WLRN, By TIM PADGETT, December 10, 2019 The House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington held a hearing Tuesday on the worsening crisis in Haiti. Haitian expats, some from Miami, expressed frustrations with Trump Administration policy towards Haiti. The U.S. House’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere called the hearing “Haiti on the Brink.” The country is … Read more
Reuters, World News, By Andre Paultre, Sarah Marsh, December 10, 2019 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Venite Bernard’s feet are bloodied and torn because, she said, she had no time to grab her sandals when she fled her shack with her youngest children as gangsters roamed the Haitian capital’s most notorious slum, shooting people in their homes. Now … Read more
December 8, 2019 – The following article was provided by Mr. Jean St.Lot-Gervais who serves as President of Le Flambeau Foundation. This is part of a series featuring an inside look at each of the Board Members. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela I … Read more
December 10th is Human Rights Day. A topic that is top of mind and heart as we read the news and face shared realities around the world. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the result of having experienced the atrocities of the Second World War and vowing to never again have this happen. Haiti … Read more
VOA, By Sandra Lemaire, Matiado Vilme, Renan Toussaint, December 06, 2019 WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE – Hundreds of protesters marched from downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, to the U.S. Embassy on Friday to demand the Trump administration stop supporting President Jovenel Moise, who is named in the latest corruption report issued by Haiti’s Superior Court of Account … Read more
With no new cases confirmed since February, the country is getting closer to eliminating the disease. Unicef, By Mehdi Meddeb, 06 December 2019 LASCAHOBAS, Haiti – In its most severe form, it’s one of the swiftest acting lethal infectious diseases. If the sufferer isn’t treated properly, they can die within hours, and in places where … Read more
Reuters, by Andre Paultre, Sarah Marsh, December 4 , 2019 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Anti-government protests in Haiti are waning, with schools and businesses trying to re-open in the face of political gridlock and heightened violence in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. Demonstrations began in September against President Jovenel Moise over allegations of corruption and mismanagement, … Read more
The New York Times, By The Associated Press, Dec. 2, 2019 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Protected by police patrols, thousands of Haitian children began to return to school Monday after months of violent unrest forced schools to shut around the country. Some schools were about a quarter full in response to the Education Ministry’s call last … Read more
Miami Herald, by Martin Vassolo, November 22, 2019 As a hunger crisis and political protests grip Haiti, the country’s U.S. ambassador met with a contingent of the Haitian diaspora Friday in North Miami to address U.S. efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and, in the long run, financial support to help local entrepreneurs bolster the local … Read more
The Points Guy, by Edward Russell, November 18, 2019 Delta Air Lines will end a decade of service to Haiti citing weak demand. The SkyTeam Alliance carrier will operate its last flight between Atlanta (ATL) and Port-au-Prince (PAP) on Jan. 9, Delta confirmed and Cirium schedules show. The last flights will be operated with a … Read more