December 5, 2025

Society

Dimitri Vorbe Arrested in the United States

Haiti Chronicle September 24, 2025

Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe, head of SOGENER, was arrested on Tuesday by ICE in the United States; the precise grounds remain to be confirmed, but the case is already sending…

Explosive Drone in Port-au-Prince Reportedly Kills Eight Children

Haiti Chronicle September 24, 2025

Port-au-Prince (Haiti) — At least eight children were killed and several others seriously injured on Saturday, September 20, 2025, after an explosive-laden drone detonated in Cité Soleil, according to local…

Sunrise Airways Suspends Flights to and from Panama

Haiti Chronicle September 23, 2025

Sunrise Airways announced today the immediate cancellation of all flights to and from Panama. The move follows a decision by Panamanian authorities and will remain in effect “until further notice.”…

Northwest Haiti Attacked: Police Station Set Ablaze by “Kokorat San Ras” Gang, Residents in Distress

Haiti Chronicle September 19, 2025

Since midday on Thursday, September 18, heavily armed gunmen from Gros-Morne have attacked the commune of Bassin-Bleu, in Haiti’s Northwest department. The local police station was set on fire, while…

Haiti: The Capital Handed Over to Gangs, Amnesty and IOM Sound the Alarm

Haiti Chronicle September 19, 2025

A recent Amnesty International report harshly criticizes the Haitian authorities for their failure to protect the population amid rising insecurity. The document cites the Labodrie massacre in Cabaret, where more…

Massacre in Cabaret: The State Responds Late in the Face of Horror

Haiti Chronicle September 19, 2025

The massacre in Labodri, in the commune of Cabaret, prompted the government to issue a statement on September 15, 2025, promising an “uncompromising” response. The declaration, though firm in tone,…

Police Station Destroyed in Liancourt: An Open Challenge to State Authority

Haiti Chronicle September 19, 2025

Armed men identified as members of the Gran Grif gang from Savien attacked the Liancourt police station (Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite) on the morning of Monday, September 15, 2025, seized control…

Carnage in Labodrie: more than 40 killed in a brutally violent attack

Haiti Chronicle September 15, 2025

The village of Labodrie, located between Arcahaie and Cabaret, was the scene of a bloody attack on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Heavily armed men left more than forty bodies in…

Release of Irish Missionary and Sainte-Hélène Orphanage Employees After 26 Days in Captivity

Haiti Chronicle August 31, 2025

On Friday, August 29, the Irish government, through Chancellor Simon Harris, confirmed that “Gena and all the Haitians” who were taken hostage on August 3 at the Sainte-Hélène Orphanage in…

Arms Trafficking: Haitian-American Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in the United States

Haiti Chronicle August 27, 2025

Jean Wiltene Eugene, a 57-year-old American citizen born in Haiti and residing in Key West, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by a federal court in Washington for organizing…

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