Mail-in voting, marred by challenges, could determine New York District 57 race
Jul. 14, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski An apparent postmarking problem on thousands of mail-in absentee ballots could impact the vote count in several...
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Michel Présumé, is Named Director General of Haiti’s Electricity Company, ED’H
Jul. 14, 2020 - Michel Présumé takes the reins of State Electricity of Haiti (ED’H) on Monday. The ceremony was chaired by Minister of TPTC Nader Joiséus. The...
Special Reports
Haitian Soccer Chief Is An Alleged Sex Offender But The Players Won’t Deny Yves Jean-Bart Was A “Father” To Them
Jul. 09, 2020 - By Ralph 'Onz' Chery -- Despite Haiti's soccer federation's president Yves Jean-Bart's rape allegations, some current and former players won't deny that they consider him as a father.
NY-Metro area
Little Haiti Brooklyn leaders share progress, plans, amid affordability challenges
Jul. 13, 2020 - By Sam Bojarski For Aliette Beldor, who owned the former Alouette Beauty Salon on Nostrand Avenue, the creation of the...
Florida
A Haitian-American Judge With Infinite Love For Serving: Lody Jean’s Story
Jul. 07, 2020 - By Ralph 'Onz' Chery -- Judge Lody Jean considers serving as "the greatest honor" of her career.
Haiti
Haiti was the first nation to permanently ban slavery
Jul. 12, 2020 - By Julia Gaffield Global protests in support of Black Lives Matter have systematically exposed the legacies of slavery and colonialism today. This has...
Haitians In America
A Haitian-American Judge With Infinite Love For Serving: Lody Jean’s Story
Jul. 07, 2020 - By Ralph 'Onz' Chery -- Judge Lody Jean considers serving as "the greatest honor" of her career.
Coronavirus
‘I’m Alive’: Tale Of a Haitian Father Who Recovered From COVID-19
Jul. 12, 2020 - By Ralph ‘Onz’ Chery Sondy Valestine, 28, felt an inexplicable amount of strength in him as he drove to Downstate...
Sports
Ramos: “We should not relax, we haven’t won anything”
Jul. 14, 2020 - Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos addressed the media right after the team’s 1-2 victory in Granada, which allows the team...
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
Haitian Diaspora Lack Vision to Wield Meaningful Influence in Haiti
Jul. 07, 2020 - By Bobb Rousseau and Rosi DeJean The Haitian Diaspora faces an unresolved contradiction if it wants to deliver the needs of people in...
Entertainment
TADIA takes the New York Haitian music scene by storm
Jul. 10, 2020 - Tadia Toussaint as rebranded herself TADIA ‘Turning All Dreams Into Adventures. The former contributor to The Haitian Times has in...
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
Haitian American Childhood Friends Collaborate on Short Film, The Sweetest Girl
Jul. 11, 2020 - Although Harry Jeudy is a screenwriter, he’s not an avid reader. But he was willing to plow through a 356-page novel, “Revelations: Roads to Redemption.” Because his childhood friend, Yanatha Desouvre, wrote it.
Immigration & Migration
Haiti is making effort to curb human trafficking, but still falling short, U.S. says
Jun. 25, 2020 - By Jacqueline Charles The U.S. State Department commended Haiti’s government Thursday in doing more to curb human trafficking. But the...
Profiles
Delatour, a radical talented and remarkable artist you need to know
Jul. 02, 2020 - From a young age Xavier Delatour was sure one day he would become an artist. Over the years, he has...
Caribbean
Florida’s COVID-19 surge leads to tighter restrictions for some Caribbean visitors
Jul. 07, 2020 - BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO Targeting Florida’s surging coronavirus infections as a public health threat, two Caribbean destinations joined 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
Census Response Numbers Lag Behind In Large Swath Of Haitian Community
Jun. 26, 2020 - By Jonathan Greig The Census 2020 response rates in Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Haitian populations are lagging far behind average...
Health & Science
COVID-19 in the Americas: ‘The past six months have shaken our world.
Jul. 09, 2020 - By Jacqueline Charles, Jimena Tavel, Nora Gámez Torres, Syra Ortiz-Blanes, and Jacob Kinkaid Six months after the World Health Organization was alerted about...
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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