The U.S. government has finally found a country in the Global South willing to lead a U.N.-approved intervention “to assist Haitian police in restoring security.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Aug. 1 on X (formerly Twitter): “We commend the government of Kenya for responding to Haiti’s call.” Since Kenyan…
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We re going to start the program today with the ongoing turmoil and uncertainty in Haiti following the assassination this past week of President Jovenel Moise in his home. There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the assassination, but so far, two Haitian Americans have been detained, along with several former members of Colombia s military. Just yesterday, Haiti s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to stabilize the country and prepare for elections. But today, a senior Biden administration official told NPR that there are no plans to provide U.S. military assistance at this time.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Radio Soleil, the usual playlist of pulsing Haitian ‘compas’ dance music has been replaced this week with more somber tunes and political analysis as listeners across the diaspora reel from the shock of Haiti President Jovenel Moise’s assassination.
Gracieuse Jean, 40, pauses while speaking to a reporter in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, U.S., July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Broadcasting from the station’s small Brooklyn storefront, director Ricot Dupuy has fielded calls suggesting dark theories about the assassins or sharing fears for a motherland becoming further disarrayed.
Many of Dupuy’s listeners were among the waves of Haitians who fled a country long plagued by the legacy of colonialism, poverty, coups and catastrophic earthquakes. They now live in apartment buildings lining the blocks around the radio station in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood or in Miami’s Little Haiti, home to the largest dia
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By Jonathan Allen and Joyce Philippe
NEW YORK (Reuters) â At Radio Soleil, the usual playlist of pulsing Haitian âcompasâ dance music has been replaced this week with more somber tunes and political analysis as listeners across the diaspora reel from the shock of Haiti President Jovenel Moiseâs assassination.
Broadcasting from the stationâs small Brooklyn storefront, director Ricot Dupuy has fielded calls suggesting dark theories about the assassins or sharing fears for a motherland becoming further disarrayed.
Many of Dupuyâs listeners were among the waves of Haitians who fled a country long plagued by the legacy of colonialism, poverty, coups and catastrophic earthquakes. They now live in apartment buildings lining the blocks around the radio station in Brooklynâs Flatbush neighborhood or in Miamiâs Little Haiti, home to the largest diaspora communities outside the Caribbean.