Haiti Tech & AI: Haiti’s push into artificial intelligence moves from planning to capacity-building: UNITECH announced its first lab dedicated to cybersecurity and AI, while partners including Banj, ISOC Haiti, ESIH, and ARAI signed on to draft a national roadmap for responsible AI adoption. Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Haiti’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry is backing university startups through AIESU, with a call for expressions of interest for a first cohort focused on areas like digital tech, AI, health, agribusiness, and green economy. Energy & Infrastructure: The Ministry of Public Works held talks with Huawei on smart solar microgrids and grid management tools aimed at strengthening Haiti’s electricity resilience. Agriculture & Roads: In Grand’Anse, rural road sections in Beaumont and Pestel were provisionally accepted after rehabilitation meant to improve access to markets for farmers. Public Health Science: A new explainer on cholera highlights how the bacterium’s toxin depends on a specific bacteriophage, tying the science to ongoing outbreaks where water and sanitation are unreliable. Immigration Policy Shock (Haiti-linked): In the U.S., Haitian TPS holders face mounting pressure after TPS rollbacks; Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community is reeling after the death of Wright State student Pierre Damas Bel, with family and supporters linking his suicide to the stress and stigma of an ICE GPS ankle monitor.