Tag: Caribbean
UN Peacekeepers Leave Haiti: What Is Their Legacy?
As the controversial 13 year peacekeeping mission in Haiti wraps up, Al Jazeera examines what the mission leaves behind.
A UN peacekeeper argues with a...
Bichotte Blasts Caribbean Activist For Disparaging Remarks Against Haitians
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Flatbush, Ditmas Park) today demanded an apology from a noted Caribbean activist/political operative and close associate to City Councilmember Jumaane Williams...
UN Ending 13-year Military Peacekeeping Mission In Haiti
A U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has helped maintain order through 13 years of political turmoil and catastrophe is coming to an end...
Fighting Cholera With a Smartphone
Global health experts don’t worry about if a major infectious disease outbreak will occur; it’s just a matter of when.
A daunting barrier in that...
Rochester Family Torn Apart After Dad Deported
Reginald Castel was deported last Tuesday. The United States government flew him to Haiti in shackles, leaving him on an island he had not...
Uncertain Future For Haitian Immigrants
Demonstrators demand continued protection for Haitians who fled crises that still afflict the nation
Holden Pierre, a 17-year-old Haitian immigrant, has spent the last ten...
Food Vouchers Strengthen Nutrition and Local Markets in Haiti
Each week in southern Haiti, Lucamène Chéry puts on her uniform and stocks her market stall with local vegetables. Shoppers filter past, selecting products...
‘Anywhere But Haiti’: Asylum Seeker Retraces His 15,000-km Odyssey To Canada
Travelling by boat, bus and on foot, treacherous journey from Brazil ends at Roxham Road, Que.
When Pierre left Cap-Haïtien for South America, he never imagined he'd...
Haiti-Based Sunrise Airways Expands Fleet
Fast-growing Haiti-based airline Sunrise Airways has continued its fleet expansion with a new Boeing 737.
The 168-seat aircraft is being acquired through a wet lease...
10 New York campuses to help establish village in Haiti
Ten campuses in New York's public university system are part of a project to establish a sustainable village and learning community in Haiti.
The State...
