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Lawmakers call for Haitian‑led policies and economic opportunities amid serious challenges in U.S. and Haiti
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BIS Adopts ‘50% Rule’: Key Takeaways for Trade Compliance
The Affiliates Rule automatically extends the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List and Military End-User (MEU) List to entities owned 50% or more by entities on either list. On September 29, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...
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Hard Numbers: Earthquake rocks the Philippines, UN expands Haiti mission, Moscow cuts military budget, & More
69: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Cebu, Philippines, late Tuesday night, killing at least 69 and injuring hundreds. The quake caused landslides, building collapses, and power outages in a region still recovering from recent storms. 5,500:...
Owner: Ian Bremmer
From Haiti to Ivy League halls, two scholars turn rivalry into a mission for change
Overview: Two Haitian students — Gil Sander Joseph, a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford, and Wilhem Hector, a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford — share how a teenage rivalry in Port-au-Prince middle school classrooms grew into a lifelong friendship that...
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Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry
As large swathes of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince have succumbed to gang violence, resulting in surges of killings, kidnappings and sexual violence that have forced more than a million civilians to flee from their homes, the Caribbean...
Owner: Jay Penske
Government Shutdown Raises Questions About Status of U.S. Trade Deals
The normally gridlocked traffic in the nation’s capital was notably lighter on Wednesday morning. Stalled Senate negotiations on federal funding prompted a government shutdown that took effect at midnight, with lawmakers from both parties unable...
Owner: Jay Penske
UN Approves Sending Thousands Of Additional Troops To Fight Gangs In Haiti
The UN's Security Council has approved a resolution that significantly expands and transforms a security mission aimed at fighting gangs in Haiti, which control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The unit can now have up to 5,500 uniformed...
Owner: David Jang
US shutdown hobbles Haiti’s textile industry amid stabilization push
By Bloomberg Published October 1, 2025 Just hours after the Trump administration pushed an international “gang suppression force” through the United Nations to stabilize Haiti, US lawmakers gutted the country’s last stable industry. Bloomberg A...
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Government Shutdown Raises Questions About Status of US Trade Deals
The normally gridlocked traffic in the nation’s capital was notably lighter on Wednesday morning. Stalled Senate negotiations on federal funding prompted a government shutdown that took effect at midnight, with lawmakers from both parties unable...
Owner: Jay Penske
iciHaiti - Diplomacy : Discover the Haitian Ambassador to Canada
iciHaiti - Diplomacy : Discover the Haitian Ambassador to Canada 01/10/2025 09:50:19 Anthony Dessources is the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to Canada, a position he has held since September 24, 2025,...
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PAHO and Haiti sign first country cooperation strategy to strengthen health system and expand access to care amid complex challenges
Washington, D.C., 1 October 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Haiti signed the 2026–2028 Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), the first cooperation framework of its kind...
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Caricom backs UN’s resolution to restore peace in Haiti
CARICOM has thrown its support behind a United Nations resolution aimed at restoring peace in Haiti. The UN Security Council Resolution for a UN Support Office and Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti, co-written by Panama and the United States,...
Owner: Trinidad and Tobago Government
Haiti: UNSC votes to bolster forces to fight gangs
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday voted to authorize a significantly larger multinational force to help curb the worsening gang violence in Haiti. The adopted resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Panama, will transform the...
Owner: German Government
UN approves larger force to combat Haiti gang violence
The United Nations Security Council has approved a much larger international security force for Haiti to tackle escalating gang violence in the conflict-torn country. The so-called "Gang Suppression Force" (GSF) will have up to 5,550 police and...
Owner: British Government
Haiti - Diaspora : Call for projects Quebec-Haiti 2025-2027
Haiti - Diaspora : Call for projects Quebec-Haiti 2025-2027 30/09/2025 09:34:18 This call for projects covers the period 2025-2027 and contributes to the implementation of the cooperation agreement between the Government of Quebec and the...
Owner: Joseph Marcellus
A former businessman fosters dialogue with Haitian gang leaders to curb unrest
Four years ago, Louis-Henri Mars went deep inside the Port-au-Prince stronghold of two of Haiti’s most-feared gang leaders, known as Barbecue and Iskar. As he prepared to sit down and speak, Mr. Mars reminded himself of some of the principles he...
Owner: First Church of Christ, Scientist
UN Security Council approves larger security force to fight gangs in Haiti
In the latest international effort to bring peace to Haiti, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved a larger gang-fighting force of police officers and soldiers from around the world to try to stop the killings, rapes and...
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Abinader welcomes UN approval of new Haiti Gang Suppression Force
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Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader celebrated the approval of the new United Nations Gang Suppression Force, which will replace the ineffective Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti. Composed of 5,500 members, this new force...
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What next for Kenya as new Gang Suppression Force takes charge in Haiti?
The United Nations Security Council has backed a resolution, co-authored by the United States of America (US) and Panama, to transition the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) for Haiti into the Gang Suppression Force (GFS). US...
Owner: Samuel Kamau Macharia