Haitian arrivals draw compassion, tension in Texas border town
Del Rio resident Josue Cordoba first noticed the swelling number of Haitian migrants during one of his many trips across the International Bridge, which connects the…
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Investor Tank competition to support diaspora-led projects benefiting Haiti
Entrepreneur Beverly Malbranche wants to help revive Haiti’s coffee-bean cultivation. Yet, the Newark, New Jersey resident said, she knows too well the challenges of…
In latest interview, Martine Moïse recounts assassination, husband’s legacy for Haiti
When gunfire awoke Jovenel and Martine Moïse at 1 a.m. on July 7, Haiti’s former first lady said she never thought their lives could be in danger. After all, the…
Charges against PM Henry, now banned from leaving Haiti, requested in Moïse murder
The chief prosecutor in charge of investigating of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has called for charges against Haitian Prime Minister and de facto…
Facing flooding risks, many Haitian New Yorkers join calls for infrastructure upgrades
When she went to bed Sept. 1, Rashida Jacques of Queens Village said she expected significant rain. But when she awoke the next morning, she was shocked at the sheer…
Families invited to back-to-school festival, bilingual vaccination seminar Saturday
A central Brooklyn nonprofit and health insurer are teaming up to promote COVID-19 vaccination at an upcoming back-to-school event Saturday.
The back-to-school…
White House pushes elections in Haiti, but conditions too dire, some say
The White House is pushing for timely elections in Haiti, a spokesperson said in a recent press briefing.
The need for elections in Haiti, which has been a…
Vocalist Claudia Zanes captures tumult of 2020 in music album with husband
As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Claudia Zanes witnessed the uncertainty, isolation and later the unrest that characterized the coronavirus pandemic last year,…
Twenty years later, Paul Eliacin recalls the pain and pride of serving at Ground Zero
The wreckage of the Twin Towers was still smoldering three days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when Paul Eliacin arrived at Ground Zero on a flatbed pickup…
Latest Census numbers indicate likely Haitian community undercount to come
In early 2019, Haitian community leaders from New York to Florida began organizing to increase participation in the 2020 Census among compatriots in the United States.…