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Good morning. Jean Renel Sénatus launches the debate on mortuary law, one year after the fire at his university. And Writing in Creole, Nayib Bukele accuses some Haitians of betraying Dessalines' legacy by arming and funding gangs. There's more below. But first, today's subject.

Salvadoran tension in Croix-des-Bouquets

The security situation in Croix-des-Bouquets is marked by a Salvadoran military presence and search operations. President Nayib Bukele has stepped up social media interventions regarding the fate of four missing technicians.

The disappearance. Four Salvadoran aviation technicians, members of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), disappeared on October 18 during an ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets. While 400 Mawozo gang leader Wilson Joseph told the Associated Press that they were dead, the Haitian government maintains the kidnapping theory and Salvadoran authorities hope to find them alive.

The search. On Monday, November 2, a joint operation by the Haitian National Police (HNP), the GSF, and Salvadoran soldiers made it possible to locate the burned-out vehicle of the missing men in Santo. This intervention, supported by drones and heavy equipment to clear barricades, met with no resistance.

The military escalation. El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti, a mission operating outside the UN framework. On November 3, Nayib Bukele stated on the X network that Salvadoran helicopters had intervened to repel a gang attack targeting Chadian GSF soldiers.

The statements. The same day, the Salvadoran president published a message in Haitian Creole accusing certain Haitians of betraying the legacy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines by financing gangs. At the same time, the UN confirmed having received a letter from Wilson Joseph, alias "Lanmò San Jou," requesting mediation, while specifying that this receipt does not constitute approval or recognition of the author.

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Politics

• Haitian Prime Minister announces reinforcement of international soldiers
  Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé stated on Tuesday that his government is determined to fight against armed gangs with the support of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
• Ed Markey Wins Senate Re-election After Introducing Bill for Haiti TPS
  Democrat Ed Markey won re-election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Deaton. In June 2026, Markey introduced Senate Bill 4814, which aims to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to eligible Haitian nationals through April 20, 2029.

Security

• Benin opens its military schools to future Haitian officers
  Benin has responded favorably to a request from Haiti: its military schools could train future Haitian officers.

News

• Croix-des-Bouquets: Haitian police find the burned vehicle of the four missing Salvadoran technicians, who are still missing
  The Haitian National Police (PNH) said on Wednesday, November 4, that it had recovered the vehicle in which the four Salvadoran military technicians missing since October 18 in Croix-des-Bouquets were travelling.
• Armel Le Cléac'h Withdraws After Capsizing
  Armel Le Cléac’h, skipper of Banque Populaire and winner of the 2017 Vendée Globe, was forced to retire on Wednesday morning. In the first hours of the race, his boat capsized northwest of the Azores.
• Table tennis: Donika Saint-Fleur and Markenley Rubin join ITTF Americas' first continental camp in Santo Domingo
  Two Haitian table tennis players, Donika Saint-Fleur and Markenley Rubin, are taking part in the inaugural camp of the Americas Table Tennis Training and Development Center (CETMA), held from November 3 to 24 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Le Nouvelliste reports.
• Raina Forbin is attending the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid
  Raina Forbin, the Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, took part in the 30th Ibero-American Summit held from November 3 to 5, 2026, in Madrid.

Sport

• Pochettino calls up 25 players, including Pulisic, for the quarterfinals against Haiti
  Mauricio Pochettino has picked 25 players for the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti, according to Haiti Tempo. The Argentine coach of the United States is counting on several key players, among them Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Weston McKennie (Juventus) and Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
• Jordan Saint-Louis, a 27-year-old Haitian-American striker, wants to play for the Grenadiers!
  Jordan Saint-Louis, a 27-year-old Haitian-American striker born in the United States to Haitian parents, is now playing in Bulgaria with FK Dunav Ruse. After a season disrupted by administrative problems linked to the lack of a Bulgarian work permit, Saint-Louis is now starting to stand out on the local scene.

Around the world

• Florida midterms: six Haitian-born winners, including Linda Cothière and Christina Romelus, the first Haitian Americans on the Miami-Dade and Palm Beach school boards
  Six Haitian-born candidates won their races in Florida on Tuesday, November 3, in the midterm elections, according to results compiled by the newspaper Le Floridien.
• Russia confirms it will attend the Abu Dhabi talks on November 10 and 11
  Working-level talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11, the United States has announced. Moscow has said it will take part. What Moscow has confirmed According to RFI, Russia confirmed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, that it would take part in the talks with Ukraine and Washington.
• A judge bars the incumbent mayor of North Miami from the November 3 ballot
  According to L'Union Suite, a Miami-Dade County judge has disqualified the incumbent mayor of North Miami, Alix Desulme, from the November 3 election. The magistrate faulted him for the way he paid the fees required to validate his candidacy.

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