editorial

Vèvè and Cécé: Celebrating the Best of Haiti

After Soupe Joumou, Cassava, and Compas of Haiti, the Ministry of Culture and Communication is working with Haiti’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO to have the Vèvè Tracing inscribed on the List of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

School Dropouts Due to Insecurity: A Major Catastrophe in the Making

School dropout—the fact that children no longer attend school—adds to the problems of an exhausted education system, incapable of providing quality training.

Artisanat en Fête Is Back

Since 2007, year in and year out, the Artisanat en fête fair has missed only one single meeting with the public.

When Our Institutions Are Confronted with Their Limits

What are our institutions for? This question takes on its full meaning in the current context, where Haitian institutions are struggling to play their role.

We Must Take Security Challenges More Seriously

In this edition, Le Nouvelliste is publishing articles devoted to security.

Compas: A Beautiful Invention Made for Dancing Close

One of the most beautiful definitions of the rhythm invented by Nemours Jean-Baptiste is the following: “Compas is the harmony of two bodies.

Meetings on Haiti Scheduled This Week in New York and Washington

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé took part on 9 December 2025 in a meeting in New York with the countries willing to contribute financially or militarily to the Gang Suppression Force.

The Slow Road to Security

Two hundred and thirty enlisted men from Kenya arrived on Monday, 8 December 2025, at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s Journey to the 2026 World Cup Has Begun

This Friday, December 5, 2025, was draw day in Washington for the teams that secured their tickets to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Mexico, Canada, and the United States of America.

Celebrating 80 Years of the French Institute in Haiti

My first visit to the French Institute dates back to 1975.

Haitian Leaders and Foreign Influence: Between Posturing and Imposture

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Two Showcase Cities in Ruins: Pétion-Ville Mirrors Cap-Haïtien’s Decay

The closeness between Pétion-Ville and Cap-Haïtien is not only due to the hyphen in the spelling of their names.