Several artists, including one Mexican, painted graffiti-style murals at the Cap-Haitien International Airport during the seventh edition of Festi Graffiti, which took place under the theme 'One city, one history, our heritage'

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

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