Around the Haitian Internet
Former Haiti Police Chief Michel-Ange Gedeon Honors the Legacy of Journalist Liliane Pierre-Paul
In a poignant display of respect and admiration, former Haiti police chief, Michel-Ange Gedeon, paid his heartfelt tribute to the departed journalist, Liliane Pierre-Paul.
The words he shared encapsulate the profound impact Liliane had on Haiti and its people through her relentless pursuit of truth and her unwavering dedication to the nation's betterment.
"You fought hard for a change you don't have time to see," Gedeon wrote in a tweet.
"Haiti was happy to have you as its child. Thank you for everything you represented for the Nation."
Michele Bennett recalls Liliane Pierre-Paul's anti Duvalier fight, wrote about her death of on Twitter
Former Haiti first lady Michele Bennett Duvalier remembers Liliane Pierre Paul's fight against her late husband, ex president Jean-Claude Duvalier, as she paid her respects to the departed journalist.
Michel Bennett said this of journalist Liliane Pierre Paul on Twitter:
Death of journalist Liliane Pierre-Paul at the age of 70 following a heart attack.
Activist for freedom of expression and journalist of Radio Haiti Inter, facing the government of President Jean Claude Duvalier in the years 1980.
The battle of Savannah: Haitians did not only come to the U.S. under the bridge of Texas, we've been here before, Ambassador Brocchit Edmond said
While paying tribute to the Haitian Heroes of the Battle of Savannah Georgia, Haitian ambassador Brocchit Edmond insinuated that Haitians have been a part of U.S. history even before we were a nation.
We signed our names in U.S. history when we helped the Americans during the siege of Savannah, the second Battle of Savannah during the American Revolutionary War, in 1779, against the British.
Ambassador Brocchit paid tribute to Daniel Fils-Aime, the founder and chairman of the Haitian American Historical Society (HAHS) who helped build the great Haitian monument in Savannah Georgia.
The US military is being deployed to Haiti as we speak.
The US military will be deployed to Haiti for a Humanitarian mission, the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince said Thursday.
"The U.S. military is preparing to load materials to leave Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina. These soldiers will be deployed to support the Joint Intervention Group in Haiti (#JointTaskForceHaiti) as part of a humanitarian disaster relief mission."
Presently Haiti is a big mess.
More than 3,000 Haitians are dead in the aftermath of the August 14 2021 earthquake followed by a tropical storm two days later.
I chose the wrong time to leave Haiti and go to New York, now I am stuck in coronavirus heaven
Who would have thought going to New York would be a mistake? After living in Haiti for 8 years I decided to go spend some time in the United States and, of all places, I picked New York. right before it became the epicenter of covid-19, the coronavirus pandemic.
Now what have been the perfect time to go hide in a small farm deep in the woods in Haiti.
All of a sudden, for many Haitians, living in Haiti is not such a bad thing because going to New York right now you are more at risk of getting this deadly coronavirus than if you are in Haiti keeping your social distancing and staying safe.
US Embassy in Haiti complains of gunfire near its compound Monday
The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince Haiti issued an alert of gunfire near its diplomatic compound Monday and quickly asked it staff to take shelter.
In a travel alert, Tue U.S. State Department complained that shots were fired near the rear entrance of to the Embassy.
"Haiti: Gunfire coming from the rear entrance to the Embassy. Shelter in place is in effect for the Embassy compound. If you are traveling to the Embassy, find a safe area to shelter in place," the message wrote on the Twitter page] for U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Haiti is closer to losing its rich biodiversity than almost any other country in the world, expert says
Read this... By the year 2035 more than half Haiti's species will be wiped out. Haiti is closer to losing its rich biodiversity than almost any other country in the world, says Temple University scientist Blair Hedges.
"Haiti is in the middle of a mass extinction," he said, "and it's already lost a large number of species because entire areas where unique species exist are no longer present."
Haiti has lost almost all its virgin forests. Using NASA satellite imagery to analyze the landscape, Hedges and his colleagues found the country has only about one percent of its primary forest left, as people have been cutting down trees to farm and to make charcoal for cooking.
FLASH: Judge blocks president TRUMP from ending TPS for Haitians
All Haitians living with TPS in the United States read this... A judge in San Francisco Califormia has blocked the Trump Administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and other immigrants from Sudan, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
According to the Los Angeles times, this ruling late Wednesday afternoon will relieve immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Sudan from the threat of deportation.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said this decision would cause "irreparable harm and great hardship."
Did President Martelly's Daughter Malaika respond to PetroCaribe Challenge?
In a Facebook message posted from the page of "Malaika Martely" it appears the daughter of former Haitian president Michel Martelly had something to say about the the Petro Caribe money... Read all about it!
Here is a translation of the message that appears to have been from Malaika Martelly, ex president Martelly's daughter:
Every day you are writing to me asking me where is the PetroCaribe money. Let me tell you something: Before my dad became president he was able to provide everything for me. It is not the PetroCaribe money that made me who I am today.
The Bahamas - All Haitian shanty town communities will be demolished, Govt said
The Bahamas government announced it will demolish and destroy all the make shift homes in shanty towns where many Haitians live throughout the country in an attempt to "improve the lives" of these Haitians.
As the the Jamaica Observer reports it, the Bahamas government will remove "shantytowns" where many Haitian migrants live from the landscape of the country.
Haitians are crammed into these shanty town communities and, according to some of the Bahamian blog posts we've read, they are living rent free in these make shift homes.