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News Haiti: What the ending of the U.S.’ Temporary Protection Status could mean for Haiti

Published on: Friday 03 July 2026
What the ending of the U.S.’ Temporary Protection Status could mean for Haiti
News source: https://globalvoices.org/2026/07/04/what-the-ending-of-the-u-s-temporary-protection-status-could-mean-for-haiti/

Haiti remains gripped by armed violence [...] and a profound humanitarian crisis [and] the Supreme Court has given a green light to treat hundreds of thousands of Haitian families as disposable.” ...

News Haiti: Despite Crippling Poverty, Haiti Is Quietly Switching The Lights On

Published on: Wednesday 01 July 2026
Despite Crippling Poverty, Haiti Is Quietly Switching The Lights On
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2026/07/01/despite-crippling-poverty-haiti-is-quietly-switching-the-lights-on/

How solar mesh grids are quietly electrifying rural Haiti—connecting thousands of households despite gang violence, poverty and political crisis.

News Haiti: North Miami celebrates Haitian culture at the Compas Festival. Take a look

Published on: Sunday 17 May 2026
North Miami celebrates Haitian culture at the Compas Festival. Take a look
News source: https://www.aol.com/articles/north-miami-celebrates-haitian-culture-151605000.html

The Haitian Compas Festival showcases the richness of Haitian culture through food, music and art by promoting Haitian heritage.

News Haiti: Iran and Haiti qualified for the World Cup but face U.S. travel bans, affecting fans

Published on: Friday 15 May 2026
Iran and Haiti qualified for the World Cup but face U.S. travel bans, affecting fans
News source: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5770562/iran-and-haiti-qualified-for-the-world-cup-but-face-u-s-travel-bans-affecting-fans

Countries like Iran and Haiti have made the World Cup but are on a U.S. travel ban list. What does that mean for those countries and the fans of those countries?

News Haiti: Haiti’s new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations

Published on: Thursday 23 April 2026
Haiti’s new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations
News source: https://apnews.com/article/un-haiti-gangs-force-deployment-chad-elections-018012db35203b8f4e26e0383f9cbbc4

The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti’s violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, and Chadian troops have already deployed in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

News Haiti: Leader of UN-backed force and first Chadian troops arrive in Haiti as deployment begins

Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026
Leader of UN-backed force and first Chadian troops arrive in Haiti as deployment begins
News source: https://haitiantimes.com/2026/04/02/un-backed-haiti-gang-suppression-force/

Jack Christofides, the new leader of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF), arrived in Haiti on Wednesday with a Chadian advance team to prepare for the arrival of more troops this month. This deployment signifies an important step toward shifting from the Kenyan-led mission to a broader multinational effort to combat escalating gang violence, officials said.

News Haiti: Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?
News source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/americas/haiti-gang-violence-gsf-un-mission-intl-latam

Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the gangs that have brought life to a standstill.

News Haiti: Haiti's first Olympic cross-country skier celebrated by crowd after jubilant finish in men's skiathlon

Published on: Sunday 08 February 2026
Haiti's first Olympic cross-country skier celebrated by crowd after jubilant finish in men's skiathlon
News source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/haitis-first-olympic-cross-country-skier-celebrated-crowd-after-jubilant-finish-mens-skiathlon

Meet Stevenson Savart of Haiti, the Caribbean nation's first cross-country skier to compete at the Winter Olympics.

News Haiti: Team Haiti forced to remove ‘controversial’ figure from uniform at Winter Olympics

Published on: Tuesday 10 February 2026
Team Haiti forced to remove ‘controversial’ figure from uniform at Winter Olympics
News source: https://www.nj.com/sports/2026/02/team-haiti-forced-to-remove-controversial-figure-from-uniform-at-winter-olympics.html

Team Haiti sent two athletes to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, although it is what they are wearing that is making the most waves for their team for the winter games. Originally, the two ...

News Haiti: Gangs launch large-scale attack in Haiti’s central region

Published on: Sunday 30 November 2025
Gangs launch large-scale attack in Haiti’s central region
News source: https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/gangs-launch-large-scale-attack-in-haitis-central-region/

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homesRead More

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 ...