https://medium.com/@everythingcaribbean/how-these-haitian-woman-owned-businesses-are-changing-lives-f6d2a5d8cf50

A friend of mine sent this to me and I only know 1 of them the Kreyol Essense owner. I sometimes wonder what would happen if all of our business owners put together and provided more jobs back home but who knows?

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Greetings, 

On behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration, we invite you to join us to discuss the Administration’s response to the crisis in Haiti on Tuesday, April 9th at 10:30 AM ET. We will be joined by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, White House National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dan Erikson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols, and Deputy Assistant to the Administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Marcia Wong.

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White House Briefing on Haiti Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 Time: 10:30 AM ET Full link:  https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_VIISsr4iTqi-Ld-0t8UHOQ

Sincerely,

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Yesterday, PNH and Custom agents seize weapons and ammunition in the port of Cap Haïtien.

(12 assault rifles, 14 9mm pistols, 999 cartridges including 638 of 2.56 caliber, 278 caliber 9 mm, 52 caliber 7.62, 36 of 40 caliber, 34 chargers).

Who is the sender of this cargo? Does it rhyme with Bigio?

This is crazy how this happened yesterday, YET food and medications can't get to the country. Haiti is on the brink of acute famine.

ENOUGH!!! Ammey

I was born in Haiti but got adopted and im disconnected from my culture. I use social media a lot. And I was hoping to reconnect to haitian culture through people who talk about our culture. Obviously I'm doing my own research about it. But Haiti is always painted as a poor corrupt country. When it's more than that.

Kind of like burgers and hotdogs for Americans. (Although not special to to America) or fry bread for indigenous people. I would love some examples of comfort foods that are special to haitian people.

I created this post to emphasize that there are actually two revolutions happening in Haiti right now. There is the civil war/ political revolution and the so-called "agricultural revolution."

While the war rages on in PaP, the agricultural revolution continues in the North--and slowly starting in the Gran Sud. These are two different movements that are also entwined.

In short, the "agriculture revolution" is where regular people, mostly peasant farmers and poor land owners have stated that before any lasting political stability can persist in Haiti, Haiti must be able to feed itself to protect itself from foreign reliance merely to live. Those involved routinely say that they are not "re-inventing the wheel." Peasants say they are merely copying what they saw in DR while working there and what they have seen done in the USA.

I have even seen some people in Nord-Est propose building a tractor factory in Nord-Est. These are not dumb peasants but pragmatic hard working people who actually seem to have a good plan--much like the TVA in the USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaI7GsxdmvM The TVA is a model that the Haitian Agricultural Revolution seems to be following and god willing it continues.

Pastor Moise Joseph, the lead executive working for the KPK, has presented a general plan to continue the agriculture revolution and the political revolution. His proposal is that Haiti Federalize like the USA such that Department Governors can approve large infrastructure projects and have the authority to approve things like new international seaports and airports--without needing permission from PaP.

Here is a recent video of Pastor Moise Joseph explaining his proposal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntkavD-XE0

https://www.lenouvelliste.com/en/article/247527/haiti-effect-of-sanctions-against-gangs-extremely-limited-says-un

The impact of UN sanctions against several gang leaders in Haiti is "extremely limited," and the enforcement of the arms embargo is "poor," according to a report from experts tasked with monitoring these sanctions.

In October 2022, the UN Security Council decided to implement a sanctions regime (travel bans, asset freezes, targeted arms embargo), initially targeting only one gang leader, Jimmy Chérizier, known as "Barbecue."

The list now includes five gang leaders, among those considered the most powerful, wreaking havoc in the country. Last October, the Council also imposed a general embargo on small arms and ammunition destined for Haiti.

Regarding individual sanctions, experts mandated by the Council believe their effect "remains extremely limited, as gang leaders and their activities are virtually unaffected by the measures," according to the report published Thursday, covering the period from November 2023 to February 2024.

These gang leaders "have continued to build their arsenals, expand their control over territory, and increase their ranks, despite the sanctions imposed against them," they added.

As for the general arms embargo, "the process is still in its early stages," and "the implementation" of its enforcement "remains poor, with limited resources to enforce it in Haiti and the region."

"Gangs and other non-state actors continue to acquire weapons and ammunition illicitly," especially in the United States and the Dominican Republic, they warned, citing their interviews with Haitian police officers confirming that "gangs do not seem to lack ammunition in any way."

"The provisions regarding the embargo are also poorly understood by those responsible for enforcing them," including police and customs officials, lamented the experts.

The country has been ravaged for decades by poverty, natural disasters, political instability, and gang violence.

At the end of February, powerful Haitian gang leaders, who now control much of the capital Port-au-Prince, joined forces to attack police stations, prisons, the airport, and seaport to push Prime Minister Ariel Henry out.

He announced on March 11 that he would resign to make way for a transition council. However, the formation of this council has still not been finalized.

Have anyone here heard about the FNE drama with the $1.50? The Minister of Education has been Syphony money out to friends while doing the bare minimum like paying teachers on a time (3 month backpay), maintaining buildings, building new school. Caleb Jean Baptiste (Haiti) is the lawyer handling that.

What is the best way to send cash to Haiti that is safe and secure?

Who made up this myth that Haiti is plentiful with natural resources that aren’t super difficult to extract?

A lot of people try to make an argument that Haiti has a ton of natural resources yet there have been billions of dollars poured into projects to find these mythical natural resources and nothing has turned up. So I’m confused where this narrative came from. Even the landscape of Haiti makes it prohibitive of a lot of things

Be careful accepting jobs or agreeing to move to Florida or Ohio. Two massive human trafficking rings targeting Haitian people have been uncovered in Ohio. Many of the victims were targeted in Florida and then moved into Ohio. They were promised housing and jobs. The work is often terrible or illegal. They are made to sign leases and will pay $2000 a month for apartments that lack heat or running water.

Please be wary of anyone offering you a deal that may sound too good to be true.

You can read more about one of the incidents here

https://www.nbc4i.com/video/800-haitian-immigrants-found-living-in-substandard-conditions-getting-aid-from-columbus-group/9208780/

I did apply for the I-134A back in October 2023. Haven't heard anything yet. It's making me anxious... My family sends me videos on Whatsapp of all the gunshots they hear outside their door. Recently their friend was also shot near their home. They live in Port Au Prince. I just want to rescue them and I'm feeling so desperate.

I was just looking for any popular books that are translated into kreyòl, I know that lord of the flies was a book that was translated, but I can't really find the book itself. Im looking for chapter books mostly, or really just any website that specializes in translating books. Thanks in advance.

Who started this, seriously?

Most of Haitians believe the US wants their resources and that's why the "US" is causing the chaos to take over.

To take over what exactly?

My people will die of ignorance. They don't see the real problems are Haitian politicians and the obligarchs.

Yes, the US isn't perfect but that's not the problem right now.

It's sad 😔

The main objective would be to defend, teach self defense, and install a network of cameras that alert near by town.

What would be my limitation if money isn’t?

I believe Haitian law doesn’t allow individuals using deadly force to defend yourself?