Month: March 2017
Zika Makes Microcephaly 20 Times More Likely
A new CDC report begins to quantify the devastating effects the virus has on children. Heloisa, who has a twin sister named Heloa, both 10…
HASTA LA VISTA, TI RENÉ!
HASTA LA VISTA, TI RENÉ! A l’école de la Démocratie, ouverte en 1986,Ti René Préval s’est inscrit. Comme beaucoup d’autres citoyens désireux de servir Haiti…
American cocaine use is way up. Colombia’s coca boom might be why
By Nick Miroff March 4 at 6:00 AM Colombian soldiers spray chemicals to kill coca plants in Tumaco on Feb. 2. Eradication efforts have slowed…
Fashion Designer Azede Jean-Pierre Shares Her Photo Diary From an Artisan Tour of Her Native Haiti
They say you can’t go home again, but Azede Jean-Pierre would beg to differ. The Haitian-born, Atlanta-bred designer—whose modern, quirky, and architectural designs have become…
Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis: ‘The more I know about Haiti, the more I know about myself.’
Haiti-born Hollywood actor Jimmy Jean-Louis is starring in three films (“Everything But a Man,” “Cargo,” and “Empty Box“) at the Miami Film Festival, March 3-12….
Rene Preval, who led Haiti amid catastrophe, dies at 74
Associated Press | PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Rene Preval, a low-key technocrat who led Haiti as president during the devastating January 2010 earthquake and a…
President Jovenel asks for prayer
Three days after President Jovenel Moise was inaugurated in Port au Prince, he accepted an invitation to inaugurate a new market place built by our…
RENE PREVAL HAS LEFT US
RENE PREVAL HAS LEFT US 13:02 Mar 3, 2017 President Rene Preval suffered a heart attack and died after being transported to the hospital. A…
Haiti’s Charms and Challenges Keep Former Habitat Exec Mrs. Blake Motivated- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
March 2, 2017 | Phil BoltonMadam Sonia at the Love A Child Miracle Village in Haiti holding leaves from a Moringa tree often called the…
UN Fund to Fight Cholera in Haiti Hovers at 2 Percent of Goal
VOA News: A demonstrator spray paints the message in Creole “We demand justice for all cholera victims” outside United Nations headquarters to protest the U.N….
The RAM Group will not participate in the Port-au-Prince Carnival – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Haiti Libre: Sunday, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince and the Organizing Committee of the Carnival announced that the Musical Group RAM, previously retained to participate in…
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Mar 2 2017 Someone mentioned that Michel’s helicopter was arriving at 10:00 A.M. So people started to walk towards the expected landing place. Soon over…
Haitian facing deportation after ‘habitual’ traffic offenses latest test of Trump immigration policy
Haitian facing deportation after ‘habitual’ traffic offenses latest test of Trump immigration policy James Lacroix Miami-Dade Police By David Ovalle dovalle@miamiherald.com Haitian national James Lacroix…
In Haiti, a hit song about ‘sugar babies’ and ‘papas’ becomes social commentary
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE The catchy song with the frenetic beat airs the dirty secret that everyone knows but no one talks about: “The…
Colorful Carnival in Haiti’s storm-hit region
(Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery, AP) LES CAYES, Haiti – Haiti’s three-day Carnival festivities have brought rum-fueled parties, imaginative costumes and high-energy dance music to a…
Riverdance to perform at gala concert to raise funds for Haiti
1 There will be performances from Róisín O, Kila and a host of special guests at the Convention Centre, Dublin, on Saturday, March 11 (Stock…
SWEET MICKY OU MICHEL MARTELLY ??
Mar 2.2017 Sweet Micky ou Michel Martelly est l’expression même de la grande déchirure haïtienne! Il est celui qui a su mieux comprendre et mieux…
Low-key U.S. ambassador to Haiti steps down and is leaving country
Low-key U.S. ambassador to Haiti steps down and is leaving country By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Haiti is losing a member of its foreign diplomatic corps….
WAS AMBASSADOR MULREAN’S SUDDEN ABANDONMENT OF HAITI DUE TO HIS EXPECTING PARLIAMENT’S REFUSAL TO ACCEPT JOVENEL MOISE’S PM NOMINATION?
March 1, 2017 We have been talking with a number of Haitian Deputies (5) who say the majority in the Chamber of Deputies will refuse…
He ran a missionary orphanage in Haiti. Now he’s accused of sexually abusing the kids- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Daniel Pye Facebook By Alex Harris aharris@miamiherald.com Daniel Pye ran a missionary orphanage in Haiti for years, where he fed and cared for 22 children….