As Haitians go without fuel, 312,000 barrels sit off the coast awaiting payment
Jan. 20, 2019 - Haitians continued to search for gas Saturday as the Houston-based fuel reseller defended its decision to put five cargo ships...
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Haitian Times News Roundup – Jan. 18
Jan. 18, 2019 - Haiti Haiti: New Committee Members Appointed in Senate There was elections for the constitution of a new office at the...
Haiti Protests
Haitian opposition continues anti-government demonstrations in Port-au-Prince
Dec. 17, 2018 - Today, thousands of protesters from opposition parties will gat...
UN debates presence in Haiti as unrest continues
Dec. 12, 2018 - As Haiti’s national police struggled to regain control of Port-...
Change in Haiti government likely over opposition protests
Nov. 30, 2018 - Key Points There have been violent confrontations with demonstr...
NY-Metro area
Caribbean-American legislators call for more international aid for Haiti
Jan. 14, 2019 - Caribbean-American legislators in the US have called for international support for Haiti, as the country observes the ninth anniversary of...
Haiti
As Haitians go without fuel, 312,000 barrels sit off the coast awaiting payment
Jan. 20, 2019 - Haitians continued to search for gas Saturday as the Houston-based fuel reseller defended its decision to put five cargo ships...
Florida
Washington isn’t paying Miami TSA workers, but a Haitian restaurant is feeding them
Jan. 16, 2019 - On Monday, the only Haitian restaurant at Miami International Airport began offering free lunch and dinner to federal security screeners, customs inspectors and other employees who have been working without pay since before Christmas.
Arts & Culture
How did Haiti’s international jazz festival snag one of music’s hottest stars?
Jan. 17, 2019 - As the husband-and-wife duo behind Haiti’s premier international musical event, Joel Widmaier and Milena Sandler Widmaier are used to presenting...
Immigration & Migration
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question
Jan. 16, 2019 - U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered the administration to stop its plans to include the controversial question on forms for the upcoming national head count "without curing the legal defects" the judge identified in his 277-page opinion released on Tuesday.
Profiles
3 Things to Know About Naomi Osaka
Sep. 09, 2018 - Haitian-Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has gained widespread attention and admiration in the Haitian community. On Saturday, 20-year-old Osaka defeated her...
Caribbean
Haitians being duped to travel to Barbados
Jan. 02, 2019 - The removal of the visa requirement for Haitians coming to Barbados has resulted in a major scam where Haitians are...
Technology
Haitians in America: This Industrial Designer seeks to ‘Speak Differently’ on new language app
Dec. 20, 2018 - By Bianca Silva Sheilla Sanon wants to make learning a new language a bit easier. Earlier this year, she developed...
Health & Science
‘We have a shower for pain relief’: can Haiti’s young midwives save a new generation?
Jan. 02, 2019 - The country has the highest maternal death rate in the Americas. But there’s a new solution: putting care in the...
Haitians in America
Haitians in America: International Human Rights lawyer Seeks to Change the World
Jan. 17, 2019 - Cassandre Theano By Bianca Silva If there’s a word that describes international human rights lawyer Cassandre Theano, it’s tenacious. Her...
Beauty & Style
Miss Haiti: An advocate for the children
Jan. 08, 2019 - Miss Haiti Samantha Colas, 25, of Port-au-Prince may not have placed in the Miss Universe competition, which was telecasted last month in Thailand, but that has not stopped her from pursuing her dreams and using her platform as a child advocate.
Opinion
9 Crises and Weaknesses of the Haitian-American Church
Jan. 17, 2019 - The hard truth is that the Haitian-American church is disengaged with the Haitian experience and life in Haiti. Here are nine ways the Haitian-American church is failing the community.
Montreal
Haitian families overwhelmed by anxiety, frustration as deportation dates shift
Dec. 14, 2018 - CBSA has delayed removals, often more than once, after riots erupted last month in Port-au-Prince Much of what Endy Labaty,...
Immigrant Voices
Young, Small, Debt-Averse: An In-Depth Look at Latino Entrepreneurship
Dec. 16, 2018 - Conchie Fernández is the head of CF Creative, a business development, communications and marketing firm based in Miami, Florida. She...
Entertainment
Sean Penn’s charity gala raises $3.5 million for Haiti and other communities
Jan. 07, 2019 - From onstage at Saturday’s Community Organized Relief Effort gala at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, host Sean Penn cited two...
Features
Women entrepreneurship: A Sure Path Forward for Haiti’s Economy
Jan. 08, 2019 - History books in Haiti and all over the world will forever bear pages of the events of the January 12th,...
Photo Gallery
Haiti and her Diaspora: 2018 A Year in Pictures
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Video
Haiti Talks, Dr. Jean Eddy Saint Paul of the Haitian Studies Institute
Jan. 13, 2019 - We look back at a conversation we had with Dr. Jean Eddy Saint, the founding director of CUNY's Haitian Studies Institute on President Donald Trump's comments, referring to Haiti as a "shithole" country.
Warped Lens
A Duvalier Redux in Haiti? No Way
Jan. 19, 2019 - Thinking that someone with a surname that some falsely remember as our golden savior is foolish and will lead Haiti even deeper into the abyss that it already finds itself.
Sports
Haitian sprinter Rincher breaks 60m national record on debut for FSU
Jan. 12, 2019 - Haitian sprinter Bryand Rincher seemed to expect even more on debut for Florida State University (FSU), despite breaking the Haitian...
HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED: Give
Jul. 22, 2018 - “And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should...
Elections
Haitian-American Rep. Mia Love Criticizes Trump in Scathing Concession Speech
Nov. 27, 2018 - Days after losing her re-election bid in deep red Utah, Represe...
Representative Mia Love, Once a Republican Star, Loses Re-Election in Utah
Nov. 21, 2018 - Ben McAdams, the Democratic mayor of Salt Lake County, unseated...
Florida passions remain high as voters converge in Lauderhill
Nov. 13, 2018 - Demonstrators in support of Andrew Gillum in front of the Browa...
Lists & Guides
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5 Haitian Bites in Miami to Check Out In 2019
Miami has plenty to offer when it comes to Caribbean cuisine. B...
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Haitian Newsmakers of the Year
Haiti won big in sports this year. While the small island natio...
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12 Most Popular Stories on Haiti and Its Diaspora
The year is coming to an end! Take a look back at the most popu...
Editorials
Haitian Times Endorses Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams
Sep. 06, 2018 - (L-R) Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane D. Williams Endorsing political candidates is something that we do irregularly because we take that...
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