editorial

Independence Debt: Macron Takes a Small Yet Significant Step

On April 17, 2025, the press office of the Presidency of the French Republic released a “Statement by the President of the Republic on the Relationship Between France and Haiti.

Independence’s Ransom: Haiti and France Have an Appointment on April 17, 2025

On April 17, 2025, from France, President Emmanuel Macron is expected to make a statement regarding the independence ransom — the double debt paid by Haiti to France to avoid another war with its former colonial power.

Is the CPT Trying to Build Peace or Win the War?

The news of the day is grim.

When Tragedy Becomes Routine

The crisis in Haiti has reached such a severe level that nothing is shocking anymore.

France Moves to Initiative on Double Independence Debt

During a visit to Paris in January 2025, President Leslie Voltaire revealed that, on his own initiative, French President Emmanuel Macron had raised with him the issue of the double debt of Independence.

What If the CPT Finally Got to Work?

The Transitional Presidential Council, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and Advisor Smith Augustin have extended their condolences to the people and authorities of the Dominican Republic following the tragedy at the Jet Set club, where the roof collapsed during the night of April 6 to 7, causing the death of at least 184 people and injuring 150 others.