Youth Journalist Prize in Haiti Returns With Five Winners in Ninth Edition

The Youth Journalist Prize in Haiti has named five winners in its ninth edition, marking the award's return after a three-year interruption, according to Le Nouvelliste. The awards ceremony was held Thursday, October 15, at the headquarters of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) representation in Pétion-Ville. The contest, whose ninth edition was launched four months earlier, recognized reporting on Haitian youth facing the country's security and humanitarian crisis. In the written press category, Daniella Saint Louis of Gazette Haïti and The Haitian Times was named first-place winner, and Lucnise Duquereste of AyiboPost placed second, Le Nouvelliste reported. Among the other laureates cited were Ritchy Fortuné of Radio Télé Métropole and Geneviève Rose Murdith Joseph of the Voix Évangélique d'Haïti (4VEH). The full list of five winners spans multiple categories, though additional details were not fully available in the source excerpt. The prize honors young Haitian journalists for work documenting the experiences of the nation's youth during a period of ongoing instability.