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RBDF Officers Ask To Fight on Frontline in Haiti
The Bahamas Journal
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August 22, 2025
Posted on 22 August 2025. by Jones Bahamas By Gerrino J. Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor The Bahamas continues to be part of the Kenyan-led multi-national UN-sanctioned peacekeeping force battling Haitian gangs that have been wreaking havoc in...
Haiti – Disability Agenda
ABILITY Magazine
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Since October of 2011, James English has served as an advisor to Gerald Oriol, Jr., Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities. In October 2012, English traveled to Haiti for the one-year anniversary of Oriol’s...
Haiti Faces Renewed Foreign Military Involvement Amid Outcry Over Mercenary Deployment
teleSUR
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August 20, 2025 Hour: 2:50 pm On the eve of a new foreign military intervention in Haiti, social movements and grassroots leaders are raising alarms over what they describe as a plan to subordinate the Caribbean nation to the interests of foreign...
Your weekend guide: Haiti festival, music and more
Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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Experience the Culture of Haiti Festival will be held in Leesburg Towne Square on Sunday. Lake County venues are hosting a comedy night, silent reading afternoon and an Arkane Aleworks takeover. Future events include Hispanic Heritage Month art...
Anchorage musician's new album is a journey through psychosis, addiction and recovery | State of Art
Alaska Public Media
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John Larson’s new, complex and collaborative album is called “Through the Stillness, Through the Dark” is the artistic result of a tumultuous personal journey of facing down psychosis and addiction. Larson was born in Anchorage and raised in Eagle...
Springfield faces a future without Haitian workers: ‘It’s not going to be good’
The Springfield News-Sun - Ohio
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For four years, Rinvil, a Haitian immigrant, had pressed steel into car parts at McGregor Metal. While the work was grueling, it offered a stable income, health insurance, a 401(k). And Rinvil, who turns 46 this week, thrived there, relieved to be...
Why is the US offering a $5 million reward for a Haitian gang leader?
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 21, 2025
Jimmy Cherizier, who runs the G9 gang, holds a portrait of assassinated President Jovenel Moïse during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 26, 2021. The United States government announced a $5 million reward last week for information leading...
How to Watch Nebraska Volleyball in the AVCA First Serve: Previews, Breakdowns, TV Channel
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 21, 2025
They say heavy is the head that wears the crown, and after 25 years of John Cook running the most prestigious college volleyball program in the country, it's time for the era of Dani Busboom Kelly. Similar to legendary Nebraska volleyball coach...
Haitian filmmaker turns heartbreak into art, earning international recognition
Haitian Times
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August 18, 2025
Overview: With AbiZe, Haitian filmmaker Luc Junior Ségur transforms heartbreak into a powerful short film that blends silence, grief and resilience. Through this moving love story, AbiZe gives life to silence, regrets and tender gestures that...
Drone explosion in Haiti kills 2 officers
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 21, 2025
Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after a weaponized drone launched by a gang-fighting task force exploded in the hills above Port-au-Prince, near where an Irish missionary and several others were abducted by armed...
Fatal mishap with explosive drone leaves 2 police officers dead in Haiti
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 20, 2025
Two Haitian police officers were killed and two others seriously wounded when an explosive drone accidentally detonated at a SWAT base near Haiti's capital, authorities in the Caribbean nation said on Wednesday. Directed by Haitian Prime Minister...
‘The People’s Runway’ fashion show to celebrate five
AM New York Metro
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August 20, 2025
Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza will turn into a catwalk on Sept. 14, featuring the designs of five emerging Brooklyn fashion designers. File photo by Gabriele Holtermann Photo by Gabriele Holtermann Fashionistas, mark your calendars. Brooklyn Borough...
Two Haitian police killed when drone accidentally explodes
The Gazette - Colorado
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Two Haitian police officers were killed and two others seriously wounded when an explosive drone accidentally detonated at a SWAT base near Haiti's capital, authorities in the Caribbean nation said on Wednesday. Directed...
Haiti at the Expo 2025 Osaka
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - Japan : Haiti at the Expo 2025 Osaka 19/08/2025 10:35:11 Haiti is present at Expo 2025, which will be held in Osaka, Japan, from April 13 to October 13, 2025, on 155 hectares, alongside 160 countries that expect to welcome approximately 28...
Two Haiti police officers killed after weaponized ‘kamikaze’ drone explodes
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 20, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after a weaponized drone launched by a gang-fighting task force exploded in the hills above Port-au-Prince, near where an Irish missionary and several others were...
Broadcasting Haitian Culture Globally with Blackmagic Design
TV Tech
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August 20, 2025
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—As a radio host and journalist in Haiti, I developed a deep passion for storytelling, music, and digital content over the course of my 20 year career. That passion led me to create Chokarella in 2010—a platform that amplifies...
Haiti Gang Leader Barbecue Responds to Trump’s Arrest Plan
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 19, 2025
One of Haiti's most dreaded gang leaders, Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, now says he is ready to cooperate with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following a plan by President Donald Trump's administration to arrest him....
More than a religion: Haitian academia and youth drive Vodou onto global stage | PART 1 of 3
Haitian Times
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August 20, 2025
Overview: On the 234th anniversary of the Bois Caïman Ceremony, Vodou stands as more than faith—it is identity, heritage and resistance. Once forced into secrecy, it now thrives through scholarship, advocacy and youth. In part one of a series, The...
Okap Flavors turns Cap-Haïtien anniversary weekend into a block party | PHOTOS
Haitian Times
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August 20, 2025
CAP-HAÏTIEN — It was unexpected to say the least. Attendees at the third edition of Okap Flavors were chatting or strolling between stands when sharp flute notes suddenly cut through the air inside Saint-Joseph High School on Sunday, Aug. 17. The...
West Indian Day Parade 2025 in NYC: date, location, history and everything you need to know
Time Out
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The West Indian Day Parade and carnival, the culmination of New York Caribbean Carnival Week, is consistently one of the best things to do over the summer. The event draws close to two million people, so, yeah, you could consider this the most...