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Good morning. After a spell with Argentina, Kiki Ramos says yes to Haiti ahead of the U-17 World Cup. And Home of Wilson Joseph, Alleged Leader of the 400 Mawozo Gang, Destroyed in Croix-des-Bouquets. There's more below. But first, today's subject.

Kayden Pierre with the Grenadiers

The selection. Defender Kayden Pierre, who plays in Belgium with Jong Genk, has been called up to the Haiti national team for the first time. Head coach David Badía included him among the 25 players called up to face the United States in the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Nations League, according to a list published on November 7, 2026.

The profile. Born in Michigan, United States, Kayden Pierre was developed at the Sporting Kansas City academy in MLS before signing his first professional contract in 2021 and playing 27 league matches. He has also worn the United States under-20 jersey three times, according to MLS.

The reinforcements. This newcomer joins the squad at the same time as defender Patrick Nwadike of Spartak Trnava. These additions come to offset the absence of Hannes Delcroix, injured with FC Lugano, as well as the return of forward Lenny Joseph following his injury.

The matches. The Grenadiers will play their two-legged tie against the United States on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the Nu Stadium in Miami, and then on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner of this two-legged matchup will qualify for the semi-finals.

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Politics

• The Prime Minister is making three standard contracts mandatory for state contract workers
  All contract public agents whose remuneration is provided by the Public Treasury must henceforth be hired under one of three unique contract models for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé signed circular no.

Security

• Cité Soleil: Boston gang leader Mathias Saintil dies after drone strike; RNDDH reports civilian deaths
  Mathias Saintil, leader of the Boston gang in Cité Soleil and one of the leaders of the Viv Ansanm coalition, died on Friday, November 6, 2026 of wounds suffered in a drone strike, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announced, according to Le Nouvelliste.

Economy

• Nippes: World Bank visits cassava and rice mills, school-meal hub and fish ponds funded by PARSA and TPR II
  A World Bank delegation toured the Nippes department on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from Fonds-des-Nègres to Anse-à-Veau, to see on the ground what two farm projects it funds have built: the Resilient Agriculture for Food Security Project (PARSA) and the Resilient Productive Territories project (TPR II).

News

• Miss Universe El Salvador unfurls the Haitian flag and salutes Salvadoran troops in Haiti
  Sofía Córdova, Miss Universe El Salvador 2026, waved the Haitian flag on Saturday, November 7, 2026 in San Salvador, at the send-off held before she leaves for the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico.
• From Jérémie to Kolkata: Sony Nordé, the Grenadier who won Mohun Bagan the Indian title
  Eleven years ago, a Haitian born in Jérémie became an idol in Kolkata. In the 2014-2015 I-League season, India's top league, winger Sony Nordé scored 9 goals for Mohun Bagan, one of the country's oldest clubs, crowned champion on the final day.
• Sports parks: five rehabilitation projects from November, a FIFA-standard stadium studied in Les Cayes
  The ministry also details its plan for two football stadiums meeting Concacaf and FIFA standards, one in Les Cayes and the other in the North. The five parks According to the magazine, the five parks chosen for the first phase are Parc Saint-Joseph in Pemerle (Fonds-des-Nègres), Parc Serge E.
• ONAPE director Stéphanie Paultre freed; lawyer Caleb Jean-Baptiste still held by kidnappers
  Stéphanie Paultre, director general of the National Office for Partnership in Education (ONAPE), was freed this weekend after more than two months in captivity, Haïti24 and Ted'Actu report. Lawyer Caleb Jean-Baptiste, kidnapped with her, is reportedly still held.
• Royal Caribbean suspends its calls at Labadee until 2028
  Royal Caribbean has announced that it is suspending all calls at its private destination of Labadee, on Haiti's north coast, until April 2028. The decision comes because of the ongoing violence in the country and will affect nine cruise ships.
• Puerto Rico: Encanto Restaurants files for bankruptcy
  Encanto Restaurants filed for bankruptcy last Friday, according to Telemundo Puerto Rico. The campus board of trustees voted on Friday to express its lack of confidence in the central administration's ability to effectively manage the sexual assault crisis on campus.

Around the world

• A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes central Japan and leaves more than twenty injured
  A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Sunday at 16:04 GMT. The epicenter is located in Shizuoka Prefecture at a depth of 40 kilometers.
• In Orlando, a free grocery store opens in a Black neighborhood with no supermarket
  Parramore, Orlando's oldest Black neighborhood in Florida, now has a grocery store. Parramore Market, a small store where the groceries are free, opened in late October 2026. It is run by the Desire Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Jennifer Desir Hilaire, who describes herself on Facebook as a young Haitian immigrant.
• Fonseca wins on debut with Sporting as Lyon await a new coach
  Paulo Fonseca won his first match on the Sporting bench on Saturday, just days after unexpectedly leaving Olympique Lyonnais. Meanwhile, Jorge Maciel, who has stayed in charge at Lyon, confirmed that a new coach is on the way.

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Archbishop Louis Kébreau of Cap-Haïtien was born 88 years ago.

88 years ago, on November 8, 1938, Louis Kébreau was born in Jérémie. He was a Salesian religious who became Bishop of Hinche and later Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien. A Salesian of Don Bosco He took his solemn vows with the Salesians of Don Bosco on August 16, 1963, and was ordained a priest on May 11, 1974. Read the story

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