Haitian Appreciation Thread
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Haitian-American couple from South Florida kidnapped in Haiti has been released
April 13, 2023A Haitian-American couple from Tamarac who spent more than three weeks in captivity in Haiti after being kidnapped has finally been released, a relative confirmed to the Miami Herald.
Nikese Toussaint said her brother Jean-dikkens Toussaint and his wife, Abigail, were both released around 11 a.m. Thursday. She did not provide any other details, including whether or not a ransom was paid to secure the couple’s freedom. Haitian media reported that an undisclosed amount was paid for their freedom. Gang members holding hostage the Toussaints and a cousin had asked for $200,000 per person in ransom after the family had paid an initial $6,000.
The couple was kidnapped on March 18 in Port-au-Prince while on their way to the city of Leogane to visit an ailing relative and attend Rara, a colorful pre-Easter celebration, when they were abducted in Martissant. The gang-controlled neighborhood is one of Haiti’s most dangerous and has been closed to commuter traffic since June of 2021 due to kidnappings and gang violence. The couple’s abduction, which generated media attention, was a reminder of how dangerous Haiti has become for even U.S. citizens, who are being urged by the State Department to not travel to the Caribbean nation and to leave if they are currently there. According to the Port-au-Prince based Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights, Haiti has seen a 173% spike in kidnappings since the beginning of this year, compared to the same time period last year
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Inspirational twin sisters finish top of their high school class
Eyewitness News ABC7NY
Feb 16, 2023
This year's valedictorian and salutatorian are star students and star athletes, and they are also twin sisters!
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Guerrier twins of West Hempstead proud to represent Haiti at international race
Gloria Guerrier of West Hempstead competes at the Nassau County Class C indoor track and field championships earlier this year
April 14, 2023
The first few weekends of the outdoor track and field season is usually reserved for lighter training. Maybe a pace race at a smaller meet to try and get the legs back after a long indoor season.
Not so much for the Guerrier twins of West Hempstead.
They spent one of their first weekends of the outdoor season immersed in international competition — and they came away with new state bench marks.
Gloria and Victoria Guerrier, who will both run at Yale next season, competed for their parents’ native country of Haiti in the under-20 portion of the CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas last weekend.
Gloria ran 1:01.57 in the trials of the 400 hurdles and was seventh in the finals in 1:04.91. Her trials time was the fastest time in the state this spring as of Thursday, according to milesplit.
The times were nice, but representing Haiti for the first time made the weekend unforgettable. The twins' parents, Marie Noel and Jonas Guerrier, were born and raised in Haiti, immigrating to the United States to attend college, Gloria said. Their home is still steeped in Haitian culture and pride.
“I consider myself Haitian,” Gloria said. “I grew up with the culture. I eat the food and speak the language. I’m very connected to the Haitian community because my parents are so connected to that country. Both my parents are very proud to be Haitian and it’s transferred down to me. I am also proud to be Haitian. I’ve enjoyed the culture to its full extent.”
The twins last visited the country in 2015, but haven’t been back because of the political turmoil that envelopes it, Gloria said. According to an NPR report from earlier this year, Haiti still had food, water and gas shortages and an overrun immigration office. Hearing reports of the chaos that exists in a place they love made the Guerrier sisters even more eager to run well.
“My family said that any good news will bring light to the darkness in Haiti,” Gloria said. “Right now, they are dealing with such terrible times, and having some good news to present to the people would lift spirits and bring light to a dark time.”
Victoria said that she was apprehensive at first to run at such a marquee meet so early in the season, but she’s glad she did. Her performance has even caused her to consider adding the 400 to her repertoire more regularly.
“This competition really opened my eyes to what I can do,” she said. “I think it’s only the beginning. I have so much to work on. Running with such strong runners was very inspiring. I feel very motivated now to continue the season and to work up to the level of the athletes I was competing [against].”
Baldwin’s Sariah Doresca, also competing for Haiti, ran a 12.09 in the 100 and a 24.95 in the 200 — the fastest times in the state in this spring, according to milesplit.
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Thanks, he was really an ambassador for Caribbean Americans during that part of his career. His talent and activism showed the best elements of Islanders.
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Little Haiti in Transition | Gentrification at the heart of South Florida Haitians’ cultural cradle
Apr 30, 2023
Gentrification at the heart of South Florida Haitians’ cultural cradle highlights assimilation quandary Wherever you go in Little Haiti, new developments with “for lease” signs greet you and construction sites dot the neighborhood as gentrification fully settles in. In this Haitian Times mini-documentary, three small business owners share their experiences of striving to keep alive the culture whose name Little Haiti bears
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Why Does This Soup Symbolize Freedom for Haitians?
PBS Voices
Mar 14, 2023
Every year on Haitian Independence Day, Haitians celebrate their ancestors’ hard won freedom from slavery and French colonial rule by making soup joumou. Join Tank Ball as she explores what it means to use food to preserve the memory of home, and how the ritual highlights the complexities of living in a country whose government has so frequently antagonized Haiti in its historical quest for freedom
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Haiti’s top diplomat in the U.S. is fired after a passport scandal in the Washington embassy
Haiti has fired its ambassador to the United States, Bocchit Edmond, following investigations by the U.S. and Haitian governments into a kick-back corruption scheme inside its Washington embassy involving the illegal issuance of passports, a Haitian government official confirmed to the Miami Herald.
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Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag-Raising Ceremony for Haiti
May 17, 2023
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Redemption is Coming
Happy Flag Day 
Le 18 Mai 1804 à l’ Arcahaie
Le 18 Mai 1804 à l’ Arcahaie
