2026 World Cup : Brazil vs Haiti Refereeing

FIFA has unveiled the refereeing team which will officiate during the meeting between the "Seleção" of Brazil and the Grenadiers of Haiti, counting for the second day of Group C of the 2026 World Cup (June 19 at 8:30 PM (Haiti time) at Philadelphia Stadium :

Main referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

Assistant n°1 : José Enrique Naranjo (Spain)

Assistant n°2 : Diego Sánchez (Spain)

Fourth referee : Sandro Schaerer (Switzerland)

Reserve assistant referee : Stéphane De Almeida (Switzerland)

IBC Airways flight Fort Lauderdale/Cayes

Tuesday June 16, 2926, the airline IBC Airways launched its first flight linking Fort Lauderdale to the city of Les Cayes. The inaugural flight was operated aboard an Embraer ERJ-145XR, having on board 30 passengers including the Haitian consul in Miami, Yverick Delerme. IBC Airways plans two weekly rotations, Tuesdays and Thursdays, in addition to the connections already operated to Miami. From September 2, 2026, the company will increase to 8 flights per week, with two flights per day on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Massacre in Bélekou, heavy toll

An armed attack that occurred Sunday morning in Bélekou, in the commune of Cité Soleil, left around ten dead and many injured among residents of Wharf Jérémie who were participating in a Rara band after the match between Haiti and Scotland and were going to Cité Soleil. Several other people according to witnesses were kidnapped...

Justice : Martelly for a few days in Haiti

Former Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly should be back in the country this week for a few days, time to answer questions from Judge Denis Cyprien as part of additional information ordered by the Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince, in the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Martelly returned to the USA immediately after his hearing.

35 police officers killed over 12 months

The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH) in its report on the general operating conditions of the Haitian National Police (PNH) from June 2025 to June 2026, published on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the PNH, reveals that for the period analyzed, 35 police officers were killed. Download the full RNDDH report (PDF in English 18 pages) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/5-Rap-PNH-12Juin2026.ENG_.pdf

Activities at the Port of PAP and the Varreux terminal extremely difficult

Clashes between armed gangs are making activities at the Port of Port-au-Prince and the Varreux oil terminal extremely difficult and almost at a standstill.

HL/ HaitiLibre