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Overview: A self-described “nationalist” inspired by family history going back to Haiti’s War of Independence, sociocultural advocacy and a business portfolio tells The Haitian Times she wants to restore control…
Overview: Edwidge Danticat’s novel Dèy has been named a finalist for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction. Published by Knopf, the novel follows a Haitian American real estate agent…
Overview: Following an ICE shooting in Marble Hill that left Oscar Belgal wounded and his 5-year-old son unharmed, this opinion piece calls on New Yorkers to take concrete action to…
Overview: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leading figure in the Haitian Revolution and Haiti’s first head of state after independence, was assassinated in Port-au-Prince near Pont-Rouge on Oct. 17, 1806. After helping…
Overview: Former Haitian President Joseph Michel Martelly has registered as a presidential candidate on the Provisional Electoral Council’s online platform, becoming the 16th person to do so as of Oct….
Overview: Led by NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, more than 100 elected New York state officials urged parking garage and lot owners to deny access to U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Overview: Support for Haitian students rendered undocumented after the termination of TPS may range from invitations to meals to funding local scholarships to contributing to an emergency cash fund. One…
Overview: Several Haitian political figures named in a U.N. Panel of Experts report have rejected allegations of links to gangs, criminal financing or illicit economic networks and challenged investigators to…