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Street Is Renamed in Flatbush, to Joy and Controversy

Stephania Casimir, a first-generation Haitian-American, remembers her parents talking about Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a former slave who became one of Haiti’s founding fathers, but not...

New York City Council Approves Co-Naming Street In Honor Of Former...

NEW YORK, Aug. 9, CMC – New York City Council on Wednesday approved a proposal from Caribbean American Council Member Jumaane D. Williams for...

New Prime Minister Announced in Haiti Weeks After Deadly Protests

(CNN) Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced on Sunday that Jean-Henry Céant will be the nation's new prime minister. "Following consultations with the Presidents of the...

In Haiti, Concern Over Gold Rush

In country still struggling to recover from 2010 earthquake, citizens are hesitant to trust foreign mining companies. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolOgW4VpLg] It's a Haitian Gold Rush - that's...

Haiti grapples with helping its vulnerable children

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Like roughly a quarter of Haiti’s children, 11-year-old Franchina has spent much of her short life without parents. Her mother dead,...

Taiwan To Build Haiti Power Grid

FORMAT:The project is to be financed via an official development assistance loan, using a Taiwanese bank, with a Taiwanese firm serving as contractor. Taiwan and...

Doctors Without Borders Closing 2 Hospitals in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Doctors Without Borders is closing two hospitals in Haiti’s capital opened by the aid group in the aftermath of the January...

Haiti’s Prime Minister Resigns After Riots Over Fuel Price Hike

Haiti's Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned Saturday after days of riots sparked by a plan to raise prices on fuel. Haitian President President Jovenel...

Stevens Cadet and the International Haitian Lacrosse Team

Stevens Cadet, from Elmont, New York shares with News12 what playing for the International Haitian Lacrosse Team means to him. A GoFundMe Page dedicated to...

Haiti Unrest Leaves US Missionaries Stranded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mncxTJcDo (CNN)A number of US missionary groups are stranded in Haiti after protesters took to the streets following a fuel price hike ordered by the...

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