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The Roots of Haiti’s Movement for PetroCaribe Transparency – CounterPunch

Over the last seven years, Martelly and Moïse let Haiti’s payments for Venezuelan petroleum fall into arrears, and Haiti now reportedly owes over $2 billion in addition to the $1.7 billion withdrawn from the PetroCaribe fund. In 2010, Venezuela forgave some $295 million that Haiti owed it. That represented about a quarter of Haiti’s total $1.25 billion foreign debt. In November 2017, Venezuela…

Naomi Osaka sera en Haïti le 6 novembre prochain, annonce son père – Le Nouvelliste

Naomi Osaka, championne en titre de l’US open, effectuera sa deuxième visite en Haïti en 1 an, le 6 novembre prochain. L’information a été révélée au Nouvelliste par son père Léonard Maxime François, de passage en Haïti ce week-end dans le but de préparer le séjour de sa fille. Naomi Osaka, qui ne rate jamais l’occasion pour rappeler ses origines haïtiennes, est entrée dans la légende et côtoie…

Haiti earthquake: Hospital struggles to cope with patients – Al Jazeera

Hospitals in Haiti’s northwestern city of Port-de-Paix are labouring to cope with the fallout from an earthquake and strong aftershocks which killed at least 12 people.

The city, which is about 219km from the capital, Port-au-Prince, was hardest hit by Saturday’s quake, which authorities say injured 188 people.

At the Immaculate Conception Hospital, doctors and nurses lack the supplies they need…

The one-sided view of Naomi Osaka’s heritage – phillytrib.com

Articles about Naomi Osaka tends to skip this important fact — about her Haitian heritage. This omission has generated many online conversations. One headline next to her family photo for instance reads, “Maybe This Naomi Osaka Family Photo Will Get Reporters to Finally Stop Reporters From Ignoring Her Black Heritage.”

One online blogger posed this question, “Why are they only focusing on Naomi…

To veteran model Tachou Dubuisson, ‘beauty is ageless – The Boston Globe

Boston Fashion Week starts Sunday. “Boston” and “Fashion” might seem like an oxymoron to the snobbish, but the series of fashion-related events highlights the local industry and its talent. For models such as Tachou Dubuisson-Brown – known as Tachou – the Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 showcase is an opportunity for a fond reunion with her peers and a chance to see up-and-coming talent.

During Fashion Week,…

Gentrification Is Pushing Haitians Out of Miami’s Little Haiti – VICE

My studio was across the street from the Zubi Market, a small bodega that stayed open during Hurricane Irma after all the major chain drugstores and groceries had closed. I lived down the street from little Caribbean spots like Clives Cafe, a Jamaican eatery famous for its meat and veggie patties, and Chef Creole, which attracts tourists looking to try Haitian cuisine like griot and plantains for…

Le Nouvelliste – 21e Premier ministre, des défis majeurs

Ce rapport du PNUD pour le développement humain devrait servir de catalyseur au Premier ministre afin de mieux orienter l’action gouvernementale. La position d’Haïti parmi les pays à faible revenu de 1990 à 2017 doit changer radicalement. Si d’autres pays d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Amérique centrale se retrouvent actuellement parmi les pays à développement humain moyen, pourquoi Haïti ne peut pas…

Haiti, Naomi is also your legitimate daughter – The Nassau Guardian

This is the story of the father and the mother of Naomi. It started when young Jean Louis obtained a scholarship to study in Japan. At the university he met the young mother. In the mono-cultural environment of Japan, the ethos is suspicious of any foreigner, say, a black man. The young couple had to leave Japan to settle in 2006 in South Florida which is more hospitable to a mixed-race family.

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