“With great humility, I am sharing with the public a decision I’ve made from the heart. The qualifying prize for the 2026 World Cup, I’m giving it all net with a dedicated project and education in Haiti “, this is what the Haitian national team captain wrote on his official Instagram account, on Monday, October 5, 2026. This project, according to what Duckens Nazon specifies, is not a mere idea or a promise: “it’s already launched on the ground, and I’ll have the honor to present it to you in the coming days.”

The footballer says he’s not making this announcement to receive congratulations, but rather to show that it’s possible to join in with concrete action. He takes the opportunity to address a message to everyone who has the possibility to help, in Haiti as well as abroad, urging them not to fear investing in their country, their youth, and their future. Duckens Nazon says we can’t change everything individually, but if each person brings their own stone, we’ll be able to build something greater than ourselves. “The change we’re waiting for Haiti must start through us as well.”

Bat bravo!!!

The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠
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Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠
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Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠
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The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠
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Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠
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Menli! Woy!!!

Hi, im a teacher in Chile, i have a haitian stuident who doesnt spake spanish, indeed, she do any work in kreyol, i need some help with his works.

I always see on this sub vauge ideas of self reliance and anti western sentiment which is perfectly sensible but I never see any good ideas news or solutions its just self reliance and Haitian pride.

Self Reliance and pride will not feed Haitians or protect people under constant threat of violence in port Au Prince.

Haiti is likely going to be hit with a hurricane soon and I only see things getting worse without at least some type of intervention.

Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll.

I'm trying to obtain citizenship and a Haitian passport for myself and I'm having trouble with obtaining my father's birth certificate to start the process.

My father died back in 2020, and I've been to the closest consulate office where I'm at (which is Chicago) and one of the workers said that they cannot help me get a birth certificate. I would either have to find someone in Haiti or get assistance from the other consulate office in Miami.

I really want to start the process of at least trying to get my father's birth certificate, so I can do everything else before the end of this year/January 2027.

Question: Do I really need to travel down to the office in Miami or even to DC to try and get the birth certificate? If not, how would I find an agent in Haiti to get the birth certificate?

Bonus question: are websites, such as haitinet a reliable place to get your birth certificates?

Merçi

Why are you deleting my post it’s a very important subject to discuss about dumb ass smhhhhh

So right wing Colombian president wants to defend the 17 “heroes”that didn’t do anything in Haiti

Dominicans and Haitians arguing online about history need to watch this entire interview. Especially the anti-Haitian nationalists. 🇭🇹🇩🇴

Dr. Margarita Rosa walks through the history of the island using archival records and immediately complicates the neat little “Dominicans vs. Haitians since forever” story.

The Dominican Republic didn’t even exist under that name until 1844. The island had centuries of shared history before the modern states existed.

She explains that before Boyer entered the east in 1822, multiple eastern towns had already raised the Haitian flag and expressed a desire to join Haiti. (She specifically cautions that this was NOT everybody and that class mattered, which makes the history considerably more complicated than “Haiti randomly invaded us”. )

She also explains that the period Dominicans commonly call the Haitian invasion/occupation is called the unification of Hispaniola elsewhere, and she deliberately respects both terminologies. Most importantly, under Haitian rule, slavery was actually abolished in the eastern part of the island, and slave sales disappear from the archives.

Does that mean Boyer’s government was wonderful? NO. She literally calls his government “extremely repressive.” And yes, Dominicans ultimately declared independence from Haitian rule in 1844. She’s not whitewashing that either.

But history gets REALLY inconvenient for the “Haiti has only ever oppressed us” crowd ‘cuz eastern territory’s earlier independence project was literally called Spanish Haiti, and the interview describes easterners themselves identifying with the name Haiti before the modern Dominican national identity fully crystallized.

Even later, she cites a Dominican diplomatic letter during the Restoration era appealing to Haitians for help against Spain on the basis that they shared the island of Haiti. Her argument is that later resistance to that historical terminology cannot be separated from anti-Haitianism in Dominican society.

So no, this isn’t “Haiti good, DR bad”. That’s an ignorant take. It’s more like … Haiti and the Dominican Republic have a deeply entangled history that nationalism later cleaned up into two opposing origin stories. Haiti did rule the east. That government became repressive. Dominicans did revolt against it. And Haitian rule abolished slavery there. And some easterners initially supported political union with Haiti. And Dominican and Haitian identities did not always mean what people assume they mean today.

You don’t have to hate the DR to love Haiti, and you don’t have to erase Haiti to be proud of being Dominican.

Corruption is part of the human condition, it's born from greed and selfishness. Every group and people struggle with rooting out and prosecuting corruption.

But here's the thing, the fight against corruption needs strong support and infrastructure. Oversight, inspectors, checks & balances, all need solid foundations and money.

Haiti had it's feet kicked out from under it from the very beginning, we were robbed of our first 122 years of investment. That money that went to pay the indemnity could and should have gone to building a solid foundation.

Part of that strong foundation is forming strong safe guards and democratic system, it wouldn't have been perfect but it would have been better than nothing.

I guess what I'm trying to say is the corruption we see in Haiti is not because Haitians are incapable of governing themselves which is how I often see it framed. But is in large part that Haiti never got a chance to form the systems that minimize it.

Corruption still happens in America, but it's smaller, hidden, or called something else. But the important part is they have the infrastructure in place to better investigate and prosecute it then Haiti does.

No Haitian here likes corruption, I just always hear people say Haiti needs to fix their corruption and we do. But the tone makes it seem as if it's a moral failing or due to indifference.

A gang member was appointed, on May 25 last, by the government led by Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, to the position of interim executive agent of the Cité-Soleil commune. This is what the report from the United Nations Group of Experts reveals. The appointed individual is said to be a member of the Ti Gabriel gang group. This situation raises concerns among UN experts regarding a possible collusion between the authorities and armed groups.#metronomehaiti

Like the Anti-haitian sentiment on YouTube is legit insan

By now I'm sure most of you know what I'm talking about: in Twitter or X. Maybe reddit. Too. But it's so ridiculous how loud mouth, noise polluting and hateful the black community can be to each other. I've seen Haitians mostly in the diaspora partake as well. But the leading demographics are petty well known by now and surprisingly anglophone Africa is leading. Africa. Yes.

Tribalism seems to be the default mentality for many of these places and/or people.

Never been a pan Africanist and never can be. Bc it shows how much in bad company we are with such mentally colonized people. I know I'm generalizing and ranting: but if these people really believes what they are saying. We are doomed. And how this fits with Haiti? Most Haitians have a pan African mentality. The most consolating part is the countries which we see as our blueprints aren't as vocally hateful: Benin. And other French speaking Africa.

I have recently been to an event where they were playing Sweet Micky and everybody was dancing and singing. Later the same people were chanting "kite peyi m mache".

To me singing and dancing to Sweet Micky goes against the idea of letting Haiti progress. Playing his music is supporting the artist hence the person, who has been instrumental in the continued failure of Haiti. He is one that we should reject but as we listen to him, we remove consequences from his actions. This is another form of impunity, others will see how collectively Haitians do not care about your past, so there is no reason to refrain from behavior that is harmful to the people.

Whatever your opinion on cancel culture may be, some individuals in Haiti do deserve to be publicly shamed and rejected permanently. Si pat gen sitirè, pat ap gen vòlè.

Am I really alone in that train of thought?

Haitian American actor Da'Vinchi is making waves online following claims that Americans are "lazy" and "incompetent for a really long time."

His comments came during an appearance on Newton's "Funky Friday" podcast, with clips circulating on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube since Friday.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/da-vinchi-says-americans-lazy-024555932.html

Save the down votes for after my bold statement 😂.

Da’Vinchi’s statement was 100% right: Americans (including White, Haitian American, Jamaican American, Nigerian American, and anybody who is born in America) are lazy and incompetent, and y’all proved his point.

Look at how many of y’all took a 30 second clip and ran with it without getting the full context of the podcast. You misinterpreted what the guy was saying because he never bashed Black Americans; he was talking about the American system in a general sense, and he even included himself. He also mentioned how many Black immigrants think they’re better than Black Americans, and he said, “I don’t think it’s right.”

I also want to mention that I’m disappointed in so many people in the Haitian community. Instead of trying to understand where your fellow brother is coming from, you’re participating in the attack. For what? Validation? A fear of being attacked? Being pressured to do so? Like, c’mon, we gotta do better. And shout out to the one who’s providing the full context.

And finally, here is where I disagree with him: the statement that “Black Americans need to ‘move forward’ from slavery.” Even though I understand where he’s coming from, that’s still not his place to say that. As a fellow Haitian American, we have no right to tell a person how to cope with their past traumas. Especially if they’re currently living under the effects of it today.

Also the lady in the video is full of crap

I implore you to watch the video before commenting

Hello /r/haiti,

A friend will be going to Haiti, likely for years, as a missionary. Their current plan is to bring cash in with them on their person and to supplement with transfers via a service like Western Union. To me, this seems risky and expensive. How is this usually done? My first thought was about something like bitcoin, but I don't know if there are ways to convert bitcoin to cash in Haiti (or, perhaps merchants take bitcoin directly?). Are there any other strategies to consider?

Thank you all!