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The assassination of Haiti’s president on July 7, 2021, was the culmination of three months of planning that began in South Florida, where the four defendants on trial and others met to overthrow the country’s leader in their quest for power, contracts and money in Haiti, according to the indictment. All four defendants face up to life in prison if they are convicted of conspiring to kidnap or kill Haiti’s president. The indictment includes several other counts related to the conspiracy charge.

The planned reopening of air travel between Haiti and the Dominican Republic has been postponed, with Dominican authorities citing the need to finalize a comprehensive security protocol before commercial flights can resume. According to officials, the delay stems from the need to complete a joint security framework governing passenger and cargo flights. The protocol is expected to include coordinated measures covering health screening, immigration procedures, and aviation security standards.

En Haïti, le Conseil électoral provisoire propose une réforme qui impose un minimum de 30 000 membres par parti et une exclusion de six ans pour ceux sous les 3 % des voix, soulevant de vifs débats sur l’équilibre démocratique. Haïti veut faire le ménage dans son paysage politique… mais à quel prix ? Le Conseil électoral provisoire propose de durcir drastiquement les règles du jeu.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has raised alarm over escalating gang-related violence in Haiti and reports indicating that recent law enforcement operations involving drones have resulted in civilian deaths, including children. The Commission noted that operations conducted over the past year—some in collaboration with private actors—have allegedly caused multiple fatalities amid intensified security efforts.

A massive haul of marijuana worth around $3.8 million was seized from a suspected drug smuggling boat that was stopped near Haiti, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. The vessel was stopped Thursday about eight miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas by a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment that was aboard the U.S. Navy's USS Billings, officials said. Authorities discovered about 3,200 pounds of marijuana on the boat, with a value of around $3.8 million.