News Haiti: Haitian supper fundraiser set for July 30

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
Haitian supper fundraiser set for July 30
News source: https://www.dispatch.com/lifestyle/20190722/haitian-supper-fundraiser-set-for-july-30

SUGARCREEK — Haitian Rice and Beans. Chicken. Spicy cabbage relish. Red beet salad. A simple yet authentic Haitian meal. It was an idea that launched six years ago when Lenord and Trish Bonnegre from Haiti cooked up the first Haitian Supper Fundraiser and served it to the community. Two hundred eighty people attended. "We felt surprised mostly but also excited that there was so much interest in an event like this," was Trish’s response. Trish was raised in the larger Holmes County

News Haiti: Taiwan president lauds friendship with Haiti on state visit

Published on: Saturday 13 July 2019
Taiwan president lauds friendship with Haiti on state visit
News source: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201907140003.aspx

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 13 (CNA) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) praised Haiti as a solid friend while highlighting the partnership with the Caribbean ally on economic, trade and other cooperation projects during a brief stop in the country Saturday.

News Haiti: 2019 Hall of Legends class includes trailblazers, Howard Co. heroes

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
2019 Hall of Legends class includes trailblazers, Howard Co. heroes
News source: https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/hall-of-legends-class-includes-trailblazers-howard-co-heroes/article_dd44a728-a802-11e9-b7be-ab35bf8ad7e2.html

Also in the group is Douglas Vaughn, who for 11 years grew up in Haiti before being adopted by a retired couple ... the Indiana Motorsports Commission, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, NBA All-Star 2021 ...

News Haiti: Haiti officials say PM Lapin has resigned, new PM selected

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Haiti officials say PM Lapin has resigned, new PM selected
News source: https://in.news.yahoo.com/haiti-prime-minister-lapin-offered-185437018.html

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin resigned on Monday, according to a high-ranking government official who asked not to be named, presenting a shakeup at the highest levels of government in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Hours after Lapin's resignation

News Haiti: Haiti’s president names a new prime minister, his fourth in less than three years

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Haiti’s president names a new prime minister, his fourth in less than three years
News source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/haiti-president-names-prime-minister-010110611.html

Haiti's President Jovenel Moise on Monday named Fritz-William Michel prime minister, following the resignation of his predecessor who failed to win parliamentary approval for his government. Formerly an executive in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Michel is Moise's fourth head of government

News Haiti: Haiti's president names new prime minister

Published on: Tuesday 23 July 2019
Haiti's president names new prime minister
News source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/haiti-s-president-names-new-prime-minister_170630?profile=1373

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — President Jovenel Moise on Monday announced Fritz-William Michel, an executive in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as his fourth prime minister since he became head ...