Haiti’s Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms
The troubled Caribbean country, Haiti, has fielded two athletes for the Milan Cortina Winter Games, and they will proudly wear Haitian symbols — although one less than intended after intervention by the International Olympic Committee.
The skiers will compete in uniforms designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean that originally featured an image of Toussaint Louverture, the former slave who led a revolution that created the world’s first Black republic in 1804. The IOC ruled that the image violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism, requiring Jean to come up with a creative solution: painting over the nation’s founding father.
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians (DECISION)
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted to pause the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. The TPS designation for people from the Caribbean island country was scheduled to end on Feb. 3.
Haiti’s Political Crisis Deepens Amid a Slide Into Criminal Governance
Haiti’s democratic politics have weakened as gang rule has strengthened. The country has had no elected national officials since January 2023. A Transitional Presidential Council holds nominal executive authority. Its mandate ends on February 7, 2026, with no clear succession plan and no elected president in place. The provisional electoral calendar points to a first round later in 2026 and a presidential inauguration in 2027. Even this timeline feels optimistic.
Anténor Firmin, la dignité haïtienne élevée au rang universel
Anténor Firmin n’est pas seulement l’un des plus grands intellectuels qu’Haïti ait donnés au monde ; il est l’une des consciences les plus lucides et les plus courageuses de son temps. Penseur rigoureux, diplomate visionnaire, homme politique engagé, Firmin a fait de son savoir une arme contre le racisme scientifique, l’injustice et la négation de l’humanité noire.
Devenir soi : le seul projet qui vaille face au chaos
Dans le fracas des crises qui semblent tout emporter — sécuritaire, économique, sociale —, dans ce bruit de fond permanent qui voudrait réduire l’existence à la survie, à la peur ou au découragement, il est une vérité que le chaos ne pourra jamais confisquer : votre vie est brève, et elle est unique.
