Haiti

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Haiti, Haiti Liberté, Francês
2026-04-30 18:36:51
« Ce dont nous avons besoin, ce n’est pas de riz, c’est du travail », ont-ils déclaré catégoriquement à la face du ministre des Affaires sociales et du Travail, Marc Élie Nelson Le dimanche 26 avril 2026, le ministre des Affaires sociales et du Travail, Marc Élie Nelson, a effectué une visite dans le Grand-Nord  et plus particulièrement  dans la deuxième ville du pays, le Cap-Haïtien.  Il était accompagné de Michel Casséus, représentant du Fonds d’Assistance Économique et Sociale (FAES), de Jhony Raphaël, Directeur Général de la Caisse d’Assistance Sociale (CAS), ainsi que des membres de la délégation gouvernementale. Au centre, le ministre des Affaires sociales et du Travail, Marc Élie Nelson, au Cap-Haïtien. Le ministre avait apporté avec lui une grande quantité de kits alimentaires — riz, pois, spaghettis, huile, entre autres — destinés aux habitants de certains quartiers, donnant l’impression que l’État venait leur faire la charité. C’est...
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Haiti, Haitian Times, Inglês
2026-04-30 18:35:25
CAP-HAÏTIEN — After years of complaints about trash overrunning the country’s second largest city, the Haitian government launched Konbit Ayiti Zewo Dechè, or “Zero Trash Collective” in Cap-Haïtien April 25. However, residents say, the inaugural tidying of a beachfront area is not enough, especially since recent rains exacerbated waste-related blockages that have disrupted daily life.  “The konbit could work but if they don’t put trash bins the streets will always be dirty,” Peterson Forges, 30, said. “We need to throw away plastics in different bins and need garbage trucks to come pick them up. We can make so much from plastic bottles like chairs, sandals, brushes.” “They don’t really have a clear plan to change things,” Forges added about Konbit Ayiti Zewo Dechè. About 50 workers and government officials had kicked off the nationwide cleanup at The Litoral, a stretch of beach near the Cap-Haïtien International Airport. Minister of Environment...
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Haiti, Haiti Liberté, Francês
2026-04-30 12:23:38
De facto Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé: “Is it legal for a de facto government, with no popular mandate, to commit the State for such long periods in such complex contracts that cost the public treasury so much money?” (Français) In Haiti, political transitions are a very lucrative business for their leaders. This has been going on repeatedly for 40 years, but with de facto Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé taking the reins, corruption and illegality have reached new heights. ​The tactics employed are too outrageously brazen to ignore. They aim is to blame everything on smuggling, insecurity, and “gangs.” This corrupt government has been very tricky and might have been able to pull off their swindle without a hitch. But Haitian citizens have begun to take notice of these long-term contracts, involving strategic sectors of Haiti’s economy, awarded to foreign firms for exorbitant sums in their names. ​The...
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Haiti, Haitian Times, Inglês
2026-04-30 12:22:36
Overview: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others, a decision that could affect more than a million migrants and reshape immigration policy. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, one in a series of immigration cases the high court is considering against the backdrop of the president’s far-reaching immigration crackdown. The government is appealing lower court orders that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from quickly ending temporary protected status (TPS) for people from Haiti and Syria. If the justices agree with the Trump administration, authorities could potentially strip protections from up to 1.3 million people from 17 countries, exposing them to possible deportation. The court has sided with the administration before and allowed the...
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Haiti, Haiti Liberté, Francês
2026-04-30 06:02:50
Le Premier ministre, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et les membres du Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP). Dès le retour à Port-au-Prince, durant un Conseil des ministres réalisé à la sauvette au Palais national sous la présidence du Conseiller-Président Leslie Voltaire le jeudi 6 octobre 2025, deux importantes décisions ont été prises : mettre fin à l’existence du Comité de pilotage de la Conférence Nationale, ce qui a entrainé la suspension immédiate du processus de la réforme constitutionnelle, donc du référendum sur le texte final de la nouvelle Constitution et changer le mandat des membres du CEP. Signalons que cette décision a été prise sans avertir l’institution électorale qui, jusqu’au vendredi 10 octobre suivant, restait en attente de la communication officielle de la présidence de la République. En effet, après l’annonce de la suspension du processus de la réforme constitutionnelle et la modification du mandat du CEP et la non réaction de celui-ci, la...
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Haiti, Haitian Times, Inglês
2026-04-30 06:00:38
Overview: Protesters in Vertières, near Cap-Haïtien, blocked Route Nationale #1—a key national highway linking Haiti’s south to the north—for the second time this week, demanding repairs to a deteriorating road and a failing irrigation canal that has repeatedly caused flooding. They vowed to continue protesting until the government begins work to repair potholes on the road and unclog the canal. CAP-HAÏTIEN — Protesters in Vertières say they will continue blocking Haiti’s Route Nationale # 1 until authorities begin repairs to a deteriorating road and fix a clogged irrigation canal that residents say is causing repeated flooding Residents blocked the highway on April 28 for the second time in two days, and warned they are preparing to return, saying that recent government action, digging out the canal, does address the root cause of the problem “We can’t be afraid to die,” said a protester who identified himself as MC Bob. “If...
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Haiti, Haiti Liberté, Francês
2026-04-29 23:30:18
Le tribunal fédéral Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Durant tout le procès sur l’assassinat de Jovenel Moïse, je suis assis chaque jour dans la salle d’audience du Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse. Et, à mesure que les heures s’empilent comme des pièces à conviction, une impression diffuse se cristallise en certitude : ce procès ne raconte pas seulement un crime. Il en démonte la mécanique intime. Premièrement, une distinction s’impose, nette, indispensable. Le tribunal fédéral américain ne juge pas l’assassinat dans sa totalité. Il en isole une tranche précise, celle qui relève du droit des États-Unis. Autrement dit, il ne juge pas l’événement dans son intégralité, mais la portion du complot qui a transité par des circuits américains. Dans cette logique, les chefs d’accusation deviennent lisibles : a) Complot en vue de commettre un meurtre ou un enlèvement à l’étranger : il s’agit ici de l’intention, de la planification, de...
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Haiti, Haitian Times, Inglês
2026-04-29 23:28:24
Overview: Scores of immigrants, advocates and supporters rallied outside the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments over the Trump administration’s attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. The case centers on whether the Department of Homeland Security followed required legal procedures in its decision to end TPS. WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s past derogatory statements calling Haiti a “s**hole” country and blaming Black and brown immigrants for “poisoning the blood of America” and having “bad genes” came back to haunt government lawyers on Wednesday as they defended the administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. Meanwhile, scores of immigrants, their advocates and other supporters held a pro-TPS rally outside of the country’s highest court as the justices heard arguments from the government defending the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial decision to end TPS.  The main issue is where DHS, under then-Secretary...
Haiti, Haiti Liberté, Francês
2026-04-29 16:59:05
Depuis le coup d’État sanglant du 17 octobre 1806, une classe politique, descendante des instigateurs et assassins de l’empereur Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Fondateur de l’État d’Haïti, dirige le pays. Jusqu’à nos jours, elle gouverne le pays à dessein de combattre le peuple, piller la nation et se rendre complice du capitalisme européen d’abord et de l’impérialisme américain ensuite. L’intérêt de ce mode de gouvernement est à l’opposé de celui de la collectivité, s’agissant d’une exploitation efficace des masses laborieuses. C’est en ce sens que depuis l’origine la majorité populaire est assujettie à une oligarchie économique et politique qui confère au pays son caractère scandaleusement dépendant et rétrograde. Le pays et le peuple haïtien n’ont jamais confronté pire ennemi que cette classe politique traditionnelle. Si le pays est bloqué et n’avance plus, c’est parce que le vers demeure dans le fruit, c’est-à-dire, le virus se dissimule dans son propre sang qu’il finira par le...
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Haiti, Haitian Times, Inglês
2026-04-29 16:57:48
Overview: Haiti’s Court of Appeal has ordered clergy from the Episcopal Church and former officials to stand trial in a 2022 arms trafficking case, reversing an earlier ruling that found insufficient evidence. On July 14, 2022, police found weapons, ammunition and fake cash in containers belonging to the Episcopal Church of Haiti at Port-au-Prince customs. An initial 2023 ruling found insufficient evidence against the Church. The case, however, was reopened in 2025, leading to a reversal despite the institution’s continued denials—claiming it’s the victim of a criminal network exploiting its name. PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s Court of Appeal has ordered several clergy members of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, along with former senior government officials, to stand trial in a high-profile arms and ammunition trafficking case dating back to 2022. The decision, issued April 28, reopens one of the country’s most closely watched cases, nearly four years after police seized a...
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