Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit
His foreign minister just abruptly resigned. A deadly wave of violence between fighting guerrilla groups is endangering his ...
America Magazine22h
The Marian devotion that unites Dominicans and Haitians despite decades of persecution
Whatever conflict may exist between them, thousands of Dominicans and Haitians gather as one each year on Jan. 21 in ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle3d
Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs
The young boy wore a suit and bow tie to his stepfather’s funeral on Saturday, where he demanded a handkerchief and wiped tears off his mother’s ...
Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It’s tripled over the past year
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million ...
This language just entered top 5 for Idaho refugee arrivals — for first time in decades
Spanish became one of the top languages for refugee arrivals to Idaho in Fiscal Year 2024 as the number of people coming from ...
Philadelphia Inquirer21d
On Haitian Independence Day, honoring our heritage, our community, and the future we are building together
Haitian Independence Day is more than an acknowledgment of the historic moment in 1804 when Haiti became the first free Black republic in the world. It is a celebration of liberation and revolution — ...
Time22d
The History That Makes Black and Haitian New Year’s Traditions So Meaningful
From 1697 to 1804, French colonialism and enslaved labor made Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) the most profitable colony in the Americas. The wealth from coffee and sugar attained by the white ...
El País in English23d
Hospitals under attack: Gang violence threatens Haiti’s healthcare system
The Bernard Mevs hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s only neurological trauma center, was set on fire with Molotov cocktails last week by a coalition of gangs known as Viv Ansanm. With 87 beds, it ...
Miami Herald24d
Carter’s foreign policy toward Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti left huge marks on South Florida
Ortega is still in power as the head of one of the most repressive regimes in the hemisphere. Haiti and human rights In Haiti, Carter faced a dilemma he had wrestled with several times ...
Rolling Stone25d
The 25 Best Spanish-Language Songs of 2024
With so many constant releases in Latin music, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions ...
The Boston Globe26d
Migrants can accrue profound emotional trauma when journeying to the US. Mental health workers are stretched thin.
People who work with the state’s surging number of new arrivals, a majority of whom are from Haiti, hear the term ... Recent migrants also face steep language and cultural barriers.