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Will Haiti’s Gang Violence Threaten U.S. Haitians’ Safety?
A devastating explosion at a fireworks warehouse in California has left a community reeling with heartbreak and anger. As emergency services rush to rescue those affected, initial reports confirm multiple fatalities and several injuries, igniting...

EU-funded, CDB & CROSQ project launches in Haiti, to establish quality safeguards in country
Photo: Caribbean Development BankThe Caribbean Development Bank, in collaboration with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality and the Bureau Haïtien de Normalisation, officially inaugurated the “Capacity Building for...

Fear, sorrow grip Haitian faithful amid TPS status battle
(OSV News) -- Fear and sorrow have gripped a number of Haitian faithful, amid the Trump administration's ongoing aim to end humanitarian protections for those from the Caribbean nation, a Haitian Catholic chaplain told OSV News. "Many people are...

"An injustice is happening" - Naomi Osaka heartbroken as father's home country of Haiti suffers major rise in gang violence
Naomi Osaka shared her emotions about the violence going in Haiti at the moment, a country she shares a deep history with. The four-time Grand Slam champion's father Leonard hails from the country, and made sure Osaka was aware of significance of...
Haitian migrants are losing protections. But will they return home?
Thousands of Haitians with TPS in Ohio face imminent deportation as the program ends in September. Haitian community leaders and advocates argue that returning to Haiti is unsafe due to gang violence and instability. Despite acknowledging the...

iciHaïti - Obituary : Death of musician Richard Duroseau
iciHaïti - Obituary : Death of musician Richard Duroseau 02/07/2025 09:35:28 Patrick Delatour, the Minister of Culture, learned with deep sadness the news of the passing of Richard Duroseau at the age of 85. This distinguished musician, an...

Minnesota’s Haitian community at risk for deportation as Trump ends TPS designation
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Reconnecting Baltimore, rebuilding Haiti: Why H.R. 1114, Haitian American Enterprise Fund 2025 matters now
By Gilbert Saint Jean Baltimore. Your port, your economy, your neighbors and your city’s past and future is tied to your Caribbean- American family. The cultural, economic and historical links that bind for a more prosperous Baltimore are...

Haiti – the regional limit
Even as it’s true that Caricom has not taken as much public credit for its current efforts for and concern over Haiti, that country’s systemic difficulties have always been beyond the reach of the regional grouping. Yet, fully expect a painfully...

Construction collapse in Juana Méndez leaves several Haitian workers dead and injured
Juana Mendez.- A tragic construction accident occurred on Tuesday in Diwo de Limina, a sector of Juana Méndez, Haiti, near the Dominican Republic border, where several Haitian workers were killed or injured after a concrete slab collapsed during a...

Judicial Tyranny Strikes Again With Judge Blocking Trump’s Deportation of Haitians
If you thought that district judges meddling with Trump’s executive authority was over after the recent Supreme Court decision, one judge doesn’t seem to think it applies to him. On Tuesday, Judge Brian M. Cogan of the U.S. District Court for the...

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity
No one has written more beautifully about the shotgun house than the late theorist, educator, and social critic bell hooks. While the shotgun style and name may trace back to Haiti and Africa in the eighteenth century and earlier, it was the most...

Richard Duroseau, maestro of konpa and Haitian cultural pillar, dies at 85
Overview: Richard Duroseau, a master accordionist and key figure in the development of konpa dirèk, died in New York at 85. His musical career spanned decades and continents, influencing generations of Haitian artists. Richard Duroseau, a defining...
BLO Celebrates 25 Years of Free Orchestral Music on the Esplanade
Special to the Journal Boston Landmarks Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, announces its 25th anniversary season of free summer concerts, bringing live orchestral music to some of the city’s most beloved outdoor...

Where to watch USMNT vs. Guatemala: Latest team news and TV information
The Stars and Stripes are gearing up for a high-stakes clash against Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals this Wednesday at Energizer Park. The U.S. men's squad cruised through Group D without dropping a beat, bagging three wins on the...

Trump's mass deportation plans for 520,000 Haitian migrants hit with major setback
Donald Trump's plan to deport hundreds of thousands of illegal Haitian immigrants was shot down by a New York court. A federal district court judge in Brooklyn rejected President Trump's plans to end temporary protection status (TPS) for 520,000...
“Art on Wheels”: A Day With the Coolest Donks in Miami
Ree S., 43, remembers seeing his first donk as he was leaving elementary school one day. After that, he started seeing them everywhere — like when you buy a certain car, and all of a sudden it’s the only one you notice. He didn’t ever think he’d...

‘The ground shook’: drone attacks help Haitian government wrest control of capital from criminal gangs
The earth beneath Jimmy Antoine’s apartment shuddered and for a split second he feared another natural disaster had struck, like the 2010 cataclysm that brought Port-au-Prince to its knees. “The ground shook like it does during an earthquake. You...

Left Wing Leaders Rage as U.S. Sets Deadline to Deport Haitian Immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC - Fresh off a monumental Supreme Court decision, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday that temporary legal protection for Haitian immigrants was being terminated, The Daily Mail reports. In announcing the...

Art & the Knock-On Effect
At the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, a class in drawing with colored pencils. Photo by R Thomas Berner But what about the other 11 months? Everybody knows that July is a huge arts month in State College, primarily because of the Central...