Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation's long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year.

As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United Nations to consider a peacekeeping mission. Macron met on

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday with TV5 Monde that a date for the Caribbean nation's long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov.

Even a three month stop has very severe negative consequences around the world and in Haiti, for saving people’s lives and for preserving U.S. credibility, U.S. soft power.”

Leslie Voltaire acknowledged that the election plan amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence and worsening humanitarian situation is ambitious.

Patricia Ann Labuda, a longtime Rockville, Maryland resident and member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Derwood who dedicated her life to service and advocacy in her community and in Haiti, died Oct. 10, 2024, in Miami. She was 81.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.

Aid groups are increasingly seen as protecting the gangs, leading them to become targeted by the police and self-defence groups.

For Constant, art-making is a statement of resistance within the context of Haiti's extreme political and economic instability.

The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police.

Miami police are investigating a double homicide after they said two people were found dead inside a home in Little Haiti on Wednesday.

Corruption and money laundering continue to undermine prospects for stability in Haiti, while enabling trafficking and organized crime.”