Month: August 2017
Haitian jailed in stolen identity refund fraud scheme
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a Haitian national residing in Miami-Dade County in Florida has been sentenced to 70 months in prison…
Canada Faces Surge in Asylum Seekers: ‘We’ve Never Seen Such Numbers’
Asylum seekers sit in front of their tent in a temporary camp, Aug. 15, 2017, near Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) By…
The Human Carnage From Billionaires Trying to Carve Up the Planet to Build Their Empires Is Astounding From Yemen to Haiti and everywhere in between, the poorest citizens are punished for unknown crimes
Vijay Prashad 19 Aug 2017 Image Courtesy: Zurijeta/Shutterstock Raoul Peck, the Haitian filmmaker, opens his new film – Der Junge Karl Marx (2017) – in…
Haiti – FLASH : Biometrics defeats irregular Haitians in DR
Haiti Libre: Lieutenant General Máximo William Muñoz Delgado, Director General of Migration (DGM), revealed that during migration control operations, Migration Inspectors had seized in the…
DISGUSTING – DISGUSTING – DISGUSTING: Selling a dream Dozens of misleading videos are encouraging asylum seekers to go to Canada – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
VICE NEWS By Brigitte Noël Aug 18, 2017 Immigration workers in Quebec are worried that videos spreading misinformation about what it takes to be granted…
Harvey no threat to South Florida but another wave will need watching
By Elizabeth Koh ekoh@miamiherald.com August 18, 2017 9:09 AM Tropical Storm Harvey will avoid South Florida as it churns through the eastern Caribbean Sea this…
Haitian folk dance troupe holds debut show in Beijing
A dance troupe from Haiti held its debut show in Beijing on Wednesday, greeting people in the Chinese capital with exotic dancing steps from the…
Canada sees ‘unprecedented’ surge in asylum seekers
(CNN)Canada is facing an “unprecedented” number of asylum seekers, who have crossed the border from the United States, officials said. “We’ve never seen those numbers,”…
Tropical Storm Harvey forms near Caribbean as two other systems brew in Atlantic
Two of three budding tropical systems in the Atlantic will approach the Caribbean, Central America and the United States in the coming days. Three batches…
Haitian Amputees Bring Inspiring Stories, Soccer Skills to Highland Lakes
BURNET — Francillon Chery lost an arm and a leg during the 2010 earthquake that devastated his country of Haiti. He tried to find refuge…
Three Haitian boys needing life-saving heart surgery require host families in Toronto
Haiti Cardiac Alliance is searching for people to take in three preschoolers as they recover from complex heart surgeries at SickKids hospital. From left, Kervens…
Haiti: Cholera figures (as of 30 June 2017) – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The number of suspected cases of cholera continued to decline at the national level in June 2017. The effective coordination of the various actors has…
Jistis pou BWA KAYIMAN !!!
Depi mwen fini ekri teks sou analyz priyè esklav yo nan Seremoni Bwa Kayiman, sepa 2 mesaj mwen pa resevwa. – Gen moun ki panse…
Haiti central bank clamps down on credit card currency billing- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
jamaica-gleaner.com Commercial banks operating in Haiti have been warned of heavy fines if they flout new regulations regarding the invoicing of credit card transactions effective…
LAMOTHE SETS HIGH MARK WITH 45TH BIRTHDAY PARTY- IF ONLY PALACE WAS AS WELL ORGANIZED!
August 12, 2017 Hundreds, including ex-Finance Minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie, Senators Wenceslas Lambert and Andris Riche joined a true cross-section of Haitian society in wishing…
KEYSTONE KOPS: Évasion spectaculaire de Milo Berger et de deux autres détenus- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Aout 12, 2017 Le puissant chef de gang de l’arcahaie, Milo Berger, impliqué dans une dizaine d’actes de kidnapping et personnage central de l’attaque du…
Inauguration of a dialysis service in Les Cayes
Haiti Libre: Friday, at the hospital of the Office of Labor, Sickness and Maternity Insurance (OFATMA) of Les Cayes, in the presence of Roosevelt Bellevue,…
Getting refugee status in Canada isn’t easy, Quebec premier reminds asylum-seekers- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:33PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, August 12, 2017 3:24PM EDT SHERBROOKE, Que. — Would-be asylum-seekers…
For Haitians in U.S., the road to refuge runs straight to Canada — and arrest
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com August 12, 2017 8:13 PM CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. The Canadian police officer at the border was adamant: If you cross here, you…
MORE AMERICAN IGNORANCE – WHAT ABOUT ARTICLE 17 OF THE OAS CHARTER??:Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified ‘military option’- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington’s response to Venezuela’s political crisis…