The Haitian Times

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s Capital Bank has gradually reopened its banking network after several days of disruptions that left customers unable to access services in person and online.

Editor’s note: This story is part of our “Today in History” series, where The Haitian Times revisits pivotal moments that shaped Haiti and its diaspora.

PORT-DE-PAIX — Residents and local officials gathered in Haiti’s Northwest capital Monday to honor Gen.

In the film “Testigo,” a Dominican woman whose home was raided by Dominican immigration agents crosses the Dominican mountains toward Haiti in search of her child who was deported.

Two journalists who were trained and worked with The Haitian Times are among five winners of the ninth edition of the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie’s (OIF) Best Young Journalist Award in Haiti.

Savannah Savary, an heiress to two sugarcane-fueled businesses whose multifaceted interests span across Haiti’s economic, politics, social and cultural sectors, says she intends to seek Haiti’s presidency and is in talks with a political party to official…

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Four Salvadoran soldiers serving with Haiti’s U.N.

Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat’s novel “Dèy” has been named a finalist for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction, placing her latest work among five books competing for one of the United States’ major literary honors.

A friend of mine in Europe recently remarked that many people survived the Holocaust because someone took action to protect them.

Editor’s note: This story is part of our “Today in History” series, where The Haitian Times revisits pivotal moments that shaped Haiti and its diaspora.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Former President Joseph Michel Martelly registered online on Friday as a presidential candidate with Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), bringing the number of candidates registered for the upcoming elections to 16.

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani led more than 100 elected officials from across New York state in calling on parking garage and lot owners to bar U.S.

NEW YORK — At one high school on Long Island, 17 Haitian students bound for college at graduation last spring, with scholarships to boot, are choosing not to attend because they fear venturing out.

Editor’s Note: This article uses a pseudonym for the student portrayed to protect their privacy and safety, per The Haitian Times policy on handling sensitive stories that may cause harm if the identities of the people were to be revealed.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A United Nations group has accused a former mayor of Arcahaie, Rosemila Sainvil Petit-Frère, of financing gang leaders, laundering money and leaking confidential information about planned police operations to members of the Viv Ansanm coa…

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A United Nations group has accused former Haitian Senator Jean-Charles Moïse of exercising significant political and economic control over the country’s lucrative glass eel trade and leading an illicit export network linked to broader smu…

PORT-DE-PAIX — Residents in Haiti’s Northwest Department have welcomed the opening of a new education office in Jean-Rabel, saying the move will make government services easier to reach for communities that have long had to travel miles to Port-de-Paix for

The Dominican Republic has retracted a ban imposed on Haiti’s national soccer team, allowing the team to continue playing in the country as a visitor but barring it from using Dominican facilities as a host nation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella said Tuesday that his government will provide legal assistance to the 17 former soldiers— members of the Colombian commando— accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previo…

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has postponed the start of the official electoral campaign and extended the deadline for candidates to register and submit required documents to Oct. 31, adding new uncertainty to an already lon…

Former Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and her allies announced they’d picked a new party chair at a late-night Zoom vote Sunday evening that appears to be in violation of multiple court orders.

Haiti qualified for the 2026-2027 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals Sunday despite a 2-0 loss to Los Ticos Costa Rica, at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica, finishing second in Group A with nine points and advancing to the knockout…

Pierres Ronal Bel shared that he hasn’t been able to sleep since viewing the body of his son Pierre Damas Bel, who died by suicide after walking in front of a trailer truck.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A language feud has erupted on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, fanning deep resentments over colonialism and perceived racism and classism.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day.

Editor’s Note: This article, originally published on Oct. 02, 2024, is being republished from The Haitian Times archives to share the story of the Parsley Massacre and the survivors’ plea for justice.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kidnappings are on the rise in Haiti, with gangs increasingly targeting high-profile people and launching mass abductions as the country pushes to hold long-awaited presidential elections.

The Dominican Republic has barred Haiti’s national football team from playing at Dominican sports facilities following disturbances at a Concacaf Nations League match between the two countries.

From a pending U.S. asylum claim to experienced professionals and younger applicants, four hypothetical profiles show how different circumstances can lead to very different Canadian immigration strategies.

American missionary Maylon Foshee is scheduled to return to federal court Oct. 12 after being charged with illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti, where authorities allege the 23-year-old Louisiana man sexually abused children while working as a miss…

On a recent September afternoon, Haitian American artist and designer Daveed Baptiste turned a SoHo storefront into his own version of a New York City block for a three-day pop-up and Converse showcase centered on his Spring/Summer 2027 collection.

Haiti delivered a dominant 4-1 victory over its Hispaniola neighbor, Dominican Republic, in one of the most anticipated soccer matches Thursday night at Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo.

FORT-LIBERTÉ — Haiti and the Dominican Republic meet Thursday night in a sold-out Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium match that carries more than three points at stake.

Jean Ernest Muscadin, the Miragoâne public prosecutor, has registered his candidacy for Haiti’s presidency under Fòs Chanjman Nasyonal (FCN), adding one of the country’s most polarizing security figures to a presidential race taking shape amid widespread…

Gilbert Bigio, the mogul who built one of Haiti’s largest private business empires, died Tuesday in the United States, according to local daily Le Nouvelliste.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S.

GONAÏVES — A shooting spree in Haiti’s Artibonite Department Monday left at least 14 people dead, including 11 civilians and three suspected members of the Kokorat San Ras armed gang, who were fatally wounded in Dosni, a locality in Gros-Morne’s third com…

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United Nations Security Council voted Tuesday to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for another six months, through March 31, 2027—instead of the previously requested two-year extension—as armed gangs continue to

Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing in the troubled Caribbean nation are still awaiting trial in Miami.

The French Académie Goncourt has removed Haitian Canadian author Thélyson Orélien’s novel C’était ça ou mourir” from consideration for France’s prestigious Goncourt Prize as allegations that he used artificial intelligence to write the book have been foll…

More than 211,000 Haitian migrants who crossed the U.S.

Haiti’s men’s national soccer team continued its strong start under new coach David Badía on Sunday, defeating Costa Rica 2-0 for its second straight victory in the 2026-2027 Concacaf Nations League tournament.

Haiti has trained more than 2,000 police officers this year under the government’s P4000 initiative, putting it more than halfway toward its goal of training 4,000 officers by the end of the year, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé said during high-level