Haiti Haiti’s maternal mortality rates among the highest. So why is this hospital closing? In a country where more women die before, during and after childbirth than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere, poor women in Haiti with high-risk pregnancies now have one less option for life-saving care. Continue reading. Haitians in America Haitians In…
Food A Huge Haitian Food Festival Is Happening In Montreal The 12th annual Haitian festival called Haiti En Folie is going down next weekend. The festival actually has multiple components at various locations, but if you’re strictly looking for food you have to attend the Foire Culinaire which will be held in Parc Lafontaine in…
Haiti Haitians shut down streets demanding jobs, rollback of prices Politicians in Haiti thought they had a bright idea. Since people were following the World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Belgium on July 6, rooting deeply for Brazil, they would choose that time to obey the International Monetary Fund and raise the price of…
Haiti Haiti fuel price jump was ‘guaranteed to lead to backlash,’ U.N. poverty expert says The United Nations’ top expert on poverty criticized the International Monetary Fund’s continued push to force Haiti to remove fuel subsidies on Monday, and said donors such as the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank should help poor Haitians cushion…
Purpose An attribute is a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something. If I were to meet your friends or relative, what would they tell me about you? Will they say that you’re kind, smart and funny? Or, will they say you are insensitive, incompetent and dull?…
Haitians in America Haitian-Americans In South Florida Reflect On Recent Riots In Haiti What happens in Haiti is felt in South Florida. Recent protests in Haiti over hikes in fuels costs caused many in the Haitian diaspora to reflect on the politics and stability of the island. Continue reading. Haitians In America: Millennial War Vet…
Haiti Haitian officials knew the gas price hike would be unpopular. They did it anyway As Haitian soccer fans were glued to their televisions Friday watching the Brazil-Belgium World Cup game, the Haitian government — on the state-owned TV channel — announced it was imposing new measures that leaders had been warned would be wildly…
Food Fleur De Vie Hosts Fifth Annual Food Tasting Brunch On June 24, Fleur De Vie (Flower of Life) closed the month of June with its annual food tasting fundraising brunch “La Palette Saisonniere Du Chef” (Chef’s Seasonal Palette) at New York’s French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF). The New York-based nonprofit partners with existing organizations…
The hike in prices which was withdrawn after massive protests is part of the agenda dictated by international finance institutions Soon after the Haitian government announced its decision to raise fuel prices by up to 50 percent on Friday last week, demonstrations broke out across the country. Angry Haitians blocked roads and set vehicles on…
Guy Delva, the minister of communication and culture, announced today on Twitter that he will be resigning in the next few hours. “The president has an extraordinary vision for this country and it is a great pleasure for me to have had the opportunity to work with him,” Delva posted. “However, I regret to announce…