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Freedom of Expression: FJKL Calls for the Withdrawal of CPT Decree Deemed “Liberticidal”

Freedom of Expression: FJKL Calls for the Withdrawal of CPT Decree Deemed “Liberticidal”

Second National NGO Forum Takes Stock and Maps the Future of a Changing Sector

Second National NGO Forum Takes Stock and Maps the Future of a Changing Sector

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs Inaugurates Its New Premises

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs Inaugurates Its New Premises

CESRS Members Installed: A Step Forward Worth Celebrating?

CESRS Members Installed: A Step Forward Worth Celebrating?

Haitian State Launches Higher Education and Research Reform with CESRS Installation

Haitian State Launches Higher Education and Research Reform with CESRS Installation

Hélène Roos Reflects on the European Union’s Commitment in Haiti

Hélène Roos Reflects on the European Union’s Commitment in Haiti

Trump Hails Machado’s “Magnificent Gesture” After Being Offered Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Trump Hails Machado’s “Magnificent Gesture” After Being Offered Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Freedom of Expression: FJKL Calls for the Withdrawal of CPT Decree Deemed “Liberticidal”

Freedom of Expression: FJKL Calls for the Withdrawal of CPT Decree Deemed “Liberticidal”

The Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL) is sounding the alarm over the decree adopted on December 18, 2025, by the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) “regulating the exercise of freedom of expression and providing for the prevention and repression of defamation and press offenses.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs Inaugurates Its New Premises

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs Inaugurates Its New Premises

The Haitian government has purchased the “Gala Tower” building to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs (MAEC). The inauguration ceremony took place on Thursday, January 15.

Haitian State Launches Higher Education and Research Reform with CESRS Installation

Haitian State Launches Higher Education and Research Reform with CESRS Installation

The members of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Council (CESRS) were installed on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

CESRS Members Installed: A Step Forward Worth Celebrating?

CESRS Members Installed: A Step Forward Worth Celebrating?

The members of the Council of Higher Education and Scientific Research (CESRS) were sworn into office on Wednesday, September 14, at Villa d’Accueil, in the presence of members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), including its coordinator Laurent Saint-Cyr, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the Minister of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), Augustin Antoine.

Second National NGO Forum Takes Stock and Maps the Future of a Changing Sector

Second National NGO Forum Takes Stock and Maps the Future of a Changing Sector

Thirteen years after the first edition, the MPCE is organizing the second National NGO Forum at the Hôtel Montana, with the aim of assessing the sector, debating its challenges, and promoting cooperation and inclusion.

Hélène Roos Reflects on the European Union’s Commitment in Haiti

Hélène Roos Reflects on the European Union’s Commitment in Haiti

During a visit to the offices of Le Nouvelliste on January 15, 2026, the Ambassador of the European Union to Haiti, Hélène Roos, took stock of her diplomatic career and of European action in the country, in a context marked by profound political, economic, and security challenges.

Trump Hails Machado’s “Magnificent Gesture” After Being Offered Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Trump Hails Machado’s “Magnificent Gesture” After Being Offered Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed the “magnificent gesture” of Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, who presented him with the medal from her Nobel Peace Prize during their meeting at the White House.

Venezuela’s Interim President Floats a Partial Reform of the Oil Law

Venezuela’s Interim President Floats a Partial Reform of the Oil Law

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, on Thursday mentioned a “partial reform” of the oil law in a speech before the National Assembly, less than two weeks after the U.

Haiti Signs Border Control Contract with Evergreen-Led Consortium

Haiti Signs Border Control Contract with Evergreen-Led Consortium

The draft contract between the Haitian State and the firms Evergreen, Alex Stewart International, Ense Group, and SecuriPort, for a duration of ten years aimed at helping strengthen security at the border with the Dominican Republic and at the country’s ports, is on its way to the Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Litigation (CSCCA), Le Nouvelliste learned from a government source.

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After the Armored Vehicles, a Vacuum? The Mistake Haiti Must Avoid in Bel-Air

After the Armored Vehicles, a Vacuum? The Mistake Haiti Must Avoid in Bel-Air

United States Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

United States Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas Steps Back from Political Mediation Efforts

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas Steps Back from Political Mediation Efforts

PNH Steps Up Offensive, Targets Jimmy Chérizier’s Stronghold

PNH Steps Up Offensive, Targets Jimmy Chérizier’s Stronghold

Haiti Signs Border Control Contract with Evergreen-Led Consortium

Haiti Signs Border Control Contract with Evergreen-Led Consortium

Maulik Radia: “Effective Border Management Makes It Possible to Address Several Key Challenges”

Maulik Radia: “Effective Border Management Makes It Possible to Address Several Key Challenges”

Education Reform: MENFP Launches Preparatory Workshops Ahead of National Conference

Education Reform: MENFP Launches Preparatory Workshops Ahead of National Conference

From Disaster to Insecurity: Health Services in Decline in Haiti

From Disaster to Insecurity: Health Services in Decline in Haiti

Labadie to Remain Closed, Highlighting Haiti’s Security Challenges

Labadie to Remain Closed, Highlighting Haiti’s Security Challenges

Maulik Radia: “Effective Border Management Makes It Possible to Address Several Key Challenges”

Maulik Radia: “Effective Border Management Makes It Possible to Address Several Key Challenges”

The president of the Association des industries d’Haïti (ADIH), Maulik Radia, interviewed by Le Nouvelliste, discussed the key challenges of effective border management. He responds to Le Nouvelliste’s questions in a context marked by a contract project approved by the government with a consortium of international firms to help strengthen security at the country’s borders and enhance the capacity of customs to collect revenues and combat smuggling, and on the eve of an agreement between the government and employers’ associations, including the ADIH, on facilitating processes that support national production, with a particular focus on customs operations.

PNH Steps Up Offensive, Targets Jimmy Chérizier’s Stronghold

PNH Steps Up Offensive, Targets Jimmy Chérizier’s Stronghold

The offensive by the Haitian National Police (PNH) in neighborhoods controlled by criminal groups continues.

What Will Happen on February 7, 2026?

What Will Happen on February 7, 2026?

These days, there is a sense of excitement in the air.

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas Steps Back from Political Mediation Efforts

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas Steps Back from Political Mediation Efforts

Amid criticism and a positive reception, the announcement by Monseigneur Pierre-André Dumas indicating that he accepted to play the role of mediator among Haitian stakeholders to find an alternative to the CPT became the political diversion of recent days.

After the Armored Vehicles, a Vacuum? The Mistake Haiti Must Avoid in Bel-Air

After the Armored Vehicles, a Vacuum? The Mistake Haiti Must Avoid in Bel-Air

“The Mexican Syndrome” Is Lurking: Why the Atomization of Gangs Is Worse Than Their Concentration If the State Does Not Build Peace

United States Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

United States Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

The United States announced on Wednesday the freezing of all visa procedures for 75 countries, as part of the immigration crackdown launched by Donald Trump since his return to power.

Education Reform: MENFP Launches Preparatory Workshops Ahead of National Conference

Education Reform: MENFP Launches Preparatory Workshops Ahead of National Conference

The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) launched, this Wednesday, the preparatory workshops for the National Conference on the refounding of Haiti’s education system.

Royal Caribbean Extends Suspension of Labadie Stops Through End of 2026

Royal Caribbean Extends Suspension of Labadie Stops Through End of 2026

Royal Caribbean has canceled additional port calls scheduled at Labadee, its private destination in Haiti, through the end of 2026 for security reasons, according to an article published on the Royal Caribbean blog on Monday, January 12, 2026.

Haiti Joins Convention to Safeguard Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflicts

Haiti Joins Convention to Safeguard Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflicts

In a decree dated April 29, 2025, the President of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean, announced the instrument of acceptance and accession of Haiti to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, including its implementing regulations and two protocols. By acceding to this convention, for which UNESCO is the depositary, the country commits to protect, safeguard, and respect cultural property in times of armed conflict.

CNSA Warns That Widespread Insecurity Is Undermining Food Security in Haiti

CNSA Warns That Widespread Insecurity Is Undermining Food Security in Haiti

Authorities Inaugurate Hinche–Saint-Raphaël Stretch, Kick Off Saint-Raphaël Bypass Project

Authorities Inaugurate Hinche–Saint-Raphaël Stretch, Kick Off Saint-Raphaël Bypass Project

Security Operations: PNH Seizes 33 Firearms and Over 12,000 Rounds of Ammunition

Security Operations: PNH Seizes 33 Firearms and Over 12,000 Rounds of Ammunition

Cap-Haïtien Boulevard Demolitions Discourage Private Investment, Says Ives Marie Chanel

Cap-Haïtien Boulevard Demolitions Discourage Private Investment, Says Ives Marie Chanel

Jean Coulanges: Two Lives, One Death

Jean Coulanges: Two Lives, One Death

Leslie Voltaire Confirms the CPT Will Step Down on February 7

Leslie Voltaire Confirms the CPT Will Step Down on February 7

Political Mediation: Did the Catholic Church Mandate Pierre-André Dumas?

Political Mediation: Did the Catholic Church Mandate Pierre-André Dumas?

January 12, 2010 Commemoration: The Haitian State Calls for Unity and Resilience

January 12, 2010 Commemoration: The Haitian State Calls for Unity and Resilience

Sixteen Years After the Earthquake: What Lessons Have We Learned?

Sixteen Years After the Earthquake: What Lessons Have We Learned?

Former Haitian Prime Minister Rosny Smarth Passes Away

Former Haitian Prime Minister Rosny Smarth Passes Away

Agronomist Rosny Smarth, a former Prime Minister of Haiti, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Port-au-Prince.

Justice Minister Enforces Protective Measures Against Sanctioned Individuals

Justice Minister Enforces Protective Measures Against Sanctioned Individuals

In a letter addressed to the Government Commissioner at the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince, Frantz Monclair, dated Monday, May 12, 2025, the Minister of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), Patrick Pélissier, issued clear directives aimed at implementing precautionary measures against Haitian citizens targeted by United Nations and foreign sanctions.

President Leslie Voltaire Visits France to Bolster Franco-Haitian Relations

President Leslie Voltaire Visits France to Bolster Franco-Haitian Relations

The President of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Leslie Voltaire, as part of his official visit to Europe, which began on January 23, 2025, arrived in France this Tuesday, January 28, for a 48-hour stay.

$4.1 Billion in Unrequited Transfers Recorded in 2024

$4.1 Billion in Unrequited Transfers Recorded in 2024

For the year 2024, remittance inflows to Haiti surpassed the $4 billion mark, revealed the governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Ronald Gabriel, during his participation in the program Grands rendez-vous économiques on January 2, 2025.

UEH Sees Spike in Registrations, But Accommodation Challenges Persist

UEH Sees Spike in Registrations, But Accommodation Challenges Persist

The State University of Haiti (UEH) has seen an increase in enrollments compared to the previous year. As some UEH entities await their entrance exams, the number of enrollments as of December 5, 2024, stands at 26,691, marking a 93% increase compared to the 2023-2024 academic year.

Two Videos Offer a Glimpse into the Quirky World of Certain Political Leaders

Two Videos Offer a Glimpse into the Quirky World of Certain Political Leaders

Two short videos, one from Cap Viral News and another, unmarked, went viral on social media on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Armed Group Seizes Malpasse Customs Post, Forces Out Officers and Hijacks Goods

Armed Group Seizes Malpasse Customs Post, Forces Out Officers and Hijacks Goods

The Malpasse customs post is under the control of heavily armed individuals who stormed the premises last Friday, a source close to the General Customs Administration (AGD) told Le Nouvelliste on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Gangs Shut Down the Varreux Terminal Once More

Gangs Shut Down the Varreux Terminal Once More

The Varreux oil terminal was not operational on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Le Nouvelliste has learned.

U.S. Court Sentences 400 Mawozo's Joly Germine, aka Yonyon, to 35 Years in Prison

U.S. Court Sentences 400 Mawozo's Joly Germine, aka Yonyon, to 35 Years in Prison

Joly Germine, 32 years old, originally from Croix-des-Bouquets, was found guilty on Saturday, May 17, 2025, by a federal jury in the District of Columbia for his role in orchestrating the hostage-taking of 16 American citizens, including five children, in 2021.

In Jacmel, Leslie Voltaire Emphasizes Civic Engagement for Sustainable Development

In Jacmel, Leslie Voltaire Emphasizes Civic Engagement for Sustainable Development

So, Long Live February 7?

So, Long Live February 7?

Prime Minister Fils-Aimé Assures That 2026 Will Focus on Security and Elections

Prime Minister Fils-Aimé Assures That 2026 Will Focus on Security and Elections

Haitian TPS Faces Ongoing Uncertainty in the United States Ahead of 2026 Deadline

Haitian TPS Faces Ongoing Uncertainty in the United States Ahead of 2026 Deadline

Cap-Haïtien: From One State of Anarchy to the Next

Cap-Haïtien: From One State of Anarchy to the Next

2026 National Carnival to Be Held Under the Theme “Haïti Devant”

2026 National Carnival to Be Held Under the Theme “Haïti Devant”

Several Buildings Demolished Along Cap-Haïtien’s Boulevard

Several Buildings Demolished Along Cap-Haïtien’s Boulevard

Renowned Singer Dieudonné Larose Has Passed Away

Renowned Singer Dieudonné Larose Has Passed Away

CARICOM Urges Haitian Actors to Agree on an Alternative Before the CPT’s Mandate Ends

CARICOM Urges Haitian Actors to Agree on an Alternative Before the CPT’s Mandate Ends

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