News Haiti People: Haitian supper fundraiser set for July 30
SUGARCREEK — Haitian Rice and Beans. Chicken. Spicy cabbage relish. Red beet salad. A simple yet authentic Haitian meal. It was an idea that launched six years ago when Lenord and Trish Bonnegre from Haiti cooked up the first Haitian Supper Fundraiser and served it to the community. Two hundred eighty people attended. "We felt surprised mostly but also excited that there was so much interest in an event like this," was Trish’s response. Trish was raised in the larger Holmes County
News Haiti People: Artists struggle to save Haiti museum after 2010 earthquake
Franck Louissaint sighed and frowned as he stepped onto his patio and flung aside shower curtains protecting a painting by a former voodoo priest who became a renowned Haitian artist. The painting ...
News Haiti People: Haiti's Parliament Attempts to Re-establish Order After Chaos
Matiado Vilme and Renan Toussaint contributed to this report from Port-au-Prince Chaos has dominated Haitian politics for weeks after opposition lawmakers used various tactics including removing furniture from the chamber and failing to report for work -- to block a vote on the designated prime minister Jean Michel Lapin's nomination.
News Haiti People: Haiti's food insecurity affects over 2.6 million people
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The present situation in Haiti is not encouraging. Fuelled by ongoing protest the consequences of years of mismanagement and corruption, the effects of Haiti's ...
News Haiti People: Police: 5 killed, 7 injured in gang shooting in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say gang members fatally shot five people and injured seven others in the capital of Port-au-Prince. No one has been arrested following the attack that ...
News Haiti People: Another new church for Taunton area’s growing Haitian community
“The Haitian community is getting bigger in Taunton,” he said. “I’ve observed so many move to Taunton, and I’ll meet people in Dorchester who say they want to move here. ... Right now, I’m working ...
News Haiti People: Two Little Haiti Artists Are Resisting Gentrification With an Army of Umbrellas
Each umbrella will act as a form of visual accountability, reminding people in power that longtime community members need positive investment. The umbrellas feature a Haitian proverb in Kreyol that ...
News Haiti People: Haiti - FLASH : The MCI strike and the closure of Port Lafiteau seriously threaten the textile industry
Romel Bell says, that despite the reopening of the port, the investigation will continue on the disappearance of the 16 containers and the people involved. ...
