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Port-au-Prince

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Help Arcade Fire Rebuild Haiti; Get a "Nifty Little Postcard" Signed by Win and Regine

    Photo by Anton Corbijn​About a month or so after Arcade Fire rocked the music industry by walking away with the Grammy for Album of the Year, the Montreal-based group celebrated with some friends in Haiti. Some 250 people packed into the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince -- many of whom were "exp ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Andre Berto: Right Hooks for Haiti

    Photo by Anton Corbijn​About a month or so after Arcade Fire rocked the music industry by walking away with the Grammy for Album of the Year, the Montreal-based group celebrated with some friends in Haiti. Some 250 people packed into the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince -- many of whom were "exp ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Indict North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre

    Photo by Anton Corbijn​About a month or so after Arcade Fire rocked the music industry by walking away with the Grammy for Album of the Year, the Montreal-based group celebrated with some friends in Haiti. Some 250 people packed into the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince -- many of whom were "exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly: Haiti Unprepared for Hurricane Season

    Michael E. MillerHaitian president Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly​Hurricane season starts tomorrow. And while South Florida is again bracing for the big one, nearby Haiti is still dangerously behind schedule after last year's devastating earthquake.Last summer the still-grieving country escaped the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Exclusive Video From Arcade Fire's Secret Concert in Haiti March 29

    Video still by Jennifer WeissArcade Fire's Win Butler in Haiti on March 29.​On March 29, Arcade Fire lit up the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince with covers from Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), the Rolling Stones ("The Last Time") and Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Who'll Stop the Ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Local Haitian Community Riled By Deportations: 13 from Miami Deported, 1 Dead

    Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.​They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Pearl of the Antilles

    Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.​They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 13, 2011

    Miami art this week: horses, mermaids, and shantytowns

    Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.​They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 23, 2010

    Little Haiti Rebirth

    Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.​They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    Latin American dictators love South Florida

    Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.​They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Wyclef Jean's First Campaign Video Debuts; Vuvuzelas Are Involved

    Wyclef's first campaign pledge: Annoying World Cup horns for all.​Wyclef Jean is still waiting to find out whether he's actually eligible to run for president in Haiti, a nation that doesn't recognize dual citizenship. But that doesn't mean his campaign isn't already in full swing.Jean has release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Ten Musicians Better Than Wyclef Jean to Lead Haiti

    adanbouzoua via flickrStrumming his way to the presidency?​His heart seems to be in the right place, but Wyclef Jean's political aptitude is tone deaf.  Don't get us wrong, welcoming President Jean to office would be pretty cool, but he might not exactly know how to help a nation that lost 22 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Tap Tap Wheels Out New Snow Cone Cart

    Lee Klein​When Gary Sanon-Jules was growing up in Port au Prince, he and his classmates would stream out of school at 3 p.m. and run towards the fresco tap-tap -- better known here as a snow cone cart.This past Friday, Gary wheeled out a fresco tap-tap in front of Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Punch and Duty

    Lee Klein​When Gary Sanon-Jules was growing up in Port au Prince, he and his classmates would stream out of school at 3 p.m. and run towards the fresco tap-tap -- better known here as a snow cone cart.This past Friday, Gary wheeled out a fresco tap-tap in front of Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Top 10 Sodas From Around the World

    unattributedFact checked with bougerolle.net​10. Pee Cola from Ghana - At first we thought it was just an internet joke, but we found two seemingly legitimate sources that back it up.So.... Drink Pee Cola.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Aboard the USS Bataan, A Desperate Daily Struggle To Help Injured Haitians

    Frustrations came near a boiling point in Haiti this weekend, as Gov. Charlie Crist and President Obama bickered over who was to blame for a suspension of flights bringing injured Haitians to Florida hospitals.The USS Bataan has 74 severely injured victims aboard its floating hospital off Haiti's co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Three Florida Telecom Execs Charged With Bribing Haitian Government

    In 2001, a start-up phone company set up shop in a Miramar office park, looking to corner the market on international calls from Little Haiti to Port-au-Prince.​It was a great business plan in Miami. Unfortunately, according to the feds, the company's execs decided there was only one way to make i ... More >>

  • News

    September 10, 2009

    He Can't Come Home Again

    Despite a mention by the Supreme Court, David Gerbier is locked out of the United States.

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Ignored and Cheated

    Farm workers earn nada in America's green bean capital.

  • News

    September 6, 2007

    Vodou Child

    A vodou ceremony in the burbs? Who'da thunk it?

  • Culture

    June 15, 2006

    Big Bass Bonanza

    Six summer exhibits keep museum sizzling

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Free This Priest

    Father Gerard Jean-Juste is no outlaw. He's a Magic City hero.

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Festering Wounds

    Hostility among Haitians crops up in Miami

  • Diversions

    May 12, 2005

    BEST STORYTELLER

    Jan Mapou

  • Culture

    September 30, 2004

    The Unseen Haiti

    An exhibit of contemporary sculpture will change your view of Haitian art

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Still Haitian

    Konpa, the most popular dance music in a troubled nation, endures by moving to Miami

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2004

    Vodou, For Real

    Find out what it's all about at Bayfront Park

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Freedom of Speech

    From Haiti to Miami, Sosyete Koukouy champions Kreyol culture

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    The Fire This Time

    As the insurgents who have seized power in northern Haiti vow to storm the capital, Haitian Americans in Miami voice passionate, disparate opinions

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Konpa Direk

    D-Zine makes a play for compas supremacy

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Meet Your Neighbors

    Naomi and her son can't find work, can't pay the rent, and can't get help, but they're grateful to be here

  • City Life

    May 16, 2002

    BEST GOSSIP COLUMN

    "Delly Dish" by Ralph Delly - Haitian Times

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    The Girl with the Tonton Heart

    Years after the Haitian diaspora, Papa and Baby Doc's children are still wandering

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2001

    The Tale in Kreyol

    Cric Crac

  • Diversions

    May 11, 2000

    Best Local Artist

    Edouard Duval-Carrié

  • Diversions

    May 11, 2000

    Best Haitian Bookstore

    Libreri Mapou

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    Got Milk?

    Reynaldo and Roberto Martino are T-Vice

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    Kulchur

    How low could you go in 1999?

  • Music

    September 9, 1999

    Wawa and the Oneness Kingdom

    Oneness (Waldeck Productions)

  • Calendar

    April 22, 1999

    Speaking in Drums

    Oneness (Waldeck Productions)

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    The Catalyst

    Marleine Bastien -- activist, social worker, songwriter, mother -- is helping to lead the resurgence of South Florida's Haitian political agenda

  • Calendar

    May 14, 1998

    No Culture Is an Island

    Marleine Bastien -- activist, social worker, songwriter, mother -- is helping to lead the resurgence of South Florida's Haitian political agenda

  • News

    July 10, 1997

    Cause For Return

    Haitian radio host Marcus Garcia's work in Miami is done. It's time for him to go home.

  • News

    December 12, 1996

    Ghost Town

    Haunted by apathy and bad planning, Little Haiti's Caribbean Marketplace is a shadow of its former self

  • News

    February 8, 1996

    Perilous Journey

    For more than two decades Miami's Haitian Refugee Center was a beacon of hope and a force for justice. Today its director, Guy Victor, is struggling just to keep it afloat.

  • Dining

    July 6, 1995

    Come-on in My Kitchen

    For more than two decades Miami's Haitian Refugee Center was a beacon of hope and a force for justice. Today its director, Guy Victor, is struggling just to keep it afloat.

  • News

    July 20, 1994

    Painting the Body Politic

    Haiti tumbles. Haiti reels. Haiti tears itself apart. And Eduoard Duval-Carrie, one of Haiti's premier painters, chronicles the island's chaos on his canvases.

  • News

    January 12, 1994

    Our Man in Haiti

    Former Dade politician Darryl Reaves was ready when the call came: The military rulers in Port-au-Prince need your help!

  • News

    February 5, 1992

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    Residents of Miami's "Upper East Side" have no problem with Haitians yearning to breathe free. It's those seedy Biscayne Boulevard motels that they can't stand.

  • News

    January 29, 1992

    Manno Charlemagne

    Residents of Miami's "Upper East Side" have no problem with Haitians yearning to breathe free. It's those seedy Biscayne Boulevard motels that they can't stand.

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