Part Five As I search what it means to be “Haitian,” I come across individuals whose gifts and talents in their respective fields give me the opportunity to experience the Haitian culture. In this series, I will feature seven individuals. Their life’s work not only help those of Haitian descent like myself reconnect to their…
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…
“I asked the government to reconsider the decision to remove subsidies on petroleum product prices. The Prime Minister did it. The price of fuel remains what it was before all over the national territory. There is no longer any increase in gas prices, “the head of state said Saturday night on public media in an…
Community Dear Black Women founder Florence Noel gives black women an outlet to be themselves Haitian-American Florence Noel founded Dear Black Women (DBW), an outlet for black women to embrace and empower themselves and each other. She creates a space full of love and free of judgment. Continue reading. Little Haiti: The Latest Ethnic…
Community San Angelo Nonprofit Supports Haitian Community With Permanent School Ezra Visions Ministries, a San Angelo based nonprofit builds school for Onaville, Haiti. The school will be named David Steward Christian Institution for Boys and Girls; it will serve 300 students. Continue reading. Holly’s Hands: Treating Animals in Developing Countries Dr. Holly Gill, a…
On March 13, President Jovenel Moise appointed six individuals to the high command of the recently reinstated Haitian armed forces (FAdH). All of the appointees, now in their sixties, were majors or colonels in the former FAdH, disbanded in 1995 after a long history of involvement in coups, violent repression, and drug trafficking. At least three of the officers appear to have held senior positions within the early-‘90s military coup regime. One of them is a convicted intellectual author of a civilian massacre, and another was a member of a committee that sought to cover it up.
Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio share love at Haiti fundraiser Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio used the eighth annual benefit for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization to publicly praise each other’s philanthropic work. DiCaprio was the guest of honor at the $5,000-a-plate dinner Saturday night at Milk Studios, which raised nearly $4 million for Penn’s Haitian…
UPDATED: Haitian TPS Recipients To Leave U.S. Within 18 Months, Trump Admin Announces Nearly 60,000 Haitians living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will face deportation within the next 18 months, the Trump administration announced Monday. Haitians with TPS designation will have until July 22, 2019 to voluntarily leave the country or change…
Haiti wants to increase trade with Cuba Haiti says it wants to strengthen its trade links with Cuba and has officially accepted an invitation to participate in the 35th International Fair of Havana (FIHAV 2017) to be held in that city later this year. Commerce and Industry Minister Pierre Marie Du Meny said the October…
Increased insecurity in PAP On Tuesday, the resurgence of insecurity in the capital was at the center of an important meeting of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN). Jack Guy Lafontant, President of the CSPN, and Michel Ange Gédéon, the Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), say that the…