Haiti gets $3M OAS-Japan deal to expand ID system ahead of elections  

Overview: A $3 million agreement between Japan and the Organization of American States will help Haiti expand biometric identification services, issue 350,000 new identification cards and update the electoral registry. The agreement was signed Tuesday …

Regional group says Haiti needs security support ahead of December elections

Mariam Ashalem De Andres 19 August 2026•Update: 19 August 2026 Organization of American States Secretary General Albert Ramdin urged accelerated international efforts Wednesday on security and elections in Haiti, describing them as the “two most immediate …

OAS chief urges Haiti to speed up election preparations

The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) urged Haitian authorities on Wednesday to speed up voter registration ahead of upcoming elections, the first in a decade. The first round of voting is scheduled for mid-December in the impoverished …

HAITI-POLITICS-OAS says electoral timetable in Haiti needs “urgent acceleration”

“Haiti is at a decisive point.”

HAITI-POLITICS-OAS and Japan sign agreement to provide ID cards to Haitians

Haiti – ‘Armed Gangs Will Win’ Election Says Opposition, If Security Is Not Restored 

Haitian opposition politician and lawyer André Michel has warned that armed gangs could effectively “win” the country’s long-awaited elections if authorities fail to restore a minimum level of security before Haitians go to the polls. Michel made the …

OAS warns Haiti needs help as it prepares to hold elections for the first time since 2016

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said Wednesday during a trip to… PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said Wednesday …

TT VS HAITI

It was not the result they were looking for today as they were defeated 4-1 by Haiti in their second Caribbean Football Union Boys Under-14 Challenge Series. T&T were down 3-0 in the first half and never recovered despite a goal from Judea Phillip in …

US funding cuts fuel child recruitment into Haiti’s armed groups

At 19, Emmanuel* was caring for three siblings when he was forced last year to join Viv Ansanm, a coalition of gangs that controls large swathes of Port-au-Prince. Their father had left Haiti for Brazil to find work, and Emmanuel had been waiting for the …