Haiti The new criminal code is officially in the Senate The President of the commission “Justice, security and national defense” of the Haitian Senate Jean Renel Senatus officially handed on Wednesday the official document on the new Haitian criminal code (penal code). The Commission added 32 new offenses in the document to update it. Changes…
Latest News BREAKING: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who feared they could soon be facing deportation got a reprieve Wednesday, when a federal judge in California temporarily blocked one of the Trump administration’s major immigration moves. Continue reading Haiti Haiti tops the list of people…
Haiti Pèlerin 5 victims seek for justice They were several tens to hold up signs at the entrance to the private home of the President of the Republic, Mr. Jovenel Moise. These citizens victims of the series of demolition that occurred on July 3 and 4, have a hard time accepting their situation. In the…
South Florida Lawsuit: City Of Lauderhill Stonewalled Haitian Flag Day Celebration Lauderhill residents Frandy Cardichon and Juvenia Mackensie began planning a Haitian Flag Day celebration a full year before the holiday. In May 2017, they submitted a permit application to the city; coordinated with vendors, businesses, and bands; and began advertising and promoting the event….
Haiti Many Haitians have been able to change status The population of Haitian TPS beneficiaries has changed from 59,000 to 25,500 today. Which means, according to the ambassador of Haiti in Washington, that many of our compatriots have changed their status in the United States. It also means, said Paul Altidor, that there are some…
Haiti How IBM and Plastic Bank Are Using Blockchain to Boost Recycling in Haiti The blockchain is helping clean up the oceans. That’s thanks to the efforts of Plastic Bank, a non-profit that pays people in developing countries for handing over recyclable plastic using a cryptocurrency-like token system. The team has already been operating in Haiti for the…
Immigration & migration NJ backs lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s effort to end TPS for Haitians New Jersey is one of 17 states backing a lawsuit that challenges the Trump administration’s decision to end temporary protected status for Haitians and immigrants from five other countries. The state Attorney General‘s office filed an amicus brief Friday in U.S….
New York Haitian Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Re-entry into United States Obanette Jean, age 35, and a citizen of Haiti, was sentenced today to time served (55 days in jail) for illegal re-entry into the United States. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Robert N. Garcia, Acting Chief Patrol…
South Florida Gentrification Is Pushing Haitians Out Of Miami’s Little Haiti With the steep rise of rents and the closure of cultural touchstones like botanicas, some Haitian immigrants don’t feel at home in their own neighborhood. Continue reading Kodak Black Says He Reshaped The Culture For All Haitians It’s been a little over a month…
South Florida Miami community mourns 12-year-old Haitian girl killed in fatal crash MIAMI (WSVN) – A community is in mourning following the death of a 12-year-old girl in Northwest Miami-Dade. Lapsca Philogene died in a car crash on her way to school after three vehicles collided at the intersection of Northwest 163rd Street and North…