Month: June 2017
Haitian minors claim UN peacekeepers fathered their children
For more than a decade, the United Nations has established a peacekeeping mission in the country, one of the longest-running in the world. In October,…
Haiti’s one-time fugitive Guy Philippe gets nine years in U.S. prison – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Guy Philippe, a former police commander who eluded capture in Haiti for more than a decade even as he won a seat in the Haitian…
Former Haiti rebel gets 9 years in prison in US drug case
FILE – In this Aug. 24, 2016 file photo, Guy Philippe laughs during an interview in Pestel, Haiti. Philippe, a former Haitian rebel leader and…
The End of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti
What It Means for the Country’s Future By Michael Deibert Under an ash gray sky threatening rain this past April, dozens of people in the…
UN Security Council visits Haiti ahead of peacekeeper departure
UN Security Council visits Haiti ahead of peacekeeper departure Port-au-Prince (AFP) – The United Nations Security Council began a visit to Haiti on Thursday to…
Cliff Avril makes good on sack promise, builds homes and school in Haiti
RENTON, Wash. — Defensive end Cliff Avril took a seat on the couch outside the Seattle Seahawks‘ locker room, started scrolling through his Instagram account…
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc greets Haitian Senate President
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue during a reception in Hanoi on June 20 that the Vietnamese…
FLASH – FLASH- FLASH REGISTER FOR TPS EXTENSION BEFORE JULY 25!!!!
(Photo: Submitted) CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Rockland advocates are warning Haitians who arrived after the devastating 2010 earthquake that they have just weeks to re-register for a federal program granting them the…
Incident malheureux à la Faculté d’ethnologie – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Des étudiants en colère ont mis le feu à plusieurs véhicules se trouvant dans l’enceinte de la Faculté d’ethnologie ce lundi, a constaté le journal….
Russian movie about Haitian teenagers premiers at LA Film Festival
June 19, 2017 Irina Sidorova, for RBTH A documentary film by Leyla Nedorosleva has its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June…
LAVALAS USE LABOR AS WEAPON TO DESTABILIZE JOVENEL GOVERNMENT WITH NO CONCERN FOR WORKERS INVOLVED
Haiti Libre: In an explanatory note, the textile company Interamerican Wovens S.A., which employs more than 1,300 workers and more than 200 executives, recalls that…
Stranded Haitian Migrants Adapt to Life in Mexican Border City
TIJUANA, Mexico – Hundreds of Haitian migrants who became stranded in Tijuana nine months ago have been adapting to life in this northwestern Mexican border…
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Haiti
JAMAICA GLEANER PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached agreement with Haiti on a staff-monitored programme (SMP). An…
From luxury hotels to slums, Haiti puts used soap to good use
A Haitian program to recycle used soap bars from luxury hotels has proven a win-win-win proposition, reducing waste, helping fight water-borne disease and giving employees…
After canceling with TPS families, Haitian president tells recipients to ‘calm down’ – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com When Evica learned she and 24 others had scored a meeting with Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, the Haitian migrant, who scrapes…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with President Jovenel Moise of Haiti
www.whitehouse.gov The Vice President today met with President Jovenel Moise of Haiti in Miami, Florida. On behalf of President Trump, the Vice President congratulated President…
VIDEO: Ex-Haiti President Michel Martelly 2hr Interview Live on Radio SCOOP FM 14 June 2017
Watch this video… Ex Haiti President Michel Martelly 2 hour Interview Live on Radio SCOOP FM with Journalist Gary Pierre Paul Charles, Marco and Eudes…
La Chambre des députés vote le budget rectificatif 2016-2017
Au terme d’une séance d’environ cinq heures, l’assemblée des députés a voté le vendredi 16 juin 2017 le projet de loi de finances rectifiée 2016-2017….
Haitian Senate President to pay official visit to Vietnam
VNA Thursday, June 15, 2017 – 19:45:00 Print President of the Senate of the Republic of Haiti Youri Latortue. (Source: haitinews2000.net) Hanoi (VNA) – President of…
U.N. pushes to finance Haiti’s cholera cleanup with leftover peacekeeping dollars
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com With most U.N. member nations, including the United States, refusing to contribute toward a $400 million trust fund to eliminate an…