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The Haiti electoral council tells parties and candidates not to campaign before it sets the official period, as the 13 December first round draws near. The post Haiti Electoral Council Warns Parties Against Campaigning Before 13 December Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.
Security force members deployed to Haiti have struggled to make progress against criminal groups as violence continues.
Haiti has been rocked by gang violence in recent years. The post UN Security Council votes to extend Haiti gang suppression force appeared first on Latin America Reports.
Haiti inflation slowed to 17.0% in August, official data show. The central bank kept its main rates unchanged as food prices and gangs still weigh. The post Haiti Inflation Slows to 17% but Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold appeared first on The Rio Times.
Haiti explained for foreign readers: an appointed prime minister governing alone, gangs holding most of the capital, a UN-authorised force at one-fifth strength, seven years of economic contraction and a first national vote since 2016 set for December. The post Haiti Explained 2026: The Gang Crisis, the Transition, the Economy and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.
Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise have been taken to Florida to stand trial, US officials said on Sunday. Moise, 53, was shot dead on July 7, 2021 at his private home by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries. His security detail did not intervene to protect him. “Today’s multi-location and international arrests underscore the FBI’s continued commitment to bringing all participants in this plot to justice,” FBI (Federal...
Haiti election 2026 nears its December second round as gangs still hold most of Port-au-Prince. Investors see regional risk rising without a credible vote. The post Haiti Transitional Council Collapses as Gangs Hold 90 Percent of Port-au-Prince appeared first on The Rio Times.
A US deportation flight landed 101 people in Cap-Haïtien while Washington's own advice tells Americans not to travel to Haiti at all. The post US Deportation Flight Lands 101 People in Haiti appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church near Haiti’s capital on Sunday to bury victims of a brutal gang attack that killed at least 47 people and left more than 50 others kidnapped. The killings have renewed fears that worsening violence is undoing fragile security gains.