Haiti News

The Gleaner, Ronald Sanders, 8, 2021 Strong disagreement may be brewing at the Organization of American States (OAS) on how to respond to the ongoing, grave political and constitutional crisis in Haiti. Since January 2020, the Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, has been ruling the country by decree without any legislative oversight. The mandates of the … Read more

The nation’s largest African and African Diasporic dance festival and BAM’s longest-running program celebrates the vibrant culture and resilience of Haiti in this year’s festival. by BROOKLYN READER, May 7, 2021 This year, DanceAfrica is paying homage to the ancestral energy of Haiti, an image of Black liberation, with the theme: Vwa zanset yo: y’ap … Read more

USA Today, Erik Brady, May 7, 2021 At first Rev. Chuck Whited didn’t understand what was happening. He heard the loud pop of a wall cracking and felt the ground sway. Then he knew. The earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 killed more than 100,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Whited is pastor … Read more

France 24, Wahshington (AFP), 04/29/2021 The United States renewed support Thursday for Haiti holding overdue elections but said it did not back a constitutional referendum after US lawmakers warned that voting this year would only bring more turmoil. Amid soaring violence and kidnappings, President Jovenel Moise has been ruling the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation by … Read more

World Bank, April 26, 2021 Challenge The 2010 earthquake caused nearly 10 percent of Haitian households to experience loss of, or injury to, a family member, increasing the number of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the country. According to a 2012 study in the Port au Prince metropolitan area, disability, defined as some difficulty in … Read more

Travel Noire, by Ayah A. • Apr 26, 2021 Katty Antoine is a 30-year-old distribution logistics employee. Born in Haiti, she and her family immigrated to New Jersey when she was young. She currently resides in Washington state with her husband of five years. Both hailing from Croix-Des-Bouquets, a town half an hour from the … Read more

The Miami Herald, By Jacqueline Charles,  April 26, 2021 More than 60 U.S. House Democrats are calling for “a significant review of U.S. policy in Haiti” by the Biden administration and warning that “the U.S.’s insistence on elections at all costs in Haiti” later this year risks exacerbating the country’s cycle of political instability and … Read more