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US Embassy in Haiti resumes service after closure due to nearby violence
Haitian Times
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August 6, 2025
Overview: The US Embassy in Port-au-Prince has resumed its operations after temporarily shutting down due to gunfire near its compound in Tabarre. While services for U.S. citizens and visa applicants have restarted, conditions remain volatile as...
Government cracks down on Haitian-led violence
The Gleaner
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August 6, 2025
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands (CMC): The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has announced an immediate six-month moratorium on the issuance of first-time work permits to Haitians, citing escalating violence in the French-speaking Caribbean...
Coups, Chaos and Haiti’s Tragic Collapse
Fides
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August 6, 2025
By Victor Gaetan Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “Hell in Haiti” declares a headline in the British Daily Mail last week. It recounts how dead bodies litter streets, typically murdered by gangs controlling over 90 percent of Port-au-Prince, the...
Tech firm behind theme park rides investing $6.4 million in new Mobile headquarters
AL.com - Alabama
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August 5, 2025
A tech firm that works on major theme park attractions and has offices from Mobile to Beijing is relocating its headquarters to the heart of downtown Mobile. Prism Systems is investing $6.4 million to move from Virginia Street to a new home at...
Haitian-American FSMSDC CEO Beatrice Louissaint to step down after 25 years
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 5, 2025
The Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) has announced that its long-serving President and CEO, Haitian-American Beatrice Louissaint, will step down on December 12, 2025, concluding more than 25 years of transformative...
If Haiti Has Become More Violent, Why End Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status in the US?
Human Rights Watch
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August 5, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced last month that temporary protected status for about 500,000 Haitians would end Sept. 2, five months earlier than planned. The Trump administration has cited flawed and contradictory assessments of...
Turks and Caicos Islands freezes visas and work permits for Haitians in response to escalating violence
The Gleaner
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August 5, 2025
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC – The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has announced an immediate six-month moratorium on the issuance of first-time work permits to Haitians, citing escalating violence in the French-speaking country and...
8 still missing after Haiti orphanage raid
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti,...
Ex-Haitian ambassador allegedly provided prostitutes to delegation
Dominican Today
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Haiti.- Smith Augustin, former Haitian ambassador to the Dominican Republic and current presidential advisor, has been accused of providing sex workers to a Haitian delegation during a 2021 visit to Santo Domingo, according to a report by Haitian...
Turks and Caicos suspends work permits and visas for Haitians
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 6, 2025
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has imposed an immediate six-month ban on issuing first-time work permits to Haitian nationals, citing the ongoing violence in Haiti and a continued rise in immigration applications. - Advertisement - Premier...
Emmanuel Duverneau’s TikTok culinary career, from family recipes to Gordon Ramsay collabs
PR Week
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August 6, 2025
Whether it’s making twice-baked chili potatoes while dancing to Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” or a crème brûlée-style burnt cream dessert while dancing to Jason Derulo’s “Want to Want Me,” culinary creator Emmanuel Duverneau constantly cooks...
8 including an Irish missionary missing after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage
Toronto Sun
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August 4, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Pierre-richard Luxama And Danica Coto Published Aug 04, 2025 • 2 minute read A woman walks past the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...
Irish Missionary Kidnapped in Haiti Orphanage Attack Amid Gang Violence
Mezha
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August 4, 2025
On Monday, eight people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, went missing after armed attackers stormed an orphanage in Haiti. This incident occurred in an area heavily controlled by powerful gangs. Authorities urgently...
8, including an Irish missionary, missing after gunmen storm orphanage in Haiti
The Gleaner
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August 4, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection of armed gangs....
Eight people including an Irish missionary are missing after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage
Yahoo News
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Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection of armed gangs. Authorities scrambled to...
“Freedom and Abolition Went Together”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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August 6, 2025
I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Defend Liberty is a new bio by Teacher Julia Gaffield of William & & Mary. Overview clarifies the life and custom of Haiti’s proprietor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758– 1806, a significant...
DR Urges Undocumented Haitians to Leave the Country Voluntarily
Nationwide 90FM
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August 4, 2025
The Dominican Republic has warned undocumented Haitians living in the country to leave voluntarily or face heightened immigration interdictions. The General Directorate of Immigration says it will shortly begin deploying trained immigration agents...
Eight people, including Irish missionary, missing after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage
Euronews
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August 4, 2025
Published on 04/08/2025 - 19:41 GMT+2 Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, are still missing on Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection...
Jamaica: Trafficking haven Researcher points to trade’s big business in Caribbean
Win Media SKN
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August 4, 2025
Tamoy Ashman (Jamaica Observer) – WITH more than 80,000 smugglers entering the Caribbean region each year it has become a haven for sex and human trafficking, according to Dr Cleophas Justine Pierre. Based on his research, Dr Pierre pointed out...
8 including Irish missionary missing in Haiti after gunmen storm orphanage
Los Angeles Times
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August 4, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection of armed gangs....