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Haitian Connection Stands in Solidarity with the Haitian People July 7, 20021 There are times when words are not enough. This is one of those times. When we heard the news that President Jovenel was assassinated  we were in shock as were all Haitians. The last time a Haitian president was assassinated was in 1915,…

Telegraph from RE: Point of No Return?Being Young In Haiti Means Having Two Choices: Get A Passport Or Get A Gun!Yesterday, an event took place that has everyone in Haiti still in shock. A Swat team was sent into one of the most dangerous slums of Haiti, and they were ambushed. Even though the official…

I received this note from a young friend in Haiti. He wrote this yesterday: Se ak anpil kè kase nou ye Haïti, konyea sekirite pa asire pou pèsonn. Kom pa soti men sa tromatizem akoz ravisè yo pran moun tout kote konyea. Tout jèn se dlo nan je paske pèsonn pa asire. Map mandew pou pran…

This week marked eleven years since the January 12, 2010 massive earthquake that rocked Haiti, killing over 300,000 people. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter Scale. That moment the world became aware of Haiti. Many were moved to donate goods to Haiti and even more so money came pouring in, over 10 billion Dollars.…

Dear Friends and Supporters of Haitian Connection, As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday this year, we all realize that it will be a different Thanksgiving than those in previous years. The corona virus has changed more than just how we celebrate holidays, it changed a whole way of life for many here in the US…

Haiti slipped from a political lockdown to a corona lockdown. For two years now, one crisis situation has followed the other. The lockdowns do not replace each other, but also run in parallel, at least in the last three months. The government did not organize elections, so Parliament is no longer functional and President Jovenel…

“…we are also resilient, creative and relentless faced with overwhelming challenges…” Dr. Rouzier Since my over 23 years involvement with Haiti, I have witnessed more disasters, both manmade and natural. I could not have imagined when I began this journey all that I have seen. I was in Haiti when President Aristide was deposed and…

In January and February and up until March, Haiti suffered a tsunami of kidnapping. Nobody in Port au Prince felt safe, and nobody was exempt as a target by the kidnappers. Kidnapping in Haiti is part of a worldwide and age old disgrace, the abomination of taking another human being into bondage. A good friend…

Although there is a return to normalcy in Haiti following last year’s protests and national lockdown, not much is resolved. While children are able to go to school again, and business and community life is back to its usual rhythm, there is a general sense of insecurity mostly the result from happenings in Port au…