Category: Haiti

Haitian Janitor Cooks 1,000 Meals per Week for Her Miami Church to Feed the Hungry

March 20, 2021
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Doramise Moreau toils long past midnight in her tiny kitchen every Friday—boiling lemon peels, crushing fragrant garlic and onion into a spice blend she rubs onto chicken and turkey, cooking the dried beans that accompany the yellow rice she’ll deliver to a Miami church. She’s single-handedly cooked 1,000 meals a week since the pandemic’s start—an…

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7 Dead, 1 Injured After Prison Outbreak in Haiti’s Capital

February 25, 2021
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CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti—At least seven people were killed and one injured on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, witnesses said. The incident occurred in northeast Port-au-Prince at the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison, which is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 inmates escaped. Residents in the area…

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Haiti’s President Alleges Coup Conspiracy, Says 20 Arrested

February 8, 2021
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian President Jovenel Moïse announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a Supreme Court judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moïse step down. Moïse spoke at Haiti’s airport in Port-au-Prince, flanked by the country’s prime…

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