January 1 is not only New Year’s Day, but also Haitian Independence Day, celebrated with parades, fireworks, and dancing. “We may be physically far from Haiti, but we remain deeply connected.
Haiti declared independence in 1804 but was obliged in 1825 to pay France "compensation" for lost property — including enslaved people. The Haitian independence debt, amounting to 150 million ...
The ceremony, which commemorates the last battle Haiti fought against the French before winning its independence, was attended by council President Leslie Voltaire and the new prime minister ...
On Monday, November 18, 2024, the city of Cap-Haïtien proudly commemorated the 221st anniversary of the glorious Battle of Vertières, the final victory that led to Haiti's independence... Since the ...
It isn’t the fault of anybody now alive, but they are all trapped in a low-level civil war that has been going on, sometimes open but usually submerged, since the earliest days of Haitian independence ...