While many are still reeling over the fact that the convicted felon and former President who tried to steal the 2020 election is now set to return to power, the additional shocker is that Black, Latino and Asian voters joined with 55 percent white men, aged 45-64, many without college degrees and identifying as Evangelical Christians, to help him win 277 electoral college votes to return as the 47th President of the United States.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The President of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, has written to the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urging him to transform the Kenya-led UN Security  Council sanctioned Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti into a peacekeeping mission of blue helmets.

MIAMI, Florida – Former United States President Donald J. Trump continues to double down on claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating their neighbors’ pets, such as dogs and cats. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe say Haitian authorities have confirmed their intent to maintain February 7, 2026 as the target date for the inauguration of a newly elected president. 

BRADES, Montserrat – Former premier Reuben Meade led his newly formed United Alliance (UA) to victory in the general elections here on Monday, according to the preliminary figures released by the Montserrat Electoral Commission during the early hours on Friday morning.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The United States has imposed sanctions on three Surinamese companies because of their alleged trade links with companies in the Iranian oil sector.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington-based Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) says it will honor Emmanuel Paret, with its Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award next month.

WASHINGTON, DC –  The United States government has “strongly” condemned the ongoing gang violence in the Haitian capital of Port- au- Prince, which it says is aimed at “destabilizing” the government in the country.

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya Friday announced that it would be sending an additional 600 officers to Haiti, where criminal gangs continue to wreck efforts aimed at bringing security to the country.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney Genera,  Letitia James, is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in the United States in filing an amicus brief in support of the US federal program “Keeping Families Together”, which allows certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens to apply for permanent residence.

SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Republic -  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has again rejected reports of alleged racism being meted out to Haitian nationals and based on this, the Government said It was necessary to reiterate to the international community its rejection of these accusations.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Less than a week after gunmen killed more than 100 people in Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region north-west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, media reports say another gang has attacked another town, killing people and setting homes on fire.