Month: February 2017
Peacekeeping chief points to changes in mandate of UN mission
Military peacekeepers and UN police from the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) work with Haitian National Police to train for a quick reaction force that…
Rising star: from Haiti to TV’s top-rated ‘Top Chef’
Chestnuthilllocal.com Sylva Senat, a native of Haiti, has become one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated executive chefs. He is currently one of the six remaining competitors…
Brooklyn Congresswoman Moves to Shield Haitian Refugees From Deportation After Trump Order
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke during her emergency meeting on President Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Madina Toure/Observer Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke—co-chairwoman of the House Caribbean Caucus—has…
Haiti PM submits resignation
Former Haitian Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles Jamaica Observer: PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles has submitted his letter of resignation to President,…
After daring voyage to U.S., Haitians’ dreams end in deportation
By Makini Brice |Reuters PORT-AU-PRINCE John Stevens Val borrowed $3,000 from friends and family and trekked through 10 countries to make his way to the…
Open Registration, English Scholarship Program
The United States Embassy in Haiti in collaboration with “Union School” is launching a new program for the learning of English entitled “English Microscholarship Access…
Haiti’s Revolution Through Silkscreen Prints
By Daniela Sol A new exhibit just opened this Tuesday, February 7th at The Phillips Collection, a small gallery in downtown D.C., named “The Life…
Haiti-born, Heiltsuk-raised basketball player still barred from All Native event over ‘blood quantum’ rule
Human rights complaint filed: ‘This is a discrimination of Indigenous against Indigenous’ By Andrew Kurjata, CBC News Posted: Feb 09, 2017 8:00 PM PT Last Updated:…
U.N. considering removing military peacekeepers from Haiti: official
By Makini Brice | PORT-AU-PRINCE The United Nations is considering removing military personnel from its peacekeeping mission in Haiti, a U.N. official said on Thursday,…
UN Considers Removing Military Peacekeepers from Haiti
FILE – Chile’s Army, part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) march in Cap-Haitien, Jan. 24, 2015. PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI —The United Nations…
IMF Releases Report on Haiti’s Rapid Credit Facility
IMF.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released the staff report prepared in connection with the approval of the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) for Haiti…
CARICOM pledges support for Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 8, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President David Granger says the regional integration grouping welcomes the transfer…
Canada announces $70M in development aid for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Canada has announced roughly $70 million in development aid for Haiti a day after the poor country returned to a democratically elected…
Trump should fulfill pledge to be champion for Haiti
Sun Sentinal.com Not always in a good light, Haiti, in her unique peculiar way, has always managed to make headlines in the world’s news cycle….
A GOVERNMENT OF CONCENSUS IS A BETRAYAL OF THE VOTERS WHO GAVE JOVENEL A FIRST ROUND VICTORY – TWICE – IN 2015 & 2016
February 9, 2017 We are hearing of negotiations that will create one of those ineffectual, doomed governments known as a GOVERNMENT OF CONCENSUS. Haiti as…
NARCISSE, ARISTIDE, LAVALAS AND RADIO TI MOUN CALLING FOR ACTION AGAINST PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE AND HIS GOVERNMENT.
February 8, 2017 On the day after Jovenel Moise’s inauguration, Narcisse, Aristide and Lavalas are calling for violent actions against Haiti’s new government. Radio Ti-Moun…
Directeurs Generaux
Liste des Directeurs Généraux. 1. FAES : Herman Nelson 2. BMPAD : Raoul Pierre-Louis 3. CFI : Mathias Pierre 4. ONA : Jean Tholbert Alexis…