Insecurity remains one of Haiti’s main challenges. Hebdo24 follows daily the actions of armed gangs, Haitian National Police (PNH) operations, the role of foreign forces and the gang suppression force, population displacement and the consequences for residents of Port-au-Prince and the provinces.
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September 7, 2025: Laurent Saint-Cyr’s First Month as a “Wasted Opportunity”
One month into Laurent Saint-Cyr’s tenure as the rotating president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), the private sector representative has yet to deliver any significant initiatives to steer the…
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L’Artibonite in Blood: The Prime Minister’s Office Prefers Political Theater
Blood Flows Again in L’Artibonite: The Prime Minister’s Office Prefers Political Theater Blood flowed again this Saturday in L’Estère, in a department of L’Artibonite that has become the grim symbol…
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Oloffson Hotel Fire: A Memory Destroyed by Armed Gangs and the Absence of the State
On the night of July 6-7, 2025, the Oloffson Hotel, an iconic landmark in Port-au-Prince, was ravaged by a fire attributed to armed gangs operating in the capital. This jewel…
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Bluntly, Kémi Séba Blames the United States as the “Main Culprit” in Haiti’s Security Crisis
Beninese pan-Africanist activist Kémi Séba, on a visit to Haiti since May 28, has called on Haitian gang leaders to stop the violence against the population and turn against those…
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Alix Didier Fils-Aimé’s drones, an ineffective “political bluff” in the fight against banditry
The Primature’s use of explosive drones against armed gangs had raised hopes among the population. However, by politicizing his approach and excluding the Haitian National Police from the task…
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Almost two months at the head of the CPT, Fritz Alphonse Jean is heading for failure
Since his inauguration on March 7, 2025 as head of the Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean has inherited a country on the brink of collapse. Almost two…
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Haiti in the face of tyranny: A call for popular resistance
Today, Haiti is plagued by unbearable violence under the domination of armed gangs. The State, far from protecting its citizens, collaborates with this barbarism, betraying its people. The brutal repression…
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Port-au-Prince Marriott Hotel to close on April 30, 2025
The Marriott Hotel in Port-au-Prince, which has been in operation since 2015, will close on April 30, 2025 due to the deteriorating security situation in Haiti, marked by the increase…
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DCPJ: The investigation that reveals elite complicity with organized crime
Today’s Haiti is faced with a dark and alarming reality, illustrated by the in-depth investigation carried out by the Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire. The charges brought against public…
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Haiti: Popular demands are the last line of defence against total collapse
Port-au-Prince is now under siege, dominated by gangs. With 85% of the city under their control, the inhabitants live in constant fear, where every move can turn into a veritable…
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Fight against armed gangs: Fritz Jean’s “war budget” adopted!
Meeting in ordinary session on Monday, the Council of Ministers, chaired by the President of the Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean, adopted an investment budget described…
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Haiti, a ghost state under the thumb of predatory elites
The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse (2021) revealed the collapse of Haiti, a victim of predatory elites and foreign interference. Power is monopolized by a mulatto and foreign minority, who…
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The Prime Minister in tears for the Dominican Republic, but unable to recognize the gravity of the national situation
Recently, a shocking video circulated, showing gang leaders roaming freely through the streets of Mirebalais. This spectacle raises crucial questions about the competence and morality of our leaders. The Prime…
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A series of activities organized in memory of Dr Monferier Dorval
August 28, 2020- August 28, 2021. It’s already been a year since the former president of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association was assassinated in front of his home, a pèlerin, in…
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Haiti declares 15-day state of siege, says Claude Joseph
A few hours after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on the night of July 6-7, 2021 at his private residence, Mr. Claude Joseph, Acting Prime Minister, in an…
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Haiti: President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in his private residence
President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated early this morning at his private residence in Pèlerin 5. His wife Martine, wounded in the attack, was rushed to a hospital in the…
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Sogebank branch in Martissant vandalized
In a note published on Tuesday 22 June 2021, Sogebank officials confirmed that the Martissant branch had indeed been vandalized. This branch has been closed since June…
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Réginald Boulos appeals for help for Martissant residents
The inhabitants of Port-au-Prince’s 3rd district are facing one of their most difficult moments. For a week now, rival gangs have been clashing and ruling as they see fit.…
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Fantom 509 does not act in the interests of the USA
The American Embassy in Haiti has described the Fantom 509 police as a “criminal organization”, particularly following the incident on Monday that led to the death of a UDMO officer.…
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PNH operation: 5 policemen killed, Haiti is outraged
The death of the Haitian police officers killed during an operation in the village of Dieu on Friday, March 12, has plunged Haiti into indignation. A hashtag #FreeHaiti has…
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Haiti, a hell for its people!
It’s sickening and revolting to see how Haiti has become a cancer for its sons and daughters. Haiti, a land where solidarity once reigned. The ancestors lived as brothers…
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A desperate population faced with a “failed state
As Haitian journalist and blogger Fanel DELVA so aptly put it: the life expectancy of a Haitian is 24 renewable hours. The new formula: See you tomorrow or later,…
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At least 4 people shot by “400 Mawozo” gangs
4 people were seriously injured by projectiles this morning, March 3, 2021, in Ganthier in an armed attack perpetrated by bandits grouped under the name “400 mawozo”. The bus…
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March in Port-au-Prince: The Haitian people demonstrate what was needed
Very early this Sunday morning at 10 a.m., the demonstrators gathered at several assembly points, notably at the airport crossroads, known as Carrefour Résistance, and at Champs de Mars.…
