The Haitian Internet Newsletter

Party is over, time to get back to work!

I hope all went well for your Holiday season. As for me, things could've been better but can be I can't complain. more »

January 4, 2020 2:26 PM

In Haiti, Christmas Eve used to be as important if not more important than Christmas Day

When I was a kid growing up in Haiti, 24 Decembre (Christmas Eve) was more important than 25 Decembre (Christmas Day) more »

December 23, 2019 8:22 PM   2 Comments

Bicentenaire in Port-au-Prince Haiti, once a tourist spot, now abandoned to bandits and criminals

Haitian journalist Pierre Rene Rene spoke out recently about what terrible condition Bicentenaire in Port-au-Prince has become, how dirty it is now and how much trash is piled up in the area. more »

December 23, 2019 5:49 AM

They say there is NO Christmas in Haiti this year, here is what you can do about it

Everyone is complaining that Christmas is bad in Haiti this year. Even in the media I hear complaints that, literally, the holiday season is just terrible this year. I've decided to do something different this year and I hope you do the same. more »

December 19, 2019 6:26 AM   2 Comments

I live in Haiti, a 72 inch flat screen TV is not a necessity!

I paid so much money to carefully pack my big screen TV and ship it to Haiti when I was moving there. But when I arrived, I realized that my flat screen TV was more of a "bibelot" and anything else. more »

December 17, 2019 4:53 AM

Traveling during the holidays? Hope you made your travel plans early

Many people travel during the Holidays to spend some time with family and friends. Haitians in the Diaspora often travel to Haiti for the Holidays but travelimg this time of year can cost you a lot of money, especially if you did not make your reservations early. more »

December 19, 2017 5:56 AM   1 Comment

What If you lost your job today, how long can you continue to maintain your current lifestyle?

If you lost your job today, how long would you be able to continue living every day paying all the bills while maintaining your current lifestyle? That, my friend, is how wealthy you are. more »

December 16, 2019 10:12 AM

Patate ak Lait, Bon Manje Creole

This morning I had a bowl of Patat avek Lait for breakfast thinking: "Hmmmm... Last time I had sweet potatoes boiled in milk (patat ak lèt), I was just a kid in Hinche Haiti." more »

July 15, 2012 9:40 AM   15 Comments

Haitian Man in Louisiana goes to Prison for Visa Fraud Scheme

Emmanuel Priva, a Haitian National living in Louisiana was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on December 12, 2019, for running a visa fraud scheme involving more than 100 fraudulent U.S. visitors visa applications. more »

December 15, 2019 8:42 AM   1 Comment

Haitian-Americans, who says you are NOT Haitian because you have an US passport?

I am sick and tired of hearing Haitians telling Haitian-Americans "You are not Haitian because you have an American passport." Who died and made you more Haitian the rest of us? more »

May 27, 2019 8:24 AM   4 Comments