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Haitian Heritage and Philanthropy Celebrated Through Food

On May 19, over 70 guests took part in a voyage through Haiti’s gastronomy, art and history at “Voyaj,” a tasting event with renowned Haitian chef, Stephan Berrouet-Durand of Culinary By Design and the Haitian Culinary Alliance. The event, which took place at the Bruce Bolling Building in Roxbury, Massachusetts, was attended by Haitian Consulate Marjorie Brunache and...

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Haiti UN Mission Leaving Under Cloud of Scandal

By Paula Donovan Haiti UN Mission is ending in scandal. After more than 10 tumultuous years, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, is winding down its military component amid “a relatively stable security situation,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. But few are willing to celebrate a foreign intervention – which concludes in October –...

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NYC Mayor Pens Op-ed Calling for Renewal of Haiti TPS

By Mayor Bill de Blasio As the proud Mayor of one of the largest Haitian communities in the United States, I am once again calling on the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status to Haiti. While conditions in Haiti remain unstable, the Trump administration is aggressively deporting people. Temporary Protected Status for...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 27

UN Security Council outlines opportunities for Haiti’s reform A delegation from the United Nationals Security Council says it has accomplished t...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 26

Haiti wants to increase trade with Cuba Haiti says it wants to strengthen its trade links with Cuba and has officially accepted an invitation to parti...

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 22

Study finds more than 300,000 children not in school in Haiti A study by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has found that more than 300,000 ch...

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 20

Haiti wants to increase trade with Cuba Haiti says it wants to strengthen its trade links with Cuba and has officially accepted an invitation to parti...

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup

Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 13

Venezuela foreign minister holds talks with President Moise Venezuela says it will continue providing assistance to Haiti in the socio-economic develo...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 13

Haitian textile workers strike enters third week Haitian textile workers entered their third week on strike Friday, vowing to continue fighting for be...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 12

World Bank supports Haiti’s post-Matthew reconstruction The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on June 8 US$20 million grant to rehabi...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 9

Haiti Tech Summit draws over 500 participants, high profile Silicon Valley reps Over 100 speakers, including representatives from tech powerhouses suc...

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Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – June 8

Increased insecurity in PAP On Tuesday, the resurgence of insecurity in the capital was at the center of an important meeting of the Superior C...

Columns

Ayiti Chic

Create A Vision For Your Life

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” –PROVERBS 29:18 (KJV) Take a minute to survey your surroundings. What do you see? Every single thing that you can see, hear, or touch first began with a thought. Someone had to think of the structure of the building you’re living in, the chair you’re sitting on,...

Ayiti Chic

Surround Yourself With Positivity

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. –HELEN KELLER Have you ever been around someone who complains non-stop and points out every single thing that’s wrong or could go wrong? They always hope for the worst and assume awful things about people. They place the blame on the world for...

Warped Lens

An Ode to Haitian President Rene Preval

By Garry Pierre-Pierre PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The news came sudden and spread as quickly as a wildfire. Rene Garcia Preval had passed away at his home in Laboule. Preval was at once an iconic, historic and complex figure in Haitian politics. I know I will miss him. Preval was a towering figure in Haiti’s political...

Opinion

Opinion, Uncategorized

Haiti UN Mission Leaving Under Cloud of Scandal

By Paula Donovan Haiti UN Mission is ending in scandal. After more than 10 tumultuous years, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, is win...

Opinion

NYC Mayor Pens Op-ed Calling for Renewal of Haiti TPS

By Mayor Bill de Blasio As the proud Mayor of one of the largest Haitian communities in the United States, I am once again calling on the Department o...

Opinion

Haiti: The First Nation To End Slavery, But The Last To Rid Themselves Of The “Marronage” Mentality

By Myriam Paul Since 1904, Haitians have been singing…. Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Libres, forts et prospères T...

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Arts & Culture
4th Haiti Film Fest Returns with Compelling Views of Haiti
By M. Skye Holly Good things come to those who wait. In 2011, Haiti Cultural Exchange launched the Haiti Film Fest and set the bar for film festivals...
Arts & Culture, New York
From Haiti to Harlem: Haitian Dancer Makes NYC Debut With the Legendary Dance Theater of Harlem
by M. Skye Holly His favorite ballet is Bhakti by Maurice Béjart. The music and deep red colors found in the performance feel familiar to Sanford Plac...
Arts & Culture, New York
By Francesca Andre On March 3 Haitian singers Anie Alerte and Riva Nyri Précil brought their jazz-infused Kreyol music to Brooklyn Academy of Music...
Arts & Culture
Caribbean TV Series “Taste the Islands” Adds Haitian Cast Member
In 2015, Caribbean cooking show “Taste the Islands” made history by becoming the first Jamaican-produced and Jamaican-hosted series on US national pub...
Arts & Culture, Photo Gallery
Voices from Haiti: Artists as Activists
On March 2, the Haitian Studies Institute hosted a free panel discussion about the role of Haitian artists as activists, both at home and abroa...
Arts & Culture, New York, Uncategorized
Emeline Michel on Art, Activism, and Anticipated Brooklyn Concert
by M. Skye Holly There is an idiom that says “lightning does not strike in the same place twice.” The saying generally refers to negative experiences,...

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NYU Seeks Haitian Volunteers for TB Study

Haiti is one of the top seven countries that contribute to the spread of tuberculosis (TB) cases within the United States. In 2014, 66 percent of TB cases in the US occurred from foreign-born persons from Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, India, China, Guatemala and Haiti. TB is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. An infection...

Features

Swim For Haiti Race Marks Step In Woman’s Road To Recovery

By Wyatt Massey The bullet shattered Christine Chenet Audain’s arm, but it did not shatter her will. On Feb. 19, she finished third in the 10km race in the annual Swim for Haiti event, marking an important step in her recovery. SUBSCRIBE TO READ MORE

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Celebrate Valentine's Day At One of These Haitian Restaurants
By Haitian Times Editorial Staff Today marks the day to celebrate love. Celebrate the holiday with your loved one while dining on tasty Haitian cuisin...
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3 Haitian Artists To Celebrate For Black History Month
By Haitian Times Editorial Staff Haitian music is as diverse as its people, food and culture. The music pulls from a wide range of influences, and ref...
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7 Articles To Read Uncovering Hillary Clinton's Haiti Record
Missing from the discussion of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s record has been her work in Haiti, where she blatantly manipulated and threatened Haitia...
Lists
5 Holiday Gifts With a Haitian Flare
The holiday season is officially here with the available shopping days slowly dwindling down as the 25th fast approaches. Here are some of Haitian Tim...
Lists
5 Essential Tips For Windows 10
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Gab w/ Fab featuring Jeff Lindor of Groomed Success

In this episode of Gab w/ Fab, Fabiola Jean talks entrepreneurship, fashion and community engagement with Groomed Success founder Jeff Lindor.

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The Police and The Policed w/ Garry Pierre-Pierre

On this edition of Independent Sources Garry Pierre-Pierre speaks to sociologists Dr. Lawrence Johnson and Dr. Alex S. Vitale about the rise of the warrior cop mentality within police forces around the country and whether or not there can be reform.

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Haiti Prime Minister Votes In Elections

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The Power of You Teens Empowerment Experience

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Haitian Entrepreneurship

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Voices from Haiti: Artists as Activists
On March 2, the Haitian Studies Institute hosted a free panel discussion about the role of Haitian artists as activists, both at home and abroa...

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Surviving Among Trash
There is no way to properly dispose of trash in Haiti. Although naturally a beautiful island, with majestic mountains from all points of views, its be...

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A Gallery Of Miss Haiti, Lisa Drouillard
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Arts & Culture

4th Haiti Film Fest Returns with Compelling Views of Haiti

By M. Skye Holly Good things come to those who wait. In 2011, Haiti Cultural Exchange launched the Haiti Film Fest and set the bar for film festivals with diasporic consciousness. This May, Haiti Film Fest was back, better, and eager to expose its guests to high quality and highly anticipated film screenings. SUBSCRIBE TO...

Arts & Culture, New York

From Haiti to Harlem: Haitian Dancer Makes NYC Debut With the Legendary Dance Theater of Harlem

by M. Skye Holly His favorite ballet is Bhakti by Maurice Béjart. The music and deep red colors found in the performance feel familiar to Sanford Placide, even though the story is rooted in Indian Hindu culture. The color remind him of life and diversity. It is mostly the movement of the dance that he...

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