The Canada Caribbean Institute and Universities Caribbean collaborated for an online screening of the film Madan Sara by Director Etant Dupain. The screening was followed by a discussion panel consisting of: Sandra Wisner, Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law Dr. Sabine Lamour, Professor, Université d’Etat d’Haiti … Continue reading “Madan Sara” film screening
Category: Haiti
Note: we will update this message over the next several days as further information becomes available. Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba are being hit with a potentially Category 5 hurricane. Headlines suggest this could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history. They are going to need more than thoughts and prayers to recover from the effects. … Continue reading Hurricane Melissa: How to help
Nathanael Déralus weeds his cornfield in Léogâne on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Photo by Daniella Saint-Louis for The Haitian Times Despite a half-million-dollar investment in research and innovation to modernize Haiti’s agriculture, the results remain stuck at the Ministry of Agriculture while farmers continue using rudimentary tools by Daniella Saint-Louis Oct. 20, 2025 Overview: A $500,000 … Continue reading $500K in Haiti’s farming mechanization: Promising research shelved and tools unused
by Juhakenson Blaise Oct. 07, 2025 The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Haiti, Henry Wooster, warned Haiti’s transitional authorities that their “positions are not for life,” pressing them to submit a detailed electoral plan Overview: With four months left in Haiti’s transitional government mandate, U.S. diplomat Henry Wooster is pressuring Haitian authorities to set a clear electoral … Continue reading US pressures Haiti transitional government to organize elections
Save the date: October 21, 2025 6:30-8:30 p.m. EDT Click here to register You are invited to join the Canada Caribbean Institute and Universities Caribbean for an online screening of the film Madan Sara by Director Etant Dupain. A Madan Sara or Madam Sara (often called Saras), is a woman in Haiti who buys agricultural produce from farmers, transports it to markets, … Continue reading Film Screening: Haiti’s “Madan Sara”
By EDITH M. LEDERERSeptember 30, 2025 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force with expanded powers to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Panama, will transform the current Kenya-led multinational force into a “Gang Suppression … Continue reading UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to arrest gang members
News release September 23, 2025 - New York City, New York - Global Affairs Canada Canada has been highly engaged with Haiti for decades to promote security, stability, democracy and sustainable development. As part of Canada’s ongoing efforts to support the security situation in Haiti, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced new … Continue reading Canada announces $60 million in funding to support stability in Haiti
September 16, 2025 Robert Fife The Trump administration has urged Canada to play a role in helping to stabilize Haiti, a country that has faced years of political upheaval, escalating gang violence and economic malaise. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told The Globe and Mail Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally raised … Continue reading U.S. asked Canada to play role in stabilizing Haiti
Jamaica and The Bahamas are among the countries that are establishing the group that also includes the United States, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala and Kenya. August 29, 2025 UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the decision by two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries that are part … Continue reading UN welcomes new initiative to improve security in Haiti
Police officers patrol the area near the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) August 28, 2025 By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating … Continue reading ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to replace Haiti’s Kenya-led mission under U.S. proposal