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Good morning. Jérémie Beyou will set off on his fifth Route du Rhum on November 1. And Les Cayes: airport authority plans to lengthen Antoine Simon airport runway. There's more below. But first, today's subject.

Chadian soldier and missing persons

Human remains discovered near Port-au-Prince have revived questions about the fate of four Salvadoran technicians who have been missing since an ambush on October 18, 2026. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stated that these bodies did not belong to his men, while sharing the identity card of a Chadian soldier.

The attack. Four aviation technicians originally from El Salvador disappeared on October 18 during an ambush in Santo, in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets. Salvadoran special forces were dispatched to Haiti to find them in the Cul-de-Sac plain. President Nayib Bukele demanded their release and affirmed his certainty of defeating the gangs despite predictions of failure.

The discovery. Charred human remains were found Saturday around Port-au-Prince and examined to determine if they belonged to the missing technicians. The Salvadoran president quickly denied this hypothesis on the X network, indicating that the bodies corresponded to a child, a taller man, and a person wearing a foreign uniform. According to him, a non-governmental organization had handed over these remains at the international airport.

The controversy. Photos published with his message showed a Chadian military identity card and a badge from the Gang Repression Force. The GRF subsequently indicated that this item belonged to a soldier from its Chadian contingent who had lost it during the search.

The testimony. The Chadian soldier concerned, Sossal Kamis Alhadj, appeared in a video to state that he was still alive. On Sunday, the GRF received new human remains from a third-party humanitarian organization, without being able to confirm whether they belonged to the four missing Salvadoran military personnel.

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Politics

• The CEP consults parties and groups on a new electoral calendar
  The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has begun consultations with representatives of political parties and groups. According to Le National, these consultations focus on the development of a new electoral calendar and the future electoral decree.

News

• Puerto Rico: driver dies after hitting a pole in Juana Díaz
  Roberto Rodríguez Colón, a 49-year-old man, died in a traffic accident that occurred on the PR-1 road in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. The driver died at the scene after losing control of his vehicle due to excessive speed before violently striking a concrete utility pole.
• Cap-Haïtien: motorcycle taxi drivers demand the municipal council's departure
  Several motorcycle taxi drivers demonstrated in Cap-Haïtien on Saturday, 17 October, to demand the departure of the city's municipal council. They were protesting a 1,000-gourde contribution that city hall is asking them to pay, which it says is meant to regulate motorcycle traffic in the city, Marche Longue Media reports.
• Heavy rain: orange alert in five departments, including Ouest
  Haiti's Hydrometeorological Unit (UHM) raised the heavy rain alert level at noon on Sunday, 25 October. Grand'Anse, Sud, Nippes and Sud-Est move from yellow to orange. Ouest, which had returned to green on Friday, goes straight to orange.
• Hospital federations of the Caribbean and French Guiana meet to discuss territorial cooperation
  The 24th conference of the Hospital Federations of the Caribbean and French Guiana (FHAG) opened on Wednesday, October 21, in Martinique. Participants, including hospital staff from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, gathered until Friday, October 23, to discuss issues related to territorial cooperation.
• The FRG receives remains that may be those of the four missing Salvadorans
  The Gang Repression Force (FRG) has received remains that could be those of its four missing Salvadoran soldiers, without being able to confirm if this is indeed the case. It announced this on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Port-au-Prince, according to Rhinews and Vant Bèf Info.

Sport

• Cuba: Saidel Horta wins gold at boxing championship
  Saidel Horta, the 2023 world runner-up in the 60 kg category, climbed to the top step of the podium in a match that ended in a victory against Ezequiel Medina. The fight was stopped after the first round due to injuries sustained by both boxers.

Around the world

• Abinader warns Haitian gangs: "If you approach the border, you will have trouble"
  Dominican President Luis Abinader declared on Saturday that his country is ready to treat any attempt by Haitian criminal organizations to approach the border as a terrorist threat. Abinader indicated that border personnel and equipment had been reinforced to deal with the current situation in neighboring countries.
• Dominican Republic: Tigres del Licey dominate the Águilas with 14 hits
  The Tigres del Licey won an important game against the Águilas Cibaeñas, scoring six runs on fourteen hits. Relief pitcher Michael Arias was the hero of the game, delivering a solid performance over four and one-third innings without allowing a run.
• Víctor Manuelle is releasing a new festive album featuring big names in salsa
  Singer Víctor Manuelle is releasing La parranda es nuestra this Friday, his fourth album dedicated to year-end festivities and the Puerto Rican diaspora. This twelve-track album brings together several figures of tropical music, including Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, José Alberto, and Elvis Crespo.
• Marc Guéhi and other Premier League players refuse to take the knee
  Several Premier League players are no longer taking a knee before kickoff to support the fight against racism, reports RMC Sport. English defender Marc Guéhi is among them. A gesture that is no longer mandatory For Guéhi, it had "lost its meaning." RMC Sport places these refusals during the current weekend.
• Dumornay scores a brace and increases his league goals to nine
  Melchie Daëlle Dumornay scored two goals, including one from the penalty spot, in Olympique Lyonnais' victory over Marseille (5-0) on Saturday during the 6th round of Arkema First League. With nine goals this season, the Haitian international leads the scoring table for the French women's league.

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Wladyslaw Jablonowski, a general who died in Jérémie, was born 257 years ago

257 years ago, on October 25, 1769, Wladyslaw Jablonowski was born in Danzig, Poland. A general of the French Revolution, he died in Jérémie, Saint-Domingue, in 1802. The "Moor" of Danzig The illegitimate son of Maria Dealire, an English aristocrat, and an African man whose name remains unknown, he was recognized by his mother's husband, the Polish nobleman Konstanty Jablonowski. Read the story

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