Haitian Diaspora News

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. more »

October 10, 2021 7:05 PM

Dominican immigration repatriates more than 7,000 Haitians in the single month

The Dominican Republic has been repatriating more and more Haitians lately. Last month alone, between September 1st and October 2nd 2021, Dominican authorities sent back home over 7,000 Haitians. more »

October 6, 2021 11:01 AM

Retired Haitian swears she will never go back to Haiti and it is our brothers and sisters fault

After spending more than 35 years living between the Bahamas in the United States, this old Haitian lady thanked her fellow countrymen for shattering her dream of retiring in Haiti. more »

October 2, 2021 6:37 AM

Tourism : Haitian diaspora men and their girlfriends from Haiti are enjoying the peace and prosperity of the Dominican Republic

It is Sunday afternoon in Santo Domingo and a small Haitian restaurant east of the Dominican capital is overloaded with the Haitian diaspora and their girlfriends from Haiti. more »

August 22, 2021 3:03 PM

Dominican Republic is making a fortune on Haitian diaspora tourists

Haitian Americans who cannot go to Haiti for their vacation are choosing the next best location in the Caribbean: The Dominican Republic. more »

March 5, 2020 7:34 AM

President Biden to speak about recent increase in violent crime in the United States

Haiti is not the only place that has seen an increase in violent crimes in the past year. In the United States that has also been an increase in violent crimes and President Joe Biden will speak to the Nation about that today. more »

June 23, 2021 5:47 AM

In a Trump kind of way President Joe Biden told immigrants do not come to the United States

You thought President Trump was blunt, President couldn't be more blunt in his message to Immigrants: Don't come over, he said. more »

March 26, 2021 9:08 AM

Shipping to Haiti - All vehicles must now be shipped empty with nothing inside

Accordia shipping, one of the companies that ships vehicles to Haiti has announced that as of today you are no longer allowed to put any items in your vehicles when shipping it to Haiti per custom. more »

March 25, 2021 11:24 AM

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. more »

April 5, 2020 8:44 AM

Haitian-American Spring Valley Pastor holds mother's funeral on Social Media with church closed due to Coronavirus

When the mother of Spring Valley's First Timothee Christian Church Haitian-American pastor Nathaniel Demosthene passed away in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, everyone member the church wanted to attend the funeral. So the good pastor decided to hold a virtual funeral for his mother so his assembly could attend while practicing social distancing. more »

March 29, 2020 11:22 PM