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Haitian political leaders seek a balanced and inclusive transition
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 18, 2025
Representatives of the political community, civil society, the farmer sector, religious communities, youth, the private sector, and the Haitian diaspora signed the treaty. It emerged after several months of consultation and was called the August...
Advocacy for gender equality funding
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - CELPAC : Advocacy for gender equality funding 18/08/2025 10:30:14 As part of the 16th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and...
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Farmers Face Whiplash as Trump Immigration Shifts Keep Ag in Limbo
Successful Farming
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When it comes to the intersection of illegal immigration and agriculture, uncertainty has abounded under the second Trump administration. From targeted crackdowns on migrants with criminal backgrounds, to surprise raids on the ag sector, to course...
Reclaiming the radical traditions of workers’ education
Amandla
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August 18, 2025
The Community, Adult and Workers’ Education Chair at the University of Johannesburg asked me to make some closing remarks at its Seminar on Workers’ Education in May. What follows here is a condensed version of my remarks based largely on the...
‘The Wild West’: Desperation is rampant in Haiti as gangs, vigilantes spread
The European Sting
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August 18, 2025
© UNICEF/Herold Joseph A UN staff member tours a building targeted by gangs in Port-au-Prince. This article is published in association with United Nations. With armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defence groups morphing into gang-like...
Business incubator collective launches digital platform to strengthen Haiti’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Haitian Times
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August 18, 2025
Overview: Port-au-Prince-based incubator Banj and its partners have launched Antreprann.ht, Haiti’s first digital database for entrepreneurs. The platform connects six key sectors to address resource gaps, training needs and funding shortages,...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says more than 1.6 million illegal immigrants are voluntarily leaving the U.S.
The Gateway Pundit
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August 17, 2025
The Donald Trump administration, with the support of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has made a significant declaration: more than 1.6 million illegal immigrants have voluntarily left the country since January 20, 2025. In less than 200...
Haiti’s gangs: “Beyond the reach of law, not the reach of the Gospel”
Mission Network News
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August 18, 2025
Haiti (MNN) — Recently, an Irish missionary and eight others — including a three-year-old child — were kidnapped from an orphanage compound. As believers around the world pray for their release from captivity, here are a few testimonies to...
Tens of thousands of immigrants in Pa. and NJ will lose Medicaid
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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Tens of thousands of refugees, victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, and others who legally immigrated to Pennsylvania and New Jersey will lose Medicaid coverage next fall, when new eligibility rules established under President...
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 • Student helps bring healing to Haiti’s children
Lassen County Times - California
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August 17, 2025
Publisher’s note: This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 edition of the Lassen County Times. Sarah Quale spent three weeks in Haiti using music to help bring healing and hope to children, many who had been affected by a...
UN expert warns Haiti is ‘becoming the Wild West’ amid rising gang violence
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 17, 2025
Haiti is descending into lawlessness reminiscent of the “Wild West,” with armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defence groups acting like criminal organizations, and public officials operating with impunity, according to William O’Neill,...
Catholic Church concerned over promotion of homosexuality in SL
The Island
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August 17, 2025
In an unprecedented achievement in the 158-year history of the Sri Lanka Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya has been appointed the country’s 37th Inspector General of Police (IGP), becoming the first ever to rise from the rank of Police Constable to...
Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s plan to fight gangs, collect taxes in Haiti: Report
Straight Arrow News
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The founder of Blackwater announced he has secured a 10-year deal with Haiti’s government to fight gangs that now control most of Port-au-Prince and reestablish the nation’s taxation structure. Erik Prince, who now runs private security firm...
Tens of thousands of immigrants will lose Medicaid next fall when “big beautiful bill” eligibility rules take effect
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Tens of thousands of refugees, victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, and others who legally immigrated to Pennsylvania and New Jersey will lose Medicaid coverage next fall, when new eligibility rules established under President...
Haitians honor Bois Caïman with music, cultural heritage exhibition on new national holiday
Haitian Times
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August 16, 2025
Overview: Haiti marked Aug. 14 as a public holiday for the first time, commemorating the 234th anniversary of the Bois Caïman ceremony. Ann Reviv Ayiti Lontan (ARAL) —a sociocultural organization— celebrated with music, dance and a cultural...
«Haiti is becoming something like the Wild West» (Interview)
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - Social : «Haiti is becoming something like the Wild West» (Interview) 16/08/2025 10:05:40 As armed gangs expand their influence, some self-defense groups transform into gangs, and officials act with impunity, Haiti is slowly becoming a...
Immigrant Home Care Workers in New York Face Uncertain Future Under Trump
Documented - New York
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August 15, 2025
Gina Policard was in her 50s when she left southern Haiti for New York in June 2022. She obtained Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing her to work legally in the United States, and by December 2023, she had trained as a home health aide and...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Rally in Stamford Hours After ICE Presence in Norwalk
Nancy on Norwalk - Connecticut
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August 15, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. — Chants of “No human is illegal” and signs reading “Deport cruelty” and “ICE melts under pressure” filled the plaza outside the Stamford courthouse Thursday evening, as dozens gathered to protest immigration enforcement actions in...
Flatbush Flavor: Haitian duo powers Black Business Month with Rogers Burgers
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 16, 2025
Signage of Rogers Burgers on 801 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11226. Photo courtesy Rogers Burgers As August marks National Black Business Month, a powerful new chapter in Black entrepreneurship is written in Flatbush, Brooklyn — one mouth-watering...
Haiti Taps New Interim Leader
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Haiti inaugurates a new interim leader, Bolivia readies for presidential elections, and the legacy of rock endures in Argentina. Who Holds Power in Port-au-Prince?...