CEP : The referendum will not take place in May

While the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has already submitted a timetable, a budget, and a draft decree for the referendum, the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) has still not published the documents in the official newspaper "Le Moniteur", causing a delay in the process. Consequently, the CEP announces that, in the absence of these publications, the referendum will not take place in mid-May as initially planned, and that it is currently unable to set a new date. If delays continue to mount, there is a fear that the 2025 elections will no longer be possible...

Bandits control part of Christ-Roi

After intense days of clashes with law enforcement, part of Christ-Roi is now under the control of members of the criminal coalition "Viv ansanm."

At least 20 dead in the ranks of the "5 Second" gang

Although the Haitian National Police (PNH) has not released any official figures for the major operation in the territory of the "5 Second" gang led by Chief Johnson André, alias "Izo," on March 15, Pierre Espérance, Executive Director of the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), revealed, "At least 20 bandits were killed, several were injured, and many others fled."

New Ambassador of Haiti to the United States

Lionel Delatour was appointed, by presidential decree of March 12, 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Haiti to the United States Government.

FAD'H : Funeral of the Trazil Brothers

On Monday, March 17, 2025, Presidential Advisor Edgard Leblanc Fils visited Notre-Dame d'Altagrâce Church in Delmas to offer his condolences to the families of two soldiers of the Haitian Armed Forces (FAd'H), brothers Elidson Trazil and Edwing Elira Trazil, killed in combat in Delmas 30 on February 25, 2025. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44366-haiti-flash-two-fad-h-soldiers-killed-in-combat.html The funeral was attended by senior army officers, relatives of the victims, and many local residents who came to pay their last respects.

Food For The Poor Suspends Operations in PAP

Following the kidnapping of two of its employees, who were held captive for three days before being released, Food For The Poor (FFTP - Haiti), which has been operating in Haiti for nearly 40 years, has announced the temporary suspension of its operations at its Port-au-Prince office. The Nippes and Nord offices are operating normally.

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