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….
Op-eds
Cadet Vildenard is an undocumented worker in New Jersey, who I met some years ago in Haiti.
J.O. Haselhoef He’s not unique. There are others like him — they’re the reason President Trump proposed a wall, they’re the…
Op-eds, Opinion
Communities need their newspapers, and newspapers need their community
New Rochelle transit hub sits virtually empty as ridership has dropped precipitously / photo credit Garry Pierre-Pierre By Judy Patrick…
Editorial, Op-eds
Why the Haitian Diaspora Has an Important Role to Play in US Elections
By Jake Johnston The Florida Democratic primary is only a week away, and as candidates turn their attention to the…
Haiti, Op-eds, Opinion
Haiti’s Troubles Must Not Be Forgotten
The stench of burning tires is hard to escape. Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is again littered with smoldering barricades. Towns across…
Haiti, Op-eds, Opinion
Hispaniola Rising: How the US Coup in Venezuela Is Taking Root in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
For more than a decade Venezuela has aided the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through a preferential system…
Haiti, Op-eds, Politics, Protests
Mass Protests in Haiti, Like France’s Yellow Vests, Threaten Modern Oligarchic Structure
As Haitians throughout the country seethe with rage over Jovenel Moise’s blatant corruption, gross mismanagement and numerous scandals, the neo-Duvalier era in Haiti that has largely been orchestrated by the U.S. is now in danger of finally falling apart.
Haiti, Latest News, Op-eds, Opinion
Haiti and the collapse of a political and economic system
You can draw a pretty straight line from the last electoral process to the current unrest in Haiti. Building for months, and frankly years, the country has now been shut down for five days as tensions – and violence – increase, threatening President Jovenel Moise’s mandate.
Op-eds, Opinion
The Future of Business in Haiti: Creating Wealth and Infrastructural Development in Informal Economies of Brain-Drained Countries
By Lovens Gjed Did you know that migrant workers sent close to half a trillion dollars to their developing home countries in 2017?…
Op-eds, Opinion, Politics
Brace Yourself Haiti
By Jocelyn McCalla
]Haitians can say goodbye to Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, President Barack Obama saw fit to use his discretion to grant this exceptional status to Haitians stranded in the US because of the extensive damage suffered by their country. The operative keyword is discretionary authority. At his discretion the president can grant TPS for a period of 18 months — which Obama did in 2010 — and extend this status for another 18 months or less depending on whether conditions in the country under consideration have sufficiently improved to allow an orderly return of the individual beneficiaries. President Trump is unlikely to extend TPS further for Haitians. In fact, he is unlikely to extend TPS for many other nationals who have benefited from such a measure.