300 Sri Lankans Arrive as Reinforcements

On the night of Wednesday, July 8, 2026, a Sri Lankan contingent landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince to join the Gang Supression Force (GSF). According to our sources, elements from Côte d'Ivoire, among others, are expected in Port-au-Prince in the coming weeks.

4,000 Aspiring Electoral Security Agents in Training

Approximately 4,000 aspiring Electoral Security Agents (ESA) across the country are participating in a training session from July 9 to 11, 2026, organized by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) in partnership with the Haitian National Police (PNH), with logistical support from the Ministry of National Education.

Basketball, Encouragement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJSAC) encourages the national basketball team participating in the FIBA ​​AmeriCup 2029 pre-qualifying tournament, which runs until July 12, 2026, in Georgetown, Guyana. The Ministry extends its best wishes to the national men's 5x5 basketball team. In Group B alongside Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the Cayman Islands. In their opening match, our Grenadiers lost to Barbados 68-91. This Friday, Haiti will face Grenada in their second game.

Digicel : Fiber Optic Repair Complete

"Digicel informs the public that our technical teams have completed the repair of the significant damage to our fiber optic infrastructure on National Road 2, which had affected several services in the southern part of the country. Thanks to the tireless efforts of our technical teams and the collaboration of the authorities, services have been restored and customers can use the network normally. Affected customers will receive compensation for the inconvenience experienced."

Ambassador Mike Waltz at the Vertières base

The United States Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, visiting Port-au-Prince, went to the Vertières military base. "[..] 10 different countries that are now on the ground. They just completed their first operation, clearing out neighborhoods, taking on the gangs, locking up those or even worse that need bad things done to bad people. The bottom line is this is the entire international community coming into Haiti to wrest it from these gangs and to bring stability for the Haitian people. [...]" On his S account, the Ambassador wrote, "Thugs and gangs in Haiti are on notice: The UN-mandated Gang Suppression Force is going to return Haiti to stability, stop the massive flow of illegal immigration into the U.S., and get rid of the lawlessness afflicting the entire region."

Dany expected in Haiti

Dany Laferrière will arrive in Haiti on Saturday, July 11, 2026, for a two-week stay.

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