Haiti News Announcements

Fake News circulating that Haiti's ministry of Education announced school closings until further notice

There is a fake news circulating on social media that Haiti's Ministry of education announced that school will remain closed across the country until further notice. The minister of education said this is not true. more »

September 26, 2019 11:54 AM

USA lowers Haiti Travel Advisory from Level 4 to Level 3 Tuesday, June 11

The U.S. State Department has reduced its Haiti Travel Advisory from a Level 4 down to a Level 3 travel warning Tuesday. more »

June 12, 2019 6:31 AM

Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka become Adidas' highest-paid female endorser ever

Naomi Osaka, the Haitian-Japanase tennis player who beat Serena Williams at the US Open Grand Slam final, is reportedly about to land the biggest deal Adidas has ever given a female athlete... possibly in the $10 million range. more »

September 21, 2018 6:00 AM

Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka, new brand ambassador NISSAN Motor Company

More good news for Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka... After winning her first Grand Slam title against Serena Williams, Osaka has just landed a sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Nissan. more »

September 14, 2018 8:58 AM

Haitian Barbershops Art, the object of a New York Exhibition and a topic on Vogue Magazine's beauty section

There is an article on Voque Magazine's web site featuring the artworks and unique portraits of stars like Rihanna and Ludacris hand-painted on Haitian barbershops across Haiti and the New Brooklyn Exhibition showcasing more than 25 Haitian artists behind these amazing paintings. more »

September 13, 2018 8:07 AM

Flights to Haiti: Delta Airlines announces new direct flight from New York's JFK to Port-au-Prince

Delta Airlines is offering a new direct flight from New York's JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport to Port-au-Prince. Great news for Haitian airline passengers in the New York and the Tri-State area. more »

August 25, 2018 8:23 AM

FLASH : 'Little Haiti' now officially a New York neighborhood (Video)

Thousands of Haitians and Haitian American have lived in a portion of Brooklyn for years. The neighborhood will be called 'Little Haiti' from now on. more »

June 28, 2018 9:38 PM

Haiti Electricity - EDH promises more megawatts of power during the FIFA World Cup starting in June

Haiti's Electric Company EDH announcs it will increase its power production by up to 130 megawatts during the 2018 FIFA World Cup season which is scheduled to begin on June 14th. more »

May 15, 2018 8:16 AM

Land in Haiti - 2 chunks of downtown Port-au-Prince taken over by government for public use (eminent domain)

The Haitian government had decided it's time to enlarge the State University Hospital of Port-au-Prince (l'Hopital de l'Université d'Etat d'Haiti - HUEH) and construct a new building for the Haitian firefighters. To do that, 2 chunks of downtown Port-au-Prince have been taken over for public use (utilité publique). more »

July 10, 2017 1:42 PM

Haiti Immigration - TRUMP wants to end TPS for 50,000 Haitians in the USA

Bad news for Haitians in the Diaspora... President Donald Trump's immigration agency is recommending that the United States end temporary protection status (TPS) for 50,000 Haitians by next January 2018... more »

April 21, 2017 8:04 AM