Haiti Higher incomes for mango farmers in Haiti A lot of mangos disappear or end up as juice in Haiti before they get to the harbour in Portau-Prince,’ says researcher Rene Oostewechel of Wageningen Food & Biobased Research. He and Jan Brouwers of Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation did a study for the World Bank…
In Haiti, Deadly Hurricane Brings New Life To Drought-Hit Community Nearly two years ago today, I woke with a sickening feeling in my stomach. It was October 4, 2016, and my country, Haiti, was about to be hit by Hurricane Matthew, one of the worst storms the world has seen. Continue reading Jean Henry Céant…
Warped Lens Haiti: Jean Henry Ceant Should Take PetroCaribe Challenge Head On Over the weekend, the Haitian parliament voted overwhelmingly for Jean Henry Ceant to lead as the country’s next prime minister. Legislators also ratified his cabinet, even though some had to pay their taxes retroactively and in the middle of the night in order…
New York Carrié Solages Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, pleaded guilty to two disorderly conduct violations in a Hempstead court on Sept. 12, and was ordered to take part in a 26-week batterers’ intervention class and submit to drug testing. Continue reading Haiti Construction Of Electricity…
Opinion Naomi Osaka: Who Gets To Be Haitian? If a person were to log on to social media two months ago around this time, they’d surely come across the sentiment “Africa has won the world cup” repeatedly. With 15 out of the 23 members of the victorious French national team stemming from countries across Africa…
New York Elections Josue Pierre Leads Pack In Race For District Leader Election Day is approaching quickly and voters in the 42nd Assembly District are heading to the polls on Thursday with a number of important decisions to make in hotly contested state legislative party primaries. One of the most important local races is for…
Beauty & Style Haitian Designer Runs New Fashion Brand In Vietnam A new fashion brand, with a combination of French, Caribbean and Vietnamese styles, made its debut in Hanoi, by a Haitian designer, who has shared her love with the Southeast nation country. Continue reading Sports 3 Things To Know About Naomi Osaka Haitian-Japanese tennis…
Immigration Haitians Fifth Most Deported Population In The US Deportations of Haitians from the U.S. rose 1699 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, largely due to a change in policy under the Obama administration at the end of his second term, according to government data. Continue reading South Florida Little Haiti’s Magic City Innovation District…
Haitians in America Haitians In America: Actress Pulls Inspiration From Haiti To Represent In Entertainment Industry “To Haitian fathers, if you’re not a doctor, lawyer or, engineer you might as well be selling crack cocaine,” said Karina Bonnefil, but this didn’t stop her from pursuing her dreams and becoming an actress. Inspired by the comedy…
New York PHOTO GALLERY: Haitians Hit The Parkway For Annual West Indian American Day Parade View more Tech Catalyzing Haiti’s Startup Ecosystem With Marc Alain Boucicault Marc Alain Boucicault is the founder of Banj, a local entrepreneurship hub in Port-au-Prince. He’s worked in international development for 8 years based in Port-au-Prince and in Washington, DC…