24 total cases of Covid-19 in Haiti to date 24 total cases of coronavirus have been identified in Haiti according…
Letters to the Editor, Op-eds, Politics
Haitians got played in 2016, let’s correct our mistake in 2020
In 2016, the Haitian community got played by a charlatan who promised to be our champion, but became our community’s worst nightmare. This time, we must show that we learned from that mistake.
Letters to the Editor, New York Politics
Solages Challenger in NYS Assembly Race: I Will Fight for Boundless Opportunities
My grandparents and parents didn’t want their adopted country to change, and neither do I. And neither does anyone who comes to this country for a better life. But the country in which my grandparents sought a better life is under siege.
Coronavirus
As Schools Across the U.S. Move to Reopen Doors, Boston Does an About-Face
The New York Times One moment Boston parents were looking forward to school doors reopening sooner or later for kindergartners…
Op-eds, Opinion
Haitian Trump Supporter: “Nou pap pran tikèt sa!”
For his 47 years as a career politician in Washington DC, he has no substantive record of support from the Haitian-American community, yet he is now pandering in an 11th-hour attempt to secure what he sees as nothing more than another voting bloc in Florida. The Haitian-American community will not fall for it.
Caribbean, Op-eds
Stuck Between Church, State and Family – LGBTIQ People in Haiti
Haiti has never criminalized same-sex relations. Yet hostility towards LGBTIQ people is among the worst in the region, and violent attacks and even murder of LGBTIQ people have been increasing in recent years.
Opinion
The diaspora is Haiti’s most valuable asset, yet the country is not diaspora-focused
At a time of increased impact of diaspora remittances on the economy and growing debate on the best approach to reduce systematic corruption in the country, the need for Haitians immigrants to play key developmental roles in Haiti is now more imperative than ever.
Letters to the Editor
Haitian American Elected Officials Deserve More Recognition
The reality is that Haitian-American elected officials have overcome quite a bit to get elected. Many are extraordinarily effective at meeting the needs of not only the Haitian-American community, but also of the other demographics they serve.
Changing the Narrative, Coronavirus, Health & Science, Op-eds
When Home Is Not Always Safe: The Impact of COVID-19 On Children And Youth
By Shirley Plantin Millions of our children and youth have been home for nearly six months in the attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19….
Opinion
Can Haiti Reinvent Itself post Covid-19?
By Joshua Paul Question: What do the COVID-19 pandemic andthe Cold War have in common? Answer: Covid-19 can do for Haiti what the end of the Cold War did for Cuba….
Features
Haiti’s residents afraid another earthquake may hit
Ten years later, since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, residents aren’t still ready to talk about the event because…