Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation slashes critical aid in Haiti, report says

Haiti jazz festival is rare respite for violence-racked capital

Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans.

‘Haiti is not dead!’: Moonlight Benjamin fuses Vodou and rock in US return

By William FarringtonHOLYOKE, Mass. — Moonlight Benjamin’s lyrics are sung in Haitian Creole and speak to a Haitian audience, but the powerful juxtaposition of melody and rhythm in her music appeals to listeners on a visceral level. Almost from the moment she walked on stage at De La Luz Soundstage on a quiet Sunday, the polite reserve of the audience dissolved. Her melodies — inspired by Vodou, grounded in Haitian traditional music, and backed …

More than 72 hours after the offensive of the armed gangs in Mirebalais, the security forces are still unable to regain full control of this city. The bandits have sow terror in this area, they have burned down several houses, including those of former parliamentarians. Several thousand families have had to abandon their homes in the face of gang violence in order to take refuge away from the city centre of Mirebalais.

Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation slashes critical aid in Haiti, report says

A new report has found that thousands of Haitians have lost access to resources including seeds, loans and medical care after the Trump administration began to dismantle a U.S. foundation that helped the troubled Caribbean country.

The French Institute in Haiti (IFH) remains closed until further notice. The certification tests originally planned will be reprogrammed, but no new date has yet been communicated, it has been learned this Saturday, April 5, 2025. The IFH invites the candidates concerned to remain attentive to its official channels of communication, where the updated information concerning the new timetable and the procedures to be followed will be published. Th…

Thousands of Haitians have lost access to resources, including seeds, loans, and health care, after U.S. President Donald Trump's government began dismantling a U.S. foundation that was helping the afflicted Caribbean country, according to a new report issued on Friday.