Ángel Luis Joseph could be in the United States playing major leagues baseball but like other Haitian children, even those born in the Dominican Republic, the government of that country is refusing them citizenship, striking out the 17 year old’s dream for the time being.
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One of the great causalities of colonialism in the Caribbean has been the reporting of news from the region, particularly as it relates to our neighbours to the northeast on the island of Haiti. To those who know better, the constant mistreatment of Haiti and Haitians in the local and international media is something to [...]

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Haiti — There was pain in Jean François’s eyes, real suffering, an awful look of woe.
It might have been that he had little to eat that day, or his lack of a job or any real hope of securing one. Perhaps it stemmed from the squalor in his neighborhood, a [...]

Haitian priest Gerald Jean-Juste narrates a Miami Herald slideshow on the anniversary of the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February, 2004. Now, two months after his narration was recorded, the Haitian government is again under pressure with high food prices sparking rioting and Prime Minister Jacques-Édouard Alexis consequently voted out of office.
Source: The Miami [...]