New York, News, Politics
Mayor Endorses Brooklyn Council Member For Re-Election
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today his endorsement for Council Member Mathieu Eugene.
RECENT NEWS
THE OPINION REPORT
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 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 –...
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 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...
MORNING ROUNDUP
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 16
NYC councillor in Montreal to gather information for Haitian asylum seekers fleeing U.S. A New York City councillor spoke at Montreal’s Maison d...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 15
Haitian asylum seekers crossing Quebec border from U.S. may head to Toronto, lawyer says An immigration lawyer says as many as one in five Haitian asy...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 14
More than 100 Haitian migrants rescued at sea The United States Coast Guard says it has rescued 151 Haitian migrants and handed them over to the Royal...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 11
Canada’s Army Builds Tent Camp For Haitian Asylum-Seekers Arriving From U.S. The Canadian military is building a temporary shelter near the bord...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 10
Canada to set up border camp as number of asylum seekers swells Canada has deployed soldiers to erect tents near the U.S. border to temporarily house ...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 9
For Haiti’s NBA dreamers, someone to look up to At the edge of the court, in a steamy Port-au-Prince gym, dozens of young players crowd the standout s...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 8
Police intercept boat with 99 Haitian migrants The Coastal Radar Station first detected the wooden vessel, which contained 79 men and 20 women, at abo...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 7
Illegal border crossings could create ‘urgent need’ to revisit policy, Ahmed Hussen was warned in March In the month of January, the RCMP ...
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup – August 4
Canada opens Olympic Stadium to house Haitian asylum seekers from the U.S. Canadian officials have started a temporary shelter for people leaving the ...
Columns
Ayiti Chic
Believe in Yourself
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – VENUS WILLIAMS When are you going to start using that talent? You know what I’m talking about. It’s the...
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...
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...
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Haiti, Health & Science
More Than Half of Reported Haiti Victims of Sexual Assault Under 18, Report Says
The data underlines the widespread effect of sexual gender-based violence said Dr. Carl Frédéric Casimir, MSF deputy medical coordinator in Haiti. More than half of the clinic’s patients are under 18 years old, according to the report. Many of these minors are survivors of rape. These kinds of attacks can cause unintended pregnancies, the spread of sexually-transmitted infections and negative mental health outcomes.
FEATURED NEWS
Features
Driving Safely After a DUI Suspension and Reinstatement
Sadly, too many people are convicted of driving under the influence each and every year and some even ended in major tragedies. While every driver knows it is illegal to drive a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the sad fact is that a great number of drivers imbibe to the point when rationale...
Features, Health & Science, Uncategorized
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...
Ht Lists
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Lists, New York, Uncategorized
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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Arts & Culture, Black History Month, Lists, Uncategorized
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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Lists
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...
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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...
VIDEOS
Arts & Culture, Gab w/ Fab, Haiti, Video
Gab w/ Fab Chats with Christian Fombrun of Decameron Haiti
Fabiola Jean chats with Christian Fombrun, commercial director of Decameron Haiti Resort & Spa, the first all-inclusive resort in Haiti.
Gab w/ Fab, Video
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.
Hot Videos
Features, Video
Miss Universe Haiti Christie Desir To Compete in 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant
Miss Universe Haiti Christie Desir joined some of the world’s most beautiful women in Miami this week, ahead of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. The Ha...
Photo Gallery
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Photo Gallery
Decameron Haiti Resort & Spa
Decameron Haiti Resort and Spa is the first all-inclusive property in Haiti. Located in Côte des Arcadins, the resort rests at the former Club Indigo ...
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...
Photo Gallery
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...
ARTS & CULTURE
Arts & Culture, Gab w/ Fab, Haiti, Video
Gab w/ Fab Chats with Christian Fombrun of Decameron Haiti
Fabiola Jean chats with Christian Fombrun, commercial director of Decameron Haiti Resort & Spa, the first all-inclusive resort in Haiti.
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...
Style
Style
Haiti Embassy Hosts Bien Abyé “Les Jardins De La Mode” Pop-up Shop
As the closing event to “Haiti Week,” a week full of events honoring Haitian Flag Day, the Embassy of Haiti is hosting the Bien Abyé Les Jardins de la...
New York, Style
Bien Abyé Host “Les Jardins De La Mode” Pop-up Shop
Photo Credit: James Hercule NEW YORK, NY — On Nov. 5 Bien Abyé fashion designer, Dayanne Danier, hosted “Les Jardins De La Mode,” a pop-up shop...
Style
Actress Vicky Jeudy takes the plunge on the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet
Orange is the New Black actress, Vicky Jeudy took home her second SAG Award. Orange is the New Black won the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Award for...
Style
Kenneth Cole Extends Partnership with Haitian Fashion Brand
A world-famous fashion designer and sustainable Haitian fashion brand continue to work together to end poverty.
Designer and activist Kenneth Cole ...
Style
Haiti Fashion Week Well Underway
By Rachele Viard
With the theme “Nourrir Haiti” (Feed Haiti), Haiti Fashion Week 2015 transformed Karibe Hotel this weekend into the place to be fo...
Style
Fourth Annual Haiti Fashion Week Begins
PORT-AU-PRINCE– The fourth edition of Haiti Fashion Week kicked off today at Karibe Hotel, with the theme Nourrir Haiti (Nurture Haiti).
More than ...
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