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Overview: Digicel is facing criticism in Haiti following a third internet outage in less than a month. The telecommunications company attributed the service interruptions to damage to two international fiber-optic…
Overview: A 94-page UN report on Haiti documents extensive diversion of ammunition and military equipment from Dominican police stockpiles in 2024 and evidence that ammunition linked to the Dominican Republic…
Overview: Haitian police say U.S. missionary Thomas Osbeck was detained on Sept. 30 in Cap-Haitien following allegations of child sexual abuse at an allegedly unlicensed orphanage. Authorities reportedly found explicit…
Overview: About 12,000 people gathered at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Oct. 3 and 4 for CultureCon 2026, a festival celebrating Black creativity under the theme “Museum of Us.” The…
Overview: A revised electoral decree reduces Haiti’s registration fees for five candidate categories, except for the presidential fee, which remains at 2 million gourdes—about $15,400—as initially set. The Oct. 6…
Overview: A 94-page report compiled by experts appointed by the U.N. secretary-general examines how gangs in Haiti operate and maintain power through alleged connections with political, economic and security figures….
Overview: Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council has removed a requirement for political candidates to provide certification that they are free from foreign asset freezes, allowing individuals sanctioned by countries such as…
Overview: A federal immigration officer shot Oscar Belgal, 28, in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8. Belgal was treated for a gunshot wound to the…