Overview:
A visual retrospective highlighting key moments of 2025 across Haiti and the diaspora, as seen through the lens of The Haitian Times photo coverage. This year’s gallery features cultural celebrations, political developments, natural disasters, and diasporic milestones that defined the Haitian experience.
January
(L-R) Paul Beaubrun performs during a live set at globalFEST at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on Jan. 15, 2025. Beaubrun, who played guitar and sang vocals, was joined by his band members in showcasing traditional Haitian rhythms and music. Photo by Bill Farrington for The Haitian Times.
Three Haitian Armed Forces (FADH) officers stand proudly during the flag-raising ceremony, celebrating Haiti’s 221st Independence Day anniversary. Photo by Arnold Junior Pierre for The Haitian Times.
February
(L-R clockwise) A motorcycle taxi transports six children to school in Léogâne at once, including two seated in front of the driver and four behind, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Photo by Daniella Saint-Louis for The Haitian Times.
Some students from Quisqueya College in Léogâne are arriving by motorcycle, while others are already present at the entrance on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Daniella Saint-Louis for The Haitian Times
March
(L-R)Elaborate masks filled the official Jacmel National Carnival Day Parade on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
A frightened infant sits on a pile of wood at the Kenscoff mayor’s office, now serving as a shelter for those displaced by gang attacks. The violence forced around 3,000 residents to flee, including 721 children—358 girls and 363 boys. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times, Feb. 5, 2025.
A view of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue D in Little Haiti, Brooklyn, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Community members say foot traffic and customer activity has declined significantly since immigration arrests began earlier in the month
April
(L-R) A Madan Sara adjusts her vegetables under the scorching sun, ready for another day of sales at Silo market in Delmas 33, Port-au-Prince, on March 18, 2025. Photo Aljany Narcius for The Haitian Times.
Newly appointed president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean, greets a presidential security officer from the USGPN unit of the Haitian National Police (PNH) at Villa d’Accueil, Port-au-Prince, on March 7, 2025. Photo by Arnold Junior Pierre for The Haitian Times.
Jean Chesnel Jean, founder of Ayitika speaks with visitors at Salon Du Chocolat at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on March 23, 2025. Several attendees sampled Ayitika’s chocolates, including a woman celebrating her birthday who enjoyed the guava-flavored dark chocolate, one of the company’s award-winning products. Photo by William Farrington for The Haitian Times.
May
(L-R)A woman bends down to kiss a cross from a reverend at the Saint Clair Church in the Ti Plas Kazo area of Port-au-Prince, on Friday, April 18, 2025. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times.
Luxène Augustin is seen in Mexico City during his break at the Hospital General de Tláhuac parking lot, where he directs traffic and watches over cars, on March 14, 2025. Photo by Annika Hom for The Haitian Times.
June
(L-R)Association Sportive Capoise (ASC) players celebrate a penalty shootout victory over Football Inter Club Association at Parc Saint-Victor in Cap-Haïtien on May 28, 2025. FICA’s goalkeeper rests his hands on his head as the ASC players enjoy the moment. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times.
Association Sportive Capoise (ASC) players celebrate a penalty shootout victory over Football Inter Club Association at Parc Saint-Victor in Cap-Haïtien on May 28, 2025. FICA’s goalkeeper rests his hands on his head as the ASC players enjoy the moment. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times.
A mother getting her makeup done after her hairstyling, manicure, and pedicure during the Bay lanmou, resevwa lanmou youth movement at the refugee camp in Lycée Anténor Firmin, Port-au-Prince, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times .
Firefighters carrying a fire hose during their fight to extinguish a fire at Plux Hotel and Barik Restaurant on The Boulevard road in Cap-Haïtien on May 26, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times.
Audience members delight in front-row views of Miami-based T-Vice performing live at the Life of Hope Haitian Culture Day event at Hillel Place Plaza, Brooklyn, on May 10, 2025. Photo by Allison Hunter for The Haitian Times.
July
(L-R) A selection of books by Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d’Argent—poet, playwright, painter, musician, and teacher—displayed for sale during the 31st edition of Livres en folie. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times.
Marianne and her neighbor, Fanius Augustion, share food during their lunch break on June 24, 2025. Photo by Edxon Francisque/The Haitian Times
(L-R)Trudy Pierre lead vocals, backing vocals, dance and Véronëque Ignace, right. Photo credit: Bill Farrington for The Haitian Times.
Marie Danielle Léonard sits at the entrance of her home in Clercine 22, during a vigil to honor her daughter Dahana Jean, on Friday, July 11, 2025. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times.
A woman and child enter Els Beauty Salon in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
August
(L-R)One attendee of Trashion Show bursting out laughing near the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Cap-Haïtien on Aug. 10, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times.
Jésula Cilus looks at her clothes on the ground and pieces of her bed, destroyed by gangs, as she assesses the destruction that left her home burned down in Delmas 30, on Aug. 28, 2025. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise / The Haitian Times
Thad Jean trades strikes with Logan Storley during the 2025 PFL Welterweight World Championship final. Photo courtesy of the Professional Fighters League
August
(L-R)A woman affectionately looks at her dance partner as the two enjoy each other’s company at Lakay Restaurant in Cap-Haïtien on October 2, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Dancers perform “The Spirit of Haiti” in costumes designed by Michel Chataigne to signify renewal during the New York Carnival parade along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. Photo by Bill Farrington
October
(L-R) A woman affectionately looks at her dance partner as the two enjoy each other’s company at Lakay Restaurant in Cap-Haïtien on October 2, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Residents wade through a flooded stream in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
(L-R)Jasmine Pierre, the mother of the one-month-old boy, Jackson Louis, walks through the funeral ceremony, inconsolable over the loss of her child. Photo by Arnold Junior Pierre for The Haitian Times, November 15, 2025.
An activist honoring the memory of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, taking the opportunity to thank him for granting Haiti independence on the 219th anniversary of his death, Friday, October 17, 2025, at Champ-de-Mars. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian Times
Fans watching a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Haiti and Nicaragua celebrate Haiti’s first goal, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A guest watches a performance during the Ayibobo Masquerade in Paris, held as part of the 2025 Fèt Gede celebration. Photo by Simon Feisthauer Fournet for The Haitian Times
December
(L-R)A Haitian landscape painting was created live in front of the public, who came out in large numbers for the 19th edition of Artisanat en Fête, held in Pétion-Ville on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Photo by Juhakenson Blase / The Haitian Times
Two merchants sit beside their destroyed wholesale goods — including eggs and disposable plates — following the Dumornay market fire on Dec. 11, 2025. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise / The Haitian Times.
Attendants at the community lighting event of Fitgi Saint-Louis’ work “Fanal – Fè Limyè” at the Weeksville Heritage Center on Dec. 6, 2025 after a fanal building workshop. Courtesy of Anthony Artis/Weeksville Heritage Center.
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