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Ministry of Defense Issues Clarifications as Defamation Action Looms Against Director General

The Ministry of Defense has responded to the corruption allegations leveled against the minister and several senior officials of the ministry.

13,000 Annual Cancer Cases Highlight Gaps in Haiti’s Healthcare System

Nearly 13,000 new cancer cases are recorded each year in Haiti, for a total of 9,000 deaths, according to the 2025 Globocan report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Justice at a Standstill: Uncertainty Persists Over Ending the Prosecutors’ Strike

The strike by substitute government commissioners continues to seriously disrupt the functioning of courts across the country, directly affecting the work of lawyers and leaving many litigants in a state of uncertainty.

What Is Planned for February 7…

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Four-Day Work Stoppage Announced as Clerks Demand Bonus Payments
The National Association of Haitian Court Clerks (ANAGH) has announced a four-day work stoppage nationwide, scheduled from Monday, February 9 to Thursday, February 12, 2026, to protest the non-payment of several financial benefits owed to its members for several months.

Minister Jean Michel Moïse Announces Defamation Lawsuit Against Defense Ministry Director General
The Minister of Defense, Jean Michel Moïse, has announced that he will pursue defamation charges against the Director General of the ministry, Jean Ronel Sistani, who has accused him of corruption.

The Alternative to the Old Clowns of Haitian Politics…
Haiti’s credibility rating—already at its lowest level in decades—continues to sink into the abyss.

Endless Transition and/or the End of Haiti’s Nation-State
“But then, how can one reasonably expect that we take a stand against ominous great men and against their ominous consequences?”
(Jürgen Habermas, in Philosophical and Political Profiles, Karl Jaspers, p.

CPT Succession at Hotel Montana Descends Into a Rush of Candidacies
The Montana Hotel in Pétion-Ville was, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the scene of an unusual burst of political activity.

MSPP Announces 1,941 New Nursing Science Graduates Nationwide
The Ministry of Public Health and Population published, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the results of the national examination granting the right to practice in Nursing Sciences.

Multilateralism in Crisis: What Lies Ahead for Haiti?
Faced with the crisis confronting the current global system, Michel Soukar believes that Haiti can hope to exist within the new world order if it works to refound the State, the economy, and security.

Carlo Julmice and Maguy Florestal Take the Helm of the ANAMAH Executive Board
Seasoned magistrates Carlo Julmice, judge at the Court of Appeal of Cap-Haïtien, and Maguy Florestal, judge at the Court of Cassation, were elected during elections held on Tuesday, February 3, to head the executive board of the National Association of Haitian Magistrates (ANAMAH).