Tag: Haiti
BRAV, for a mix of voodoo and modern sounds
BRAV, from “Brav gede” a voodoo deity, is a group recently created by former students of the National School of Arts (ENARTS). Their particularity is found in the way of…
Paraguayan drug prosecutor murdered in Colombia
It is on the front page of much of the press in both countries. On Tuesday morning, Paraguayan drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was shot dead in Colombia. He was on…
Haitian ‘400 Stupid’ gang kidnapped Turkish citizens for ransom! The embassy in Dominica takes action
Gunmen stopped a tourist bus near the capital Port-au-Prince in Haiti and kidnapped at least 17 people, including eight Turkish citizens, for ransom. Eight other people abducted by the gang…
The Center d’Art launches “Archipelago”, its 276th exhibition
Allenby Augustin, Executive Director of the Center d’Art is in our guest chair this week and tells us about the “Archipelago” exhibition, the centre’s 276th exhibition. This will be held…
concern is mounting among the displaced, more and more numerous due to gangs
The Haitian capital Port-au-Prince remains under siege: even if clashes between gangs in the northern suburbs ceased for a few hours Thursday, May 5, the security situation remains very precarious.…
one of the most powerful gang leaders extradited to the United States
The Haitian capital remains under siege, because for ten days two gangs have been clashing in the northern suburbs, which prevents any safe movement towards the northern half of the…
risking his life transporting an injured person to the hospital
Since Sunday, April 24, suburbs in the northeast of the Haitian capital have been the scene of a real war between two gangs for control of this area called the…
a pardon from the Brazilian president against the Supreme Court
In Brazil, a thunderclap: President Bolsonaro grants a presidential pardon to his friend MP Daniel Silveira, who had just been sentenced by the Supreme Court to eight years and nine…
Almost 15 years for Palto Vanyan
Koze kilti By : Ritzamarum Zetrenne We welcome John Vanyan, his real name Fritz Evens Moses, from the artistic company Palto Vanyan, in our guest chair this week. This company,…
MSF suspends its activities in Cité Soleil, a poor district of the capital
Armed gangs have absolute control over certain neighborhoods and kidnappings for ransom are committed every day, mainly in the capital Port-au-Prince. It is in this context that Médecins sans frontières…