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Two Nurses Describe Treating Patients Amid Gunfire in Cité Soleil

As essential pillars of Haiti’s healthcare system, nurses are not always the most visible figures.

Human Rights Official Reports Over 80 Dead in Cité Soleil Violence

The clashes between rival gangs in the northern part of the commune of Cité Soleil left more than 80 dead and around one hundred injured as of Monday, May 11, 2026, according to Fritznel Pierre.

Team of 14 Specialists Carries Out Rare Surgeries at Saint-Antoine Hospital

As Director of Health for the Grand’Anse, Dr. Boutroce Gally Pierre has provided a partial assessment of the measures taken to revitalize the Hôpital Saint-Antoine de Jérémie.

The North’s Health Sector Needs Attention Before a Crisis Erupts

The North Department, through its capital Cap-Haïtien, has become a real source of concern since the dysfunction of Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

Alix Didier Fils-Aimé Visits Facilities of Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé visited the base of the Force de répression des gangs (FRG) in Tabarre on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Haiti Is Not Collapsing, It Is Being Held in Place

In a previous column, I defended the idea that Haiti’s extractive elites are not a moral anomaly but the product of an institutional order that selects them, shapes them, and rewards them.

René Depestre’s Young Angry Haitian Revisited

On the occasion of the 32nd edition of Livres en Folie, René Depestre is the guest of honor of this major event on the Haitian literary scene.

Provisional Electoral Council Says November Elections Possible Under Security and Funding Conditions

During an interview granted to Le Nouvelliste last weekend, the Prime Minister expressed his desire to see the first round of elections organized before the end of the year.

Attorney Frandley Julien Says Dimitri Vorbe Agreed to Deportation to the Dominican Republic

Dimitri Vorbe and the U.

Extraordinary Cabinet Meeting Focuses on National Security

Returning from an official mission to Europe, particularly Italy and the Vatican, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé convened, immediately upon his arrival in Port-au-Prince this Tuesday, May 12, an extraordinary Council of Ministers held in the diplomatic lounge of Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

Large-Scale Sanitation Efforts Begin in Cap-Haïtien Amid Ongoing Challenges

Cap-Haïtien has, for several days now, been undergoing a vast cleanup and dredging operation targeting canals and ravines, mobilizing several public institutions, private companies, and community brigades.

New Haitian Embassy to the Holy See Inaugurated as Three Figures Receive Honors

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé participated, on Sunday, May 10, 2026, in the inauguration of the new premises of Haiti’s embassy to the Vatican.