Enhanced Screening of US Visa Holders

The United States Department of State has announced a strengthening of the screening process for US visa holders. This new measure, based on continuous verification, now allows authorities to revoke a visa at any time, based on the holder's behavior or activities.

2026 : Replace the CPT with what ?

CARICOM is making its return to the Haitian political scene. With approximately three months to go until the end of the Presidential Transitional Council's (PTC) term, prominent CARICOM figures have sent a letter to the heads of the sectors represented on the PTC, inviting them to submit their proposals for replacing the Council beyond February 7, 2026. Among the figures contacted are Maryse Narcisse, André Michel, Claude Joseph, Ted Saint-Dic, and Jean-Charles Moise...

Gonaïves: New Government Commissioner

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Me Guiverna Guillaume, Government Commissioner in Gonaïves, was replaced on an interim basis by Me Renable Destina. Me Guiverna Guillaume was transferred as Deputy Government Commissioner to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance (TPI) in Cap-Haïtien.

Petit-Bois Mahogany Forest Destroyered

The organization Ecovert-Haiti has launched an urgent appeal to the Ministry of the Environment and the National Agency for Protected Areas (ANAP) to intervene immediately in the town of Petit-Bois, in the 6th Mathe section of Aquin, where a mahogany forest is suffering serious degradation caused by systematic felling of trees for charcoal production, timber, and other uses, primarily due to the lack of effective monitoring and control measures. These practices threaten the complete disappearance of the forest and the local ecosystem and biodiversity.

Haitian Cocoa at the Paris Chocolate Fair

The Hauts-de-Seine Department is once again participating in the Paris Chocolate Fair. The booth (Pavilion 5.1, booth D70) will showcase the Haitian cocoa industry, supported since 2009 by the Department as part of its international cooperation policy. The program will include tastings of Haitian fermented cocoa, meetings between producers, chocolatiers, and professional buyers, and conferences dedicated to fair trade and agricultural resilience. Salon du Chocolat, October 29 to November 2nd, 2025, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris.

EU Funding

Ms. Hélène Roos, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Haiti, met with Charles Jean Jacques, National Authorizing Officer. The discussion focused on EU funding (Haiti's leading partner) dedicated to cooperation projects in governance, education, road infrastructure, and food security alongside the Haitian people.

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