In a New York Times interview, Martine Moïse recalled the terrifying moments that ended in her husband’s assassination. NBC News Digital, By David K. Li, July 30, 2021 The wife of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse said the men who murdered her husband also believed they’d killed her in the assassination that has rocked the … Read more
PBS Newshour, By Ivette Feliciano, July 24, 2021 Amid political instability and violence in Haiti, human rights activists are demanding the Biden administration do more to protect Haitian migrants, especially those at the U.S.-Mexico border. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Guerline Jozef, founder and executive director of the non-profit, Haitian Bridge Alliance, about what … Read more
ABC News, By Hyeyoon (Alyssa) Choi, July 24, 2021 When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price — an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. It’s a financial conundrum that those experts and historians … Read more
CNBC, by Annika Kim Constantino, JUL 22 2021 Key Points The U.S. on Thursday announced a special envoy to help coordinate U.S. assistance and promote peace in Haiti following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise earlier this month. Daniel Foote, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, was appointed to the role by … Read more
CNN, Fareed Zakaria, GPS Fareed takes a look at the history that led Haiti to become the Western hemisphere’s poorest country in spite of its huge natural wealth. To view video report click here.
NPR, by Jason Beaubien, July 15, 2021 Haiti is preparing a state funeral for its assassinated president as the national police force rejects speculation that the prime minister had a role in the killing. TRANSCRIPT (to hear the recording click here) MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A week after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, … Read more
Reuters, July 16, 2021 PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 15 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to rule out the possibility of sending U.S. troops to Haiti to stabilize the Caribbean nation following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Haiti’s Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph has requested troops from both the United States and the United … Read more
Yahoo News, Miami Herald, by Marlene Daut, Thu, July 15, 2021 There’s never been a more clear-cut case for reparations than that of Haiti. What France did to the Haitian people after the Haitian Revolution is a particularly notorious examples of colonial theft. France instituted slavery on the island in the 17th century, but, in … Read more
US News, By Paul D. Shinkman, July 12, 2021 A delegation of U.S. officials arrived in Haiti on Sunday at the request of the local government to help mitigate the fallout following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise last week amid new reports a Haitian-born Florida-based doctor hired the hit squad to help install … Read more
The Biden administration has shifted from its initial rebuff of Haitian requests for military assistance following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. US News, by Paul D. Shinkman, July 12, 2021 The Defense Department is considering some form of military support for Haiti as the impoverished island nation continues to reel from the assassination of … Read more