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Guyanese Writer Releases “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”

Published on Apr 11 2013 // Caribbean, Guyana, Haiti, News
News Americas, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Fri. April 12, 2013: Guyanese-born writer and blogger, Mark Jacobs, has released his first book that focuses on life in Haiti through the eyes of a non-Haitian. “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” puts the spotlight on life on everyday Haiti, where Jacobs now lives....
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Caribbean-American Law Makers Charged In Bribery Scheme

Caribbean-American Law Makers Charged In Bribery Scheme Democratic NYS Senator, Malcolm Smith.News Americas, WHITE PLAINS, NY, Tues. April 2, 2013: A New York State Senator with Jamaican roots and a Haitian-American mayor, are now facing 20-25 years in jail, after today being slapped with bribery, extortion, and fraud charges. Democratic NYS Senator, Malcolm...
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Caribbean-Born Jenna Wolfe Comes Out The Closet!

Caribbean-Born Jenna Wolfe Comes Out The Closet! NBC Weekend Today show anchor, Jenna Wolfe. (NBC image)News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 29, 2013: Caribbean-born NBC Weekend Today show anchor, Jenna Wolfe, coming out announcement that she is a lesbian and in a relationship which will soon produce a daughter this week stunned many and in a backhanded...
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Diaspora Haitians Among Those Favoring Tougher Gun Control

Diaspora Haitians Among Those Favoring Tougher Gun Control News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 22, 2013: In a week when Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, did an about face on guns, saying the ban on assault rifles had no chance of passage but yesterday saying he will introduce gun control legislation that includes a proposal for universal background checks,...
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President Puts Spotlight On Haitian Immigrant In State Of The Union

President Puts Spotlight On Haitian Immigrant  In State Of The Union Desiline Victor is applauded at the State of the Union on Feb. 12, 2013. By Felicia Persaud News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Feb. 13, 2013: Few people are lucky enough to get a Presidential spotlight cast on them and on Tuesday night, during his State of the Union, President Obama took time out...
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Spanish Caribbean Most Active On Facebook

Spanish Caribbean Most Active On Facebook News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 8, 2013: When it comes to Facebook activity, the Spanish Caribbean continues to lead the entire region, a top Caribbean digital marketing agency says. GetConnectiD this week released data to show that the Spanish Caribbean countries lead in Internet users as well...
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USAID Office of Inspector General and La Fondation Heritage pour Haiti Launch Anti-Corruption Hotline

Published on Jan 25 2013 // Breaking News, Haiti, News, Top Stories, United States
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) and La Fondation Heritage pour Haiti (LFHH), the Haitian chapter of Transparency International (TI), have begun operating an anti-corruption hotline in Haiti. The...
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Caribbean American Congresswoman To Re-Introduce H.E.L.P. Act

Caribbean American Congresswoman To Re-Introduce H.E.L.P. Act The Congresswoman at a recent fundraiser hosted by Harold E. Doley, Jr. at his home, Villa Lewaro, the former Madame C.J. Walker estate, in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York . Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and New York State Senate Democratic Conference...
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide Accused Of Using Donations

Published on Jan 10 2013 // Caribbean, Haiti, News, Top Stories
News Americas, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Fri. Jan. 11, 2013: Did former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide use homeless children to elicit donations that were later used to help fund his political career? That is the question Prosecutor Lucmane Delille wants answered. Delille on Jan. 9th questioned...
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Health Care Lags Still In Haiti

Published on Jan 10 2013 // Caribbean, Haiti, News, Top Stories, United States
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 11, 2012: Haiti’s health care system remains mired in a state of devastation three years after the January 12, 2010earthquake. That’s the word from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The group, continues to manage four hospitals, including...