Haiti’s national carnival, which was supposed to take place this year in Fort Liberté, has been canceled; the announcement of the Presidential Office, shared on social media, explained that the decision was taken for security reasons

The police announced defensive measures, including an increased police presence, body searches, checkpoints and intensified identity checks on main roads, after a protest by Canapé-Vert residents demanding more security

Officials, family, friends and the cultural community gathered to pay their last respects to Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent, aka Frankétienne, an icon for Haitian literature, poetry and arts

The town of Jacmel is continuing its pre-carnival festivities every Sunday, with masqueraders, elaborate masks and marching bands

The President of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council has promised to hold elections this November and inaugurate an elected government by February 2026; the last elections were held in 2016