For months now, Haitians and Haitian-Americans have been sending out cries for help to President-elect Joe Biden and his team to save them from Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse — whom multiple experts have labeled as a dictator, a liar, and the force behind gang-related attacks.
Soccer final clash leaves at least 1 fan dead, others injured
At least one soccer fan was shot dead, in the head, and others were injured in a clash during Haiti’s national championship game Sunday.
Provisional electoral council releases full calendar
The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) released its full calendar via social media Thursday. The constitutional referendum will be held on…
The Haitian Times receives three grants to support pivotal year ahead
In a nod of support to The Haitian Times mission of providing quality news and information about Haitians and Haitian-Americans, three organizations recently awarded grants to the 21-year-old news outlet.
2000 Haitians deported from DR, while public figures demand expulsion
Two hundred public figures in the Dominican Republic signed a petition sent to President Luis Abinader that demands the removal of Haitians from their country.
Gonaïves mayor scolds Haiti’s leaders for not celebrating Independence Day there
Gonaïves’s mayor scolded the Jovenel Moïse administration for not celebrating Independence Day in Gonaïves, Haiti’s City of Independence.
Officials distribute 165,000 barrel of gas to combat shortage
In their fight against the ongoing gas shortage, officials announced that 165,000 barrels of gasoline started to get distributed at stations on Monday.
Corail official accused of sexually abusing girl, 14, at gunpoint
The vice-delegate of Corail, a town in the Grand’Anse Department, has been accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint on Saturday.
In Gonaïves, soup joumou only remnant of squashed independence festivities
Instead, residents of Gonaïves, the very city where Haiti declared its independence on that momentous day in 1804, will commemorate the day in the lower-key manner Haitians overseas mark the day: with a bowl of soup joumou.
COVID-19 testing on hold until kidnapped lab employee is released
National Laboratory employees took to the streets Monday and said they will not conduct any further coronavirus tests until kidnappers release their lab technician colleague.