Police under siege as fire destroys Port-au-Prince’s Hotel Oloffson

Overview: A July 5 blaze reduced the Hotel Oloffson—an icon of Haitian culture—to ashes, but it’s part of a larger pattern: gangs tightening their hold on Port-au-Prince and beyond as Haiti’s police face deadly assaults. Recent attacks killed two...

Haitian family fights back in Port-au-Prince land dispute case

Overview: Daphna Surin, a Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, is raising the alarm over the “arbitrary arrest” of four family members and two neighbors, detained for nearly two months amid a land dispute in a Port-au-Prince suburb. The...

Critical services in Haiti strained amid spike in deportations

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is warning that critical services in the Haitian border town of Belladère are under immense pressure, as a growing number of displaced families and deported migrants...

Southern Tier Riders Rally for Haiti July 12 in Endicott

Get ready to ride for something bigger than the open road. The 5th Annual To Haiti With Love Benefit Ride rolls out on Saturday, July 12, and it's more than just a scenic 90-mile cruise through the Southern Tier. This ride is all about giving...

Daniel DePetris: The strife in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti is easy to miss in our frenetic news cycle

The international news cycle proceeds at such a fast pace these days that we tend to miss some of the significant stories that are bubbling beneath the surface. Many come from the Western Hemisphere, known as America’s backyard. Compared to...

Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand Hotel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs...

Gangs destroy Haiti’s beloved ‘gingerbread’ Grand Hotel Oloffson

Port-au-Prince institution had survived violence, dictatorships and earthquakes since opening in 1930s Aeriel view of the remains of the Oloffson hotel after the blaze Danica Coto and Evens Sanon ©Associated Press Today at 06:30 Haiti’s...

Support for Haiti on food supplies, healthcare to continue: Lai

Taipei, July 8 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday pledged continued support for Haiti, particularly in food aid and healthcare, as the Caribbean nation faces ongoing challenges to public well-being. Speaking during a meeting in Taipei...

Haiti - Justice : «The United States must not return anyone to Haiti» dixit William O'Neill, UN expert

Haiti - Justice : «The United States must not return anyone to Haiti» dixit William O’Neill, UN expert 05/07/2025 10:40:13 Following the official announcement on June 27, 2025, of the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti (TPS)...

Haiti Security Crisis: 90% of Port-au-Prince Controlled by Gangs, UN Warns

The current situation presents a monumental challenge, with gang violence affecting all metropolitan communities and beyond. Jul 5, 2025 Photo: Página 12 July 5, 2025 Hour: 9:34 am The UN reports Haiti’s security crisis is worsening, with armed...

Gangs burn down Haiti’s iconic Hotel Oloffson, host to stars and writers

Haiti’s storied Hotel Oloffson, a favorite haunt of writers and artists that survived dictatorship, coups and a devastating earthquake and was immortalized in novelist Graham Greene’s “The Comedians,” is no more. After months of resisting gang...

Holness Renews Call for Regional Leaders to Tackle Haiti’s Gang Problem

Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness used his opening address as chairman of CARICOM to, among other things, urge regional leaders to redouble efforts to rescue Haiti from the grip of gangsters. Dr. Holness says given that international support has...

Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs...

‘We cannot leave Haiti to the mercy of gangs’ — Holness

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) opening ceremony in St James on Sunday. (Photo Naphtali Junior) ST JAMES, Jamaica — Caribbean Community...

CARICOM Calls for Stronger Global Support for Haiti

Violence in Haiti. X/ @DashDeCosta July 7, 2025 Hour: 11:19 am Jamaica is hosting a two-day summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Monday, when Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley will be passing the group’s rotating presidency to...

CARICOM continues to be worried about Haiti's security, stability - Mottley

CARICOM leaders continue to express concerns about the deteriorating political, economic and security situation in Haiti, which also belongs to the 15-member regional integration grouping. Haiti has been plunged into chaos ever since its...

‘Go back to Haiti!’ Florida garbage company pays $1.4 million in racism lawsuit

While a Florida garbage company denies “intentional wrongdoing,” they’re shelling out $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges management allowed Black and Haitian-American workers to be hit with racist slurs and imagery from co-workers....

UN appoints Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu as New Special Representative for Haiti

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as the new Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). Ruiz Massieu succeeds María Isabel...

Fear, uncertainty lead to emptier streets in Little Haiti

Local businesses in Little Haiti are feeling the brunt of two different Trump administration policies — the upcoming end to Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants in August and a full travel ban placed on Haiti. Many Haitian immigrants...

Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame