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Haiti News and Politics
(As an aside - this young man is doing his work as a blog -- he contacted me to ask how he could write for my outlet - IPS?
I explained that they have a very specific mandate - only writing about the environment, women, development - not really about breaking news. BUT they do not have ANYONE in Haiti now and would be VERY lucky to have him.... SO - I suggested that he write a piece on how the chaos was affecting women - and that he had to have at least two direct quote - best one from a victim and one from an authority... and some facts, if possible. And 900 words EXACTLY.. and that I would go over the piece first and do some light editing and then send it on to IPS with a reference. IPS has a huge team of translators. My articles were translated into 5 languages. Here is the one that I filed from PauP on kidnapping back in 2008 - which gives you an idea of how long this has been going on.... http://www.ipsnews.net/2008/06/haiti-kidnappings-rise-as-economic-woes-deepen/
I lost SO much money getting that story!Was in an Internet cafe reading about the protest that was going to happen and thought - WOW -"They ought to send someone to cover that" and realized that I was the only one "they" had! It would have been worth it for the experience and the contacts and the adventure but I still kick myself for leaving my Swiss Army knife in my pocket so it was confiscated (although the guy at the airport DID get a REALLY Great knife -- Lucky that a Haitian journalist that I had bought dinner for and given some $$ to drove me to the airport since you had to pay to tax in Gourd before you left and I had only Dominican pesos... no Yankee dollars)
Haiti – DR To Send Fuel To Hospitals - New York Carib News
A roadblock by a group of gangs calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry's resignation, has Haiti experiencing severe fuel shortages. The UN has talked about deploying a military force to battle the gangs and reopen the facility. In the meantime, the Dominican Republic has accepted a trading...
www.nycaribnews.com
I am trying to find out the actual destination? since the fuel terminal in Port Au Prince was/is blocked?
Have asked the Haiti correspondent but suspect that there might be more info from the DR press?
If anyone could find that - it would help this kid write a Really Good Story
And Get a Really GOOD international Job!!
Have asked the Haiti correspondent but suspect that there might be more info from the DR press?
If anyone could find that - it would help this kid write a Really Good Story
And Get a Really GOOD international Job!!
Perhaps they were just going from hospital to hospital?
Perhaps only the name/contact info for the company in the DR that had the contract?
Then I could write to them in English...
My young friend -- (actually I have no idea how old he is--
Understands English --
and speaks French.,
Perhaps only the name/contact info for the company in the DR that had the contract?
Then I could write to them in English...
My young friend -- (actually I have no idea how old he is--
Understands English --
and speaks French.,
He has got it,,, he speaks Spanish at the 70% level and has contacts in the DR press so he has got it from here,.,.
I am not getting any of that from the Haitians on Twitter
They are focused on the US and impending invasion
But as a general rule - Haitians pretty much ignore the border and the Dominican Republic unless it gives them leverage in the international press against the USA... or someone..,
It wil start though.,, I mean the international attention to the DR... They can't keep deporting..
Sure - they can cut off trade - but that trade is more important to the DR than to Haiti
which is now locked
but the deportations are gonna reflect badly in the International press and
someone in NYC is bound to pick up the news
Sure - they can cut off trade - but that trade is more important to the DR than to Haiti
which is now locked
but the deportations are gonna reflect badly in the International press and
someone in NYC is bound to pick up the news
I am not dure why people expect the DR to shoulder the agony of the Haitian people.
Sanctions are not the way to help Haiti
Congress is calling for sanctions on Haiti amid the rise of gang violence. This will only cause further problems for the Haitian people.
reason.com
Sanctions are the only think they know. Think of it as a time out for big people.Sanctions are not the way to help Haiti
Congress is calling for sanctions on Haiti amid the rise of gang violence. This will only cause further problems for the Haitian people.
https://www.lemiroirinfo.ca/eric-jean-baptiste-tue-par-balles-en-haiti/
Translated from French by Google:
I have never heard of him, but he does sound like one of the few good guys.
Translated from French by Google:
I have never heard of him, but he does sound like one of the few good guys.
I understand and kind of agree. But if he didn't supply it someone else would. There's a huge market for it in the DR, Haiti, and the rest of the world. I'm focusing on the give back portion of what he did.
I have seen the following WhatsApp statuses on 2 mid 20s guys I am friends with in Haiti. Coincidentally, they're both named TiBlan.
Eske nou serye means are you serious?
Eske nou serye means are you serious?
I have seen almost the same rhetoric on a couple of different videos -- along with lots of Russian flags -- (and a few Chinese ones) and can't help but wonder WHERE they are coming from?? (good to remember that there are at least two teams on the field -- while the Cocaine Kings watch from the bleachers )
Here's a Cdn write-up explaining the situation - as a donor country
I disagree. I think all illegals should be deported regardless of country of origin. Treat all illegal aliens the same and the international community can pound salt.