Caribbean National Weekly, January 22, 2021 The governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic have signed nine agreements in which they have promised to confront the irregular migratory flow and the issues of trade, maritime borders, sovereignty, health, and others common to both nations that share the island of Hispaniola. Last week, the presidents of … Read more
COVID-19 Information Last updated: [01/21/21] *** Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the … Read more
America-The Jesuit Review, by Colby Bowker, January 18, 2021 From the inequitable loss of life and livelihood caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to obscene public exhibitions of racial injustice, the events of 2020 have held up a mirror. At times, we saw the best of ourselves. But it is also clear that many of us … Read more
The Washington Post, By Evens Sanon and DÁnica Coto | AP, Jan. 15, 2021 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Flying rocks. Burning tires. Acrid smoke. Deadly gunfire. Haiti braced for a fresh round of widespread protests starting Friday, with opposition leaders demanding that President Jovenel Moïse step down next month, worried he is amassing too much power as he … Read more
Yahoo Finance, by Randi Mann, Tue, January 12, 2021 On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 4:53 pm local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. 11 years later, the Caribbean country is still recovering. The epicentre of the earthquake was near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Haiti has … Read more
Le Flambeau Foundation, Inc., January 10, 2021 In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic the FLAMBEAU VERT youth-led project came to life with the vision of building multigenerational stakeholders in the reforestation of Haiti. For the immediate term the Flambeau Vert project aimed to educate, plant, and grow agricultural solutions for a small town in … Read more
This is a Duke University project that Le Flambeau Foundation supports. Duke University Forum for Scholars and Publics (FSP), January 1, 2021 “We release the English and Haitian Creole versions of “The Revolution That Gave Birth to Haiti” on this Haitian Independence Day, January 1, 2021, in recognition of the Haitian Revolution’s continuing significance. We … Read more
FunTimes, By Oga Africa, Jan 01, 2021 On Haiti’s Independence Day, we explore the country’s African history and traditional African practices that were used in tandem with physical revolt during the Haitian Revolution. The island formerly known as Hispaniola and Saint-Domingue, was originally inhabited by the Taino and Ciboney people. When the Spanish arrived on … Read more
Canada Prime Minister’s Office, Jan 01, 2021 OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 1, 2021 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Haiti’s Independence Day: “Today, we join the Haitian community in Canada and around the world in marking Haiti’s Independence Day. “For a long time, Canada and Haiti have been united … Read more
Dear Friends, On January 1st 2021 we celebrate the arrival of a new year filled with powerful optimism for an outstanding series of new achievements. We survived the unique challenges of this past year and look forward to the future. On this same day we also celebrate the 217th anniversary of Haiti’s independence (January 1, … Read more