Tag: Haiti
Kemissa Trécile, queen of turntables in Haiti
This week, we welcome in our guest chair, a woman who has broken down stereotypes to shine as a DJ in the Haitian music industry. Kemissa Trécile, by her stage…
historic qualification for Haiti, Cameroon eliminated
Haiti qualified for the first time in its history for the Women’s World Cup thanks to a 2-1 victory over Chile on Wednesday (February 22nd) in a play-off tournament in…
The nightmare of Haitian migrants stranded in Turkey for lack of visas
In Turkey, hundreds of illegal Haitians are waiting to return to Haiti. But to cross the Atlantic, the countries through which they must pass ask them for a visa to…
arrest in the United States of four suspects in the assassination of the Haitian president
four men, accused of planning and financing the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, were arrested Tuesday morning in Florida, where they reside. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, a 50-year-old…
in the United States, Nikki Haley’s presidential candidacy
In the United States, Republican Nikki Haley declared herself a presidential candidate for 2024 on Tuesday, February 14 in a video. The former US ambassador to the UN and former…
the fate of Monsignor Rolando Alvarez in Nicaragua
Bishop Rolando Alvarez refused to leave Nicaragua last week along with 222 other political prisoners. Since then, the regime has sentenced him to 26 years and four months in prison,…
a textile company lays off 3,500 employees due to the climate of violence
Haiti is plunged into a spiral of insecurity and violence. The effects of this insecurity are devastating. For example, the textile subcontracting company S&H Global based in the industrial park…
the heavy toll of the mutiny at the civil prison of Gonaïves
Mutiny at the civil prison of Gonaives, Thursday, January 26: twenty prisoners killed, several others escaped. Human rights organizations report 27 dead against fourteen for the authorities. In front of…
There are no longer any elected politicians in Haiti
Haiti is sinking ever deeper into crisis: the country no longer has any elected representatives at the national level. Today is the end of the mandate of the last ten…
René Depestre, between poetry and revolution
We know René Depestre poet, essayist, novelist, Renaudot Prize 1988 for his novel Hadriana in all my dreams. Coming to literature through poetry, the man was also a political activist,…