“Men anlè!” In recent months in Port-au-Prince, that command — “hands up” in English — has been issued more often by gun-toting gangsters than by law enforcement apprehending suspects. In early June, videos of residents fleeing a gang shootout, with hands raised, went viral. Meanwhile, some police officers stayed in their stations, even spent the […]
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His name has been invoked by street protesters and mayoral candidates. He has been the focus of outraged editorials and national news coverage. For many immigrant and minority New Yorkers, he is the latest victim of a criminal-justice system that is too often a foe, not a protector. But at the center of this storm, […]
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Immigration advocates have heralded last month’s redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as a major victory for thousands of Haitians in the United States. But the days that followed have brought new setbacks for immigrants and their advocates, including scams.
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With New York City holding its first ranked-choice voting election next week, outreach to Creole-speaking residents is still needed.
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Haiti’s state of health emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be renewed Wednesday, a government communication official said. Frantz Exantus made the announcement Monday in an interview. Also on Monday, in a virtual meeting, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph discussed the health situation in the prisons with the minister of public health, the […]
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President Jovenel Moïse issued a decree Monday naming Claude Joseph interim prime minister for the third consecutive time.
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Amos Sybrun does not want the children to know what’s been going on. As the executive director of Kids of Hope of Haiti, an orphanage in Jacmel, Sybrun would prefer that its charges not wonder about their next meal. But it’s easy to notice. There’s been less and less food on the children’s plates as […]
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Haiti’s soccer team bowed down to Canada 1-0 at home Saturday in the first leg of a World Cup qualifier. As they did against Canada in the 2019 Gold Cup in a 3-2 win, Les Grenadiers believe that they can come back from behind again Tuesday in Chicago in the second leg. “When you fall, […]
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A gang took control of a police station in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince Saturday, according to Haiti Info Pro, to better strategize during the ongoing gang fight.
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As a Haitian American, I thought of the Creole phrases “nou soti nan Ginen,” and “nou se nèg Ginen.” “We come from Guinea.” “We are people from Guinea.” By Guinea we mean Africa — somewhere. Over the centuries, these affirmations of ancestry have bound Haitians by blood and in revolution. They have been a bouquet garni in some of our proverbs, our songs, and our lore. Going to Ghana in 2020 was my return to “Ginen,” my own pilgrimage to pierce the mystery of an unknown ancestral past. I wanted to get to know myself better. At least that was my hope.
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