Haitian American candidate earns Staten Island Progressive Action Network endorsement
Aug. 05, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski Residents of northern Staten Island will elect a new city council representative next year, with term limits...
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Aug. 06, 2020 - Fritzner, 60, became the first person in Haiti who still won his battle against the novel coronavirus even though he was intubated.
Special Reports
Cap-Haitien Residents Take Frustration out on E.D.H. Workers
Jul. 25, 2020 - By Ralph 'Onz' Chery -- For as long as one can remember, E.D.H. workers in Cap-Haitien have been getting physically and emotionally harmed because of a lack of electricity.
NY-Metro area
Haitian American candidate earns Staten Island Progressive Action Network endorsement
Aug. 05, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski Residents of northern Staten Island will elect a new city council representative next year, with term limits...
Florida
Score of Haitian candidates seek office in Florida
Jul. 26, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski At least 20 Haitian-American candidates will run in Florida’s primary election, scheduled for Aug. 18. Candidates have...
Haiti
Legalization of abortion, gay rights has Haiti churches up in arms, criticizing president
Aug. 06, 2020 - By Jacqueline Charles An overhaul of Haiti’s archaic 185-year-old criminal laws provides stiffer penalties for rape, decriminalizes begging and, for...
Haitians In America
Haitian American Boxer Melissa St. Vil’s Road To The Ring
Aug. 02, 2020 - As for the Haitian American NABO Lightweight champion, Melissa St. Vil, she introduced herself to the fighting world after a girl made fun of her squeaky voice by calling her Minnie Mouse.
Coronavirus
In Port-au-Prince and other Haitian cities, local groups have sprung up to fight the COVID-19 myths that have eroded trust in healthcare
Jul. 29, 2020 - By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, July 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Walking door to door through the crowded streets of a...
Sports
Champions League last 16: previews and predictions for the remaining ties
Aug. 06, 2020 - A look ahead to Manchester City v Real Madrid, Juventus v Lyon, Barcelona v Napoli and Bayern Munich v Chelsea...
Beauty & Style
Simple and effective exercises to tone your body
Apr. 09, 2020 - Ever since we were little kids, we have been told that exercising daily is the most quintessential requirement for good...
Opinion
Voting is the Most Powerful Moment for a Citizen; More Should do it
Aug. 03, 2020 - By Bobb Rousseau Your vote is not counted when the candidate you vote does not win. Universal suffrage or “a person a...
Entertainment
Comedian Kako Bourjolly using his platform to bring Change to Haiti’s vulnerable Youth
Jul. 20, 2020 - By Rachele Viard “Kako”, born Jacques Bourjolly, Jr., has been in the business of making people laugh for over 20...
Features
How One Haiti Nonprofit is Doing Its Part in Haiti’s COVID19 Response
Jun. 25, 2020 - By Francesca Andre As the coronavirus takes hold in Haiti and the Caribbean, officials in Haiti grapple with a rapidly...
Arts & Culture
Jean-René Delsoin’s passion of dance exposes Haiti’s Rich Culture
Jul. 29, 2020 - Jean-René Delsoin- acclaimed dancer, choreographer, dance instructor, and owner of the Centre et Compagnie de Danse- has been inspiring and...
Immigration & Migration
Haitians make long continental transit in hope for a better future
Jul. 20, 2020 - By Nino Abdaladze LA PEÑITA, Panama – Nicole Elizabeth tightly hugs her 2-year-old son, David, after hours of walking in...
Profiles
Jean Paul Laurent and the inspiration behind the smile
Jul. 29, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski Before founding Unspoken Smiles, Jean Paul Laurent was a troublemaker in school. Driven by a desire to...
Caribbean
Caribbean countries watching, preparing for tropical storm amid COVID-19 outbreak
Jul. 29, 2020 - Emergency management officials from Antigua to Puerto Rico to the Bahamas spent Tuesday watching — and preparing — for the...
Technology
Tap Tap Now, An App Here To Strengthen Haitian Restaurants
Jul. 03, 2020 - By Ralph 'Onz' Chery -- Tap Tap Now is an app that provides the location, direction, and phone number of Haitian restaurants worldwide. The first version was launched on Dec. 22, 2019. Real-time menus and online ordering is available in the United States but for limited restaurants because the app is still in progress.
Immigrant Voices
Haitian Leaders Slam Trump Census Threat To Exclude Non-Citizens From Congressional Count
Jul. 24, 2020 - By Jonathan Greig President Donald Trump put the 2020 Census into further disarray this week when he released a memorandum...
Health & Science
Collaborating on kidneys: Haiti’s transplantation ambitions
Aug. 04, 2020 - This article was first published in The Lancet. Haiti lacks health programmes and facilities for kidney disease. Jane Regan reports...
Montreal
Haitian Diaspora calls for dialogue
Feb. 05, 2020 - According to Juno7, the inability of political stakeholders to find common ground has become concerning to Haitians both in Haiti...
Editorials
I pray. Get your knee off our necks
Jun. 18, 2020 - By Jimmy Pierre Teacher and community worker in Kenscoff, Haiti George Floyd’s famous last words “I can’t breathe” were a desperate shout for any marginalized person who is being...
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