Gonaïves’s mayor scolded the Jovenel Moïse administration for not celebrating Independence Day in Gonaïves, Haiti’s City of Independence.
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In Gonaïves, soup joumou only remnant of squashed independence festivities
Instead, residents of Gonaïves, the very city where Haiti declared its independence on that momentous day in 1804, will commemorate the day in the lower-key manner Haitians overseas mark the day: with a bowl of soup joumou.
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Haitian students in China celebrate Independence Day
Jan. 1, Guy G. Lamothe, the Permanent Representative of the commercial office of Haiti in China, celebrated Haiti’s independence at…
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International Leaders Congratulate Haiti on Anniversary of Independence
In celebration of Haiti’s independence on Jan. 1, friends of the country took the opportunity to salute the event and…
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Haiti Marks Independence Anniversary Day Amid Deepening Crisis
Over 4.5 million Haitians, almost half of the population, will be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020, the United Nations warned. …
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Haitian Montrealers celebrate country’s independence by helping the homeless on Jan. 1
For Haitians Montrealers, Jan. 1 isn’t just New Years Day. “Jan. 1 is our independence day in Haiti,” said Aly…