Jamaica arrests ex-Haiti senator sought in leader’s slaying

Jamaica arrests ex-Haiti senator sought in leader’s slaying

Haiti’s National Police said last Saturday that a former senator who is a prominent suspect in the July 7 killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica. Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers confirmed that John Joël Joseph was in custody. No further information was immediately available. Meanwhile, Jamaica Police Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay said that […]

Two Haitian journalists killed by gangs

Two Haitian journalists killed by gangs

Two Haitian journalists were the latest casualties of the increasing gang violence in the beleaguered Caribbean nation. John Wesley Amady and Wilguens Louissaint were slain by “armed bandits” last Thursday in Laboule, a conflict-ridden area south of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. Amady, 30, who worked for Montreal-based radio station Radio Ecoute, and Louissaint, 22, a local […]

Four members of the Black and Caribbean community named to the Order of Canada

Four members of the Black and Caribbean community named to the Order of Canada

Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 2 Companions (C.C.), 39 Officers (O.C.), 1 honorary Member and 93 Members (C.M.). They will be presented with their insignia at investiture ceremonies to be held on future dates. The Order of Canada is one of our highest […]

Haitian Joumou soup put cultural heritage list by UNESCO

Haitian Joumou soup put cultural heritage list by UNESCO

The United Nations cultural agency placed a traditional Haitian soup widely seen as a symbol of the nation’s independence on its prized intangible cultural heritage list. Joumou soup is “so much more than just a dish”, said Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of UNESCO. “It tells the story of the heroes and heroines of Haitian independence, […]

It took 30 years but Haitian adoptee finally reunites with his 5 siblings

It took 30 years but Haitian adoptee finally reunites with his 5 siblings

Thirty-year-old Michel was born in Haiti, and adopted at just five weeks old by his Canadian parents, Susette and David Prentice of Flesherton, Ontario It was March 2020, just a week before the entire world shut down, when Michel Prentice received a message on LinkedIn that changed his life. “He was like, ‘I think you […]

Group of American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

Group of American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

A notorious gang is behind the kidnapping of a group of North American missionaries near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, officials say. The five men, seven women and five children were returning from a visit to an orphanage when they were abducted last Saturday. Officials say they are being held by the 400 Mawozo gang – also […]

Canada has a responsibility to help Haitians migrants

Canada has a responsibility to help Haitians migrants

We supported the country’s corrupt governments for years Some Quebecers are calling on the provincial and federal governments to take in some of the Haitian refugees who have been detained at the U.S.-Mexico border — and are likely facing deportation back to the impoverished Caribbean island. A makeshift encampment under the Del Rio International Bridge […]

US can’t wait to get rid of Haitian migrants

US can’t wait to get rid of Haitian migrants

After robbing them of billions of dollars for daring to free themselves from slavery The United States has started flying migrants out of a Texas border town that has seen an influx of mostly Haitian migrants over the past week. Three flights landed at Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport on Sunday, each carrying 145 people. About 13,000 […]

Ben Marc Diendéré, first Black person to Chair the Conseil des Arts de Montréal

Ben Marc Diendéré, first Black person to Chair the Conseil des Arts de Montréal

On September 1st, Ben Marc Diendéré was appointed the 11th chair of the Conseil des Arts de Montréal. He is the first Black person to hold this position and one of the few people of colour at the top of an organization of this size in Canada. A communications specialist with vast managerial experience, Mr. […]

Injured in Haiti quake at high risk of infection, amputation

Injured in Haiti quake at high risk of infection, amputation

The home of clothing merchant Felix Pierre Genel collapsed before he could flee outside as a powerful earthquake shook southwestern Haiti. He was dug out of the rubble that same day with a broken arm and was among the somewhat fortunate ones who promptly received medical care at a local hospital. But even so, he […]