PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Fritz Alphonse Jean, representative of the Montana Accord, was officially sworn in as president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) on Friday, March 7, 2025, succeeding Leslie Voltaire from the Fanmi Lavalas political party, whose five-month tenure was overshadowed by worsening security conditions. The handover ceremony at Villa d’Accueil in Musseau, Port-au-Prince, was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and government officials.
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WASHINGTON, DC – United States President, Donald Trump, has doubled down on his moves deport illegal migrations, castigating Democrats for what he regarded as an influx of Caribbean and other immigrants in the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican, Michael V. Lawler, has written to President Donald Trump urging his administration to keep Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in place for Haitian citizens.
NEW YORK, New York – New Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James say they are “not backing down” in defending a “frivolous” lawsuit by US Attorney General Pam Bondi over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda that involves Caribbean immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Minority Leader, Charles “Chuck” Schumer, Tuesday condemned the decision of the Donald Trump administration to freezing, and now terminate nearly all United States foreign aid, including those earmarked for Haiti.
NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean legislators and immigration advocates in the United States on Friday strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, and urged the administration to reverse the cruel and shortsighted decision.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The wife of the former Haitian president, Jovenel Moise, has written to United States President Donald trump, asking him to declassify all FBI and State Department documents related to the assassination of her husband on July 7, 2021
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Venezuela has dismissed comments made by the President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali concerning the presence of one of Venezuela’s military vessels in Guyana’s territorial waters.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Haitian nationals in the country.
NEW YORK, New York – The New York City Council on Friday strongly condemned Mayor Eric Adams for circulating a memo directing city agencies to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to search schools, the shelter system and other locations if staff feels “threatened.”
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders say they have noted “with grave concern” statements made in Venezuela on the need to conduct elections in the Essequibo region of Guyana on April 27, 2025 for a “Governor” and “Legislative Council” of the so-called “Guayana Esequiba State”.
NEW YORK, New York – New York Council speaker Adrienne Adams has demanded the resignation of the city’s mayor Eric Adams over his collusion with President Donald Trump concerning the deportation of illegal immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States House of Representatives’ Haiti Caucus on Wednesday condemned the Trump administration’s 90-day halt on foreign funding, including a freeze on a US$15 million committed contribution for the United Nations Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.