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Past & Present: Meet Haiti’s National Football (Soccer) Team

June 12, 2013
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I’m not a big soccer fan, but my interest in the Haiti National Team was sparked when my brother Saurel Broyen Olrish joined the team a few years ago. Prior to the last few months, information about the team was usually communicated  between my  brother and I  via phone calls, it was rare almost never did I see anyone posting on social networks about the Haiti National team. But log into any social network today and I guarantee you’ll scroll through numerous post from friends showing support to the team and their recent games, all of a sudden pictures and videos about the National Team are everywhere.

It’s no surprise when it comes to Haiti, Haitians are always very proud and show their support for anything or anyone who represent the country,  but I’ve been following this team for years and this is the first year I’ve seen people this enthusiastic about them. After receiving a call from my very good Haitian American friend Chris Jacques, who also noticed the increase in excitement over the team, he went into detail about how we are cheering on the team yet most Haitians probably cant name two players on the team.

“The Haitian National Soccer team has begun to re-instill a sense of pride in the community! People are paying attention to futbol, becoming excited, emotional, and engaged in our rich soccer culture and heritage. In this respect we owe it to these players who are training, practicing, and competing at the highest level to at least KNOW WHO THEY ARE. They deserve the courtesy of us knowing the identity of the brave men following their dreams and bringing back a strong sense of pride and excitement to the Haitian community.” – Chris Jacques

Like any other sport, these guys work hard, travel, and put on a great game for their country,  and like Chris said, we owe them the respect of at least knowing their names, especially the ones who are scoring the points. Thank you for the motivation conversation Chris and on behalf of  the team and its players, here is all the information I could find about the team and the players.

Haitian Fans Showing Love:

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Spain vs Haiti (Haiti scores first goal & supporters go crazy )

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Historically, in Caribbean football, the Haiti national football team have a good standing. They are one of the few smaller island nations to actually make it to a World cup finals competition. In 1974 Haiti made it to the World cup held in West-Germany after coming through a tough qualification campaign. Their group proved to be tougher still as they were drawn alongside Italy, Argentina and Poland. Haiti as a country is known worldwide for the wrong reasons. It is a country that has been deeply affected in recent history by natural disasters. In 2004 the country was hit by a hurricane and in 2008 it was decimated by four tropical storms in the space of four weeks. Unfortunately worse was still to come as in 2010 the country was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. It was the most severe earthquake to affect Haiti in 200 years. In football terms it was believed that thirty players, coaches, referee’s and medical staff with links to Haitian football lost their lives. Another twenty were feared buried in the ruins.

The Haiti national football team (Haitian Creole: Ekip foutbòl nasyonal Ayiti, French: Équipe d’Haïti de football) represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti’s home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is former Cuban International Israel Blake Cantero. They have made one appearance at the FIFA World Cup, in 1974, but were beaten convincingly in the opening qualifying stages by three of the pre-tournament favorites; Italy, Poland, and Argentina. Their most recent achievement was in 2007, when the national team won the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup.

Here is a picture of Haiti National team in 1974. This is what many would call Haiti Dream Team, the 1974 World Cup team. Haiti’s coach was Antoine Tassy. He was also the team’s trainer as well as being the country’s Director of Sport.
Haiti National soccer team, 1974
Haiti National team in 1974

Haiti has one of the longest football traditions in the Caribbean and was an early participant in World Cup qualifying. Throughout the 60s, and 70s, Haiti’s footballing status in the region remained very strong, being considered the third strongest team in CONCACAF after Mexico and arguably Costa Rica. The strength of the national selection ultimately culminated in Haiti’s first ever World Cup appearance in 1974, in which they surprised the world in their opening goal against a con

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siderably stronger Italian team. The island nation has produced many talented star players over the years. The period from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s could be considered a golden

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age for Haitian football. With Antoine Tessy as coach for much of this period, Haiti would emerge as one of the strongest teams in the CONCACAF zone, being pooled with other regionally strong football nations such as Mexico and Costa Rica. By 1965, players like Henri Francillon, Philippe Vorbe, Renold Jean Francois and Guy St-Vil were already playing in the team and would be stalwarts of the side in the coming years.

The team developed sufficiently to reach the final round of qualifying for 1970, where they faced El Salvador. After losing the first leg at home, Haiti pulled off a 3–0 win away but the rules of the day dictated a play-off on neutral ground which El Salvador won to secure a place in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the 1974 qualifiers, Haiti once again reached the final round in a qualifying tournament completely played at home. This time, with all odds on their favor, they would top the group and qualify for the 1974 World Cup. In West Germany, they would be drawn in an extremely tough group with Italy, Argentina and Poland. However, they surprised the football world in their debut game when star forward Emmanuel Sanon scored to give Haiti a lead over Italy, at the same time ending Dino Zoff‘s still standing record run of 1142 minutes without conceding a goal in international matches. They eventually lost 1–3, and would lose to Poland (0–7) and Argentina (1–4).

Haiti would reach the final rounds of 1978 and 1982 qualifiers, but failed to make the cut. The years since have seen Haiti’s footballing status decline markedly. In recent years, the political situation in the country has led to numerous defections from members of the soccer team. The team has rebuilt somewhat through the Haitian diaspora in Miami, Florida, and some Haitian home games have been played in Miami in recent years. Haiti as of recently has been rising once again as a footballing power in CONCACAF.

In the 2010 Haiti earthquake at least 30 people with ties to Haitian football perished, including players, coaches, referees and administrative and medical representatives. Twenty others with ties to Haitian football were feared to be buried in the ruins.[1][2][3]

In November 2011 Haiti was knocked out of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Antigua and Barbuda under the leadership of Brazilian coach Edson Tavares. In 2012 Tavares was replaced by Cuban coach Israel Blake Cantero who lead the national team through the 2012 Caribbean Championship. The Haitian team finished 3rd in the Caribbean Championships warranting a spot in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The following year Haiti would have a bad string of defeats against Chile, Bolivia, Oman and the Dominican Republic. In June 2013 Haiti bounced back from these shortcomings with a close 2-1 loss to reigning world champions Spain and an astonishing 2-2 draw with footballing powerhouse Italy, with goals scored by Donald Guerrier, Olrish Saurel and Jean-Philippe Peguero respectively. – SOurce

Haiti Soccer Team
Haiti National Football Team 2013
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Video & Photo Highlights From The Recent Games:

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Current Players For 2013:

0#0 Pos. Player D.O.B Caps Goals Club
GK Frandy Montrevil January 14, 1982 5 0 Haiti Valencia de Leogane
GK Julien Jospy June 3, 1983 1 0 Haiti AS Cavaly
DF Judelin Aveska October 21, 1987 30 1 Argentina Independiente Rivadavia
DF Reginal Goreux December 31, 1987 5 2 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara
DF Jean Garry Rubin December 19, 1989 15 0 Haiti América des Cayes
DF Jean-Jacques Pierre January 23, 1981 56 5 France Caen
DF Bitielo Jean Jacques December 28, 1990 0 0 United States VSI Tampa Bay FC
DF Donald Guerrier March 31, 1989 11 1 Haiti América des Cayes
DF Kevin Lafrance January 13, 1990 8 2 Czech Republic Baník Most
DF Mechack Jerome April 21, 1990 22 0 United States Sporting Kansas City
DF Olrish Saurel September 13, 1985 18 2 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda FC
MF Jean Sony Alcenat January 23, 1986 43 5 Romania Petrolul Ploiești
MF Constant Monuma April 1, 1982 22 4 Haiti Racing Haïtien
MF Jeff Louis August 8, 1992 6 0 France Nancy
MF Jean-Eudes Maurice June 21, 1986 10 8 France Le Mans
MF Peterson Joseph April 24, 1990 13 0 United States Sporting Kansas City
MF Yves Desmarets July 17, 1979 1 0 Portugal C.F. Os Belenenses
MF Herold Charles Junior July 23, 1990 2 0 Haiti Tempête
MF Jean Alexandre August 24, 1986 23 2 United States Orlando City
FW Kervens Belfort May 16, 1992 10 5 France Le Mans
FW Peguero Jean Philippe September 29, 1981 26 21 Haiti Don Bosco
FW Leonel Saint-Preux May 12, 1985 36 6 Malaysia FELDA United

Current Staff:

  • Men’s Coach:Cuba Israel Blake Cantero
  • Men’s Asst. Coach:Haiti Pierre Roland Saint-Jean
  • Fitness:Cuba Gregorio B. Modesto Gomez
  • Fitness:Haiti Ernst Jean-Baptiste
  • Medic:Haiti Jean-Mary Fritz Henry

2013 Schedule:

Date Location Opponent Result Competition
January 19, 2013 Concepción, Chile  Chile 0-3 Friendly
February 6, 2013 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia  Bolivia 1-2 Friendly
March 20, 2013 Muscat, Oman  Oman 0-3 Friendly
March 24, 2013 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 1-3 Friendly
June 8, 2013 Miami, United States  Spain 1-2 Friendly
June 11, 2013 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil  Italy 2-2 Friendly
July 8, 2013 Harrison, United States  Honduras Gold Cup
July 12, 2013 Miami Gardens, United States  Trinidad and Tobago Gold Cup
July 15, 2013 Houston, United States  El Salvador Gold Cup1

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Saurel Broyen Olrish.

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All Players:

Name D. o. B. Position Current club M S G M S G
Montrévil, Frandy 1982-01-14 Goalkeeper Haiti Valencia Léogâne 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jean-Zéphirin, Dominique 1982-06-03 Goalkeeper England Staines Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
Romondt, Guerry 1985-08-10 Goalkeeper Haiti Tempête Saint-Marc 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guerrier, Wilde-Donald 1989-03-31 Defender Haiti América des Cayes 3 1 1 0 0 0
Rubin, Jean Garry 1989-12-19 Defender Haiti América des Cayes 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lafrance, Kévin 1990-01-13 Defender Czech Republic Baník Most 2 1 0 0 0 0
Saurel, Olrish 1985-09-13 Defender Haiti Don Bosco Pétion-Ville 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pierre, Jean-Jacques 1981-01-23 Centre Back France Stade Malherbe Caen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aveska, Judelin 1987-10-21 Defender Argentina Independiente Rivadavia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bertin, Frantz 1983-05-30 Defender Greece PAE Véroia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Canès, Jean-Charles 1987-03-06 Defender Puerto Rico Bayamón FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Duverger, Mackenzie 1976-06-01 Defender Haiti Valencia Léogâne 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maurice, Jean-Dany 1993-11-27 Defender Haiti Valencia Léogâne 1 0 0 0 0 0
Raymond, Ednerson 1985-05-14 Defender Haiti Baltimore Saint-Marc 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph, Géraldy 1990-05-29 Defender Haiti Valencia Léogâne 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jean, Jean-Robert Defender Haiti Valencia Léogâne 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jérôme, Mechack 1990-04-21 Defender USA Sporting Kansas City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sonthonax, Foreste 1988-01-21 Defender Haiti Cavaly Léogâne 0 1 0 0 0 0
Monuma, Constant 1982-04-01 Midfielder Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 4 0 0 0 0 0
Fucien, Brunel 1984-08-26 Midfielder Martinique L’Aiglon du Lamentin 3 0 0 0 0 0
Louis, Jeff 1992-08-08 Midfielder France AS Nancy Lorraine 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sirin, Vaniel 1989-10-26 Midfielder Haiti Tempête Saint-Marc 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hérold, Charles 1990-07-23 Midfielder Haiti Tempête Saint-Marc 2 0 1 0 0 0
Hilaire, Max 1985-12-06 Defensive Midfielder France Pau FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Saint-Louis, Wiselet 1992-09-10 Midfielder Haiti Don Bosco Pétion-Ville 1 1 0 0 0 0
Desmarets, Yves 1979-07-19 Left Midfielder Portugal CF Os Belenenses 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alcenat, Jean-Sony 1986-01-23 Midfielder Romania Petrolul Ploieşti 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alexandre, Jean-Marc 1986-08-24 Midfielder USA Orlando City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Augusmat, Wilberne 1994-12-08 Midfielder Haiti Violette Port-au-Prince 1 0 0 0 0 0
Goreux, Réginal 1987-12-31 Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 1 0 0 0 0 0
Horat, Luckner 1994-09-27 Midfielder Haiti Aigle Noir Port-au-Prince 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph, Peterson 1990-04-24 Midfielder USA Sporting Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pierre-Louis, Kennel 1989-01-31 Attacking Midfielder France SA Thiers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Beaugé, Nicodème 1990-10-09 Midfielder Haiti Victory Port-au-Prince 0 1 0 0 0 0
Désir, Spencer 1993-12-20 Midfielder Haiti Cavaly Léogâne 0 1 0 0 0 0
Belfort, Kervens 1992-05-16 Secondary striker France Le Mans FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
Louis, Fritznel 1989-12-20 Striker Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 2 1 0 0 0 0
Milien, Pascal 1986-03-05 Striker Ireland Sligo Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Maurice, Jean-Eudes 1986-06-21 Left Winger France Le Mans FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Alexandre, Junior 1989-03-25 Striker Haiti Baltimore Saint-Marc 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peguero, Jean-Philippe 1981-09-29 Striker Haiti Don Bosco Pétion-Ville 0 2 0 0 0 0
Edmond, Pierre-Richard 1989-09-14 Striker France AS Porto-Vecchio 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pierre, Bony 1991-04-24 Striker Haiti Victory Port-au-Prince 0 1 0 0 0 0
Saint-Preux, Leonel 1985-05-12 Striker Malaysia Felda United 0 1 0 0 0 0

CONCACAF Championship record:

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not qualify
Guatemala 1965 Sixth Place 5 0 1 4 3 13
Honduras 1967 Fifth Place 5 1 0 4 5 9
Costa Rica 1969 Disqualified
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Second Place 5 2 3 0 9 1
Haiti 1973 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 3
Mexico 1977 Second Place 5 3 1 1 6 6
Honduras 1981 Sixth Place 5 0 2 3 2 9
1985 Round 1 4 0 0 4 0 9
1989 Did not enter
Total 1 Title 34 10 7 17 33 50
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  • Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
  • Haiti is making another change to its election timeline.⁠ ⁠ The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has extended the deadline for candidates to register online and submit their required documents until October 31, 2026. The decision follows consultations with political parties and changes made to Haiti's electoral decree by the Council of Ministers on October 5.⁠ ⁠ The CEP has also postponed the start of the official election campaign. New campaign dates have not been announced yet. The council says it is working on an updated electoral calendar that will reflect the latest changes to the process.⁠ ⁠ Under the previous calendar, campaigning was supposed to begin October 5, with the first round of presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 13, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Voter registration is also continuing, with the CEP encouraging eligible Haitians to complete the necessary steps to participate in the upcoming elections. ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
  • Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
  • Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
  • It’s official: Haiti vs. USA. 🇭🇹🇺🇸 The Grenadiers will face the United States in the 2026–27 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, with the matchup decided after the League A group stage concluded. The quarterfinal will be played over two legs. Haiti will host the first match on Saturday, November 14, before traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the second leg at TQL Stadium on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Haiti earned its place in the final eight after finishing second in Group A with nine points, ahead of the Dominican Republic on goal difference. The Grenadiers won three of their four group-stage matches. There’s even more at stake than a place in the Nations League semifinals. The winner of the two-leg series will also qualify directly for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The two teams know each other well. Their most recent meeting came at the 2025 Gold Cup, when the United States defeated Haiti 2–1. Now, Haiti gets another shot—this time with a place in the Nations League Finals on the line. 🇭🇹 Haiti vs. USA 🇺🇸 November 14 & November 17 Two games. One spot in the semifinals. Haiti is ready.🔥 #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
  • Check your Gatorade before taking your next sip.⁠ PepsiCo has voluntarily recalled 122,021 cases of Gatorade distributed across 37 states, including Florida, after certain bottles were found to contain artificial food dyes that were not listed on the product labels. ⁠ ⁠ The recall is limited to certain 28-ounce bottles of four varieties: Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange and Orange Zero. The affected products contain undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to the FDA. ⁠ ⁠ PepsiCo initiated the recall on September 25, and the FDA classified it as a Class II recall on October 2. That classification means exposure could cause temporary or medically reversible health effects, while the chance of serious health consequences is considered remote. ⁠ ⁠ The affected bottles have specific lot codes and expiration dates ranging from April through June 2027, so this does not apply to every bottle or flavor of Gatorade.⁠ ⁠ The dyes themselves are permitted for use in foods, but federal rules require them to be disclosed on the label. People with sensitivities to these dyes may be at greater risk of an allergic-type reaction.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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@RoadToRestoration has released BELIEVE, a 15-track gospel album that puts faith, family, and Haitian heritage at the center of a sound built for both the church and the culture.⁠ ⁠ Running just under an hour, BELIEVE moves between English and Kreyòl, pairing worship with R&B and soul. The collective, founded by brothers Jean LeBlanc and Francis “Fridayy” LeBlanc, is rooted in Philadelphia and shaped by Haitian roots. It first found its voice in church. Their music is aimed at believers and at anyone who feels far from God, with a simple through-line: grace and restoration are still within reach.⁠ ⁠ In the album’s own framing, belief is where the road back starts. “Sometimes all you have left is belief. And sometimes belief is the very thing God uses to begin your restoration,” the group said ahead of the release. They describe the record as real testimonies and real prayers, a soundtrack for anyone learning to trust God again.⁠ ⁠ The tracklist reflects that mix of voices. It opens with “I Believe” featuring Vincena, then “The Truth” with Fridayy, “Pi Pre” with Leo, “Only You” with Anthny, “Ou Fidel” with Alyx Andre, “Yahweh” with SAINT, and “Peace,” again with Vincena. The second half includes “Tande Kri Mwen” with Harold St. Louis, “Faithfulness” and “Kem Di Hallelujah” with Ryan Ofei, “Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w” with Ashley Louis and Frantz LeBlanc, “Lord I Need Your Presence” with El-Fatih Chase, “LINYP (Reprise),” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” with Herica and Sami Paul.⁠ ⁠ Jean LeBlanc helped bring collaborators onto the project, including production support on “Yahweh.” The group’s catalog also includes Road to Restoration 2.0 (2018), Running To You (2020), and Road to Restoration Live Worship (2023).⁠ ⁠ For a diaspora audience, the bilingual tracklist is the point. Titles like “Pi Pre,” “Ou Fidel,” “Tande Kri Mwen,” “Kem Di Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w,” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” sit next to “I Believe,” “Peace,” and “Lord I Need Your Presence” without treating either language as a side note. It is worship that sounds like the rooms many Haitian families already pray in.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
@RoadToRestoration has released BELIEVE, a 15-track gospel album that puts faith, family, and Haitian heritage at the center of a sound built for both the church and the culture.⁠ ⁠ Running just under an hour, BELIEVE moves between English and Kreyòl, pairing worship with R&B and soul. The collective, founded by brothers Jean LeBlanc and Francis “Fridayy” LeBlanc, is rooted in Philadelphia and shaped by Haitian roots. It first found its voice in church. Their music is aimed at believers and at anyone who feels far from God, with a simple through-line: grace and restoration are still within reach.⁠ ⁠ In the album’s own framing, belief is where the road back starts. “Sometimes all you have left is belief. And sometimes belief is the very thing God uses to begin your restoration,” the group said ahead of the release. They describe the record as real testimonies and real prayers, a soundtrack for anyone learning to trust God again.⁠ ⁠ The tracklist reflects that mix of voices. It opens with “I Believe” featuring Vincena, then “The Truth” with Fridayy, “Pi Pre” with Leo, “Only You” with Anthny, “Ou Fidel” with Alyx Andre, “Yahweh” with SAINT, and “Peace,” again with Vincena. The second half includes “Tande Kri Mwen” with Harold St. Louis, “Faithfulness” and “Kem Di Hallelujah” with Ryan Ofei, “Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w” with Ashley Louis and Frantz LeBlanc, “Lord I Need Your Presence” with El-Fatih Chase, “LINYP (Reprise),” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” with Herica and Sami Paul.⁠ ⁠ Jean LeBlanc helped bring collaborators onto the project, including production support on “Yahweh.” The group’s catalog also includes Road to Restoration 2.0 (2018), Running To You (2020), and Road to Restoration Live Worship (2023).⁠ ⁠ For a diaspora audience, the bilingual tracklist is the point. Titles like “Pi Pre,” “Ou Fidel,” “Tande Kri Mwen,” “Kem Di Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w,” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” sit next to “I Believe,” “Peace,” and “Lord I Need Your Presence” without treating either language as a side note. It is worship that sounds like the rooms many Haitian families already pray in.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
@RoadToRestoration has released BELIEVE, a 15-track gospel album that puts faith, family, and Haitian heritage at the center of a sound built for both the church and the culture.⁠ ⁠ Running just under an hour, BELIEVE moves between English and Kreyòl, pairing worship with R&B and soul. The collective, founded by brothers Jean LeBlanc and Francis “Fridayy” LeBlanc, is rooted in Philadelphia and shaped by Haitian roots. It first found its voice in church. Their music is aimed at believers and at anyone who feels far from God, with a simple through-line: grace and restoration are still within reach.⁠ ⁠ In the album’s own framing, belief is where the road back starts. “Sometimes all you have left is belief. And sometimes belief is the very thing God uses to begin your restoration,” the group said ahead of the release. They describe the record as real testimonies and real prayers, a soundtrack for anyone learning to trust God again.⁠ ⁠ The tracklist reflects that mix of voices. It opens with “I Believe” featuring Vincena, then “The Truth” with Fridayy, “Pi Pre” with Leo, “Only You” with Anthny, “Ou Fidel” with Alyx Andre, “Yahweh” with SAINT, and “Peace,” again with Vincena. The second half includes “Tande Kri Mwen” with Harold St. Louis, “Faithfulness” and “Kem Di Hallelujah” with Ryan Ofei, “Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w” with Ashley Louis and Frantz LeBlanc, “Lord I Need Your Presence” with El-Fatih Chase, “LINYP (Reprise),” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” with Herica and Sami Paul.⁠ ⁠ Jean LeBlanc helped bring collaborators onto the project, including production support on “Yahweh.” The group’s catalog also includes Road to Restoration 2.0 (2018), Running To You (2020), and Road to Restoration Live Worship (2023).⁠ ⁠ For a diaspora audience, the bilingual tracklist is the point. Titles like “Pi Pre,” “Ou Fidel,” “Tande Kri Mwen,” “Kem Di Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w,” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” sit next to “I Believe,” “Peace,” and “Lord I Need Your Presence” without treating either language as a side note. It is worship that sounds like the rooms many Haitian families already pray in.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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@RoadToRestoration has released BELIEVE, a 15-track gospel album that puts faith, family, and Haitian heritage at the center of a sound built for both the church and the culture.⁠ ⁠ Running just under an hour, BELIEVE moves between English and Kreyòl, pairing worship with R&B and soul. The collective, founded by brothers Jean LeBlanc and Francis “Fridayy” LeBlanc, is rooted in Philadelphia and shaped by Haitian roots. It first found its voice in church. Their music is aimed at believers and at anyone who feels far from God, with a simple through-line: grace and restoration are still within reach.⁠ ⁠ In the album’s own framing, belief is where the road back starts. “Sometimes all you have left is belief. And sometimes belief is the very thing God uses to begin your restoration,” the group said ahead of the release. They describe the record as real testimonies and real prayers, a soundtrack for anyone learning to trust God again.⁠ ⁠ The tracklist reflects that mix of voices. It opens with “I Believe” featuring Vincena, then “The Truth” with Fridayy, “Pi Pre” with Leo, “Only You” with Anthny, “Ou Fidel” with Alyx Andre, “Yahweh” with SAINT, and “Peace,” again with Vincena. The second half includes “Tande Kri Mwen” with Harold St. Louis, “Faithfulness” and “Kem Di Hallelujah” with Ryan Ofei, “Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w” with Ashley Louis and Frantz LeBlanc, “Lord I Need Your Presence” with El-Fatih Chase, “LINYP (Reprise),” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” with Herica and Sami Paul.⁠ ⁠ Jean LeBlanc helped bring collaborators onto the project, including production support on “Yahweh.” The group’s catalog also includes Road to Restoration 2.0 (2018), Running To You (2020), and Road to Restoration Live Worship (2023).⁠ ⁠ For a diaspora audience, the bilingual tracklist is the point. Titles like “Pi Pre,” “Ou Fidel,” “Tande Kri Mwen,” “Kem Di Hallelujah,” “Beni Non w,” and “Ala Yon Zanmi” sit next to “I Believe,” “Peace,” and “Lord I Need Your Presence” without treating either language as a side note. It is worship that sounds like the rooms many Haitian families already pray in.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Haitian-American actor, writer and director @JeanElie is back with a project he built himself: Living Practical, a new original vertical comedy series about love, cohabitation and the absurdity of having powers that still cannot fix an ordinary relationship.⁠ ⁠ The logline is simple. Moving in together is easy. Living together is something else.⁠ ⁠ Created and directed by Elie, the series follows a young couple navigating work, home and the slow work of growing together, with one complication: they have powers. A disagreement that should stay in the kitchen can turn into something much stranger once superhuman abilities enter the equation. Living Practical uses those powers to heighten the everyday, turning familiar relationship problems into short, unexpected comic adventures.⁠ ⁠ The series stars Elie and CJ Obilom, with Tristen Winger and Keyla McNeely in supporting roles. It is built for the vertical format, with short-form episodes meant to move fast and stay character-driven, while keeping the visual world of a traditional scripted series.⁠ ⁠ For audiences who know Elie from HBO’s Insecure, where he played Issa Rae’s brother Ahmal Dee, the new series is another step in a career he has increasingly steered himself. The Brockton, Massachusetts native, raised in a Haitian-American household, co-created and starred in the AMC/ALLBLK comedy Send Help and has appeared in Rap Sh!t and The Rookie. He also served as a Haitian cultural consultant on Marvel’s Wonder Man. ⁠ ⁠ Living Practical continues that pattern: a story he created, directed and stars in. At its center, the show asks a question that has nothing to do with saving the world. What happens when superpowers do not make life any easier? Living Practical is scheduled to premiere on Patreon and Share, with additional release details to be announced.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian ⁠
Haitian-American actor, writer and director @JeanElie is back with a project he built himself: Living Practical, a new original vertical comedy series about love, cohabitation and the absurdity of having powers that still cannot fix an ordinary relationship.⁠ ⁠ The logline is simple. Moving in together is easy. Living together is something else.⁠ ⁠ Created and directed by Elie, the series follows a young couple navigating work, home and the slow work of growing together, with one complication: they have powers. A disagreement that should stay in the kitchen can turn into something much stranger once superhuman abilities enter the equation. Living Practical uses those powers to heighten the everyday, turning familiar relationship problems into short, unexpected comic adventures.⁠ ⁠ The series stars Elie and CJ Obilom, with Tristen Winger and Keyla McNeely in supporting roles. It is built for the vertical format, with short-form episodes meant to move fast and stay character-driven, while keeping the visual world of a traditional scripted series.⁠ ⁠ For audiences who know Elie from HBO’s Insecure, where he played Issa Rae’s brother Ahmal Dee, the new series is another step in a career he has increasingly steered himself. The Brockton, Massachusetts native, raised in a Haitian-American household, co-created and starred in the AMC/ALLBLK comedy Send Help and has appeared in Rap Sh!t and The Rookie. He also served as a Haitian cultural consultant on Marvel’s Wonder Man. ⁠ ⁠ Living Practical continues that pattern: a story he created, directed and stars in. At its center, the show asks a question that has nothing to do with saving the world. What happens when superpowers do not make life any easier? Living Practical is scheduled to premiere on Patreon and Share, with additional release details to be announced.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian ⁠
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Haitian-American actor, writer and director @JeanElie is back with a project he built himself: Living Practical, a new original vertical comedy series about love, cohabitation and the absurdity of having powers that still cannot fix an ordinary relationship.⁠ ⁠ The logline is simple. Moving in together is easy. Living together is something else.⁠ ⁠ Created and directed by Elie, the series follows a young couple navigating work, home and the slow work of growing together, with one complication: they have powers. A disagreement that should stay in the kitchen can turn into something much stranger once superhuman abilities enter the equation. Living Practical uses those powers to heighten the everyday, turning familiar relationship problems into short, unexpected comic adventures.⁠ ⁠ The series stars Elie and CJ Obilom, with Tristen Winger and Keyla McNeely in supporting roles. It is built for the vertical format, with short-form episodes meant to move fast and stay character-driven, while keeping the visual world of a traditional scripted series.⁠ ⁠ For audiences who know Elie from HBO’s Insecure, where he played Issa Rae’s brother Ahmal Dee, the new series is another step in a career he has increasingly steered himself. The Brockton, Massachusetts native, raised in a Haitian-American household, co-created and starred in the AMC/ALLBLK comedy Send Help and has appeared in Rap Sh!t and The Rookie. He also served as a Haitian cultural consultant on Marvel’s Wonder Man. ⁠ ⁠ Living Practical continues that pattern: a story he created, directed and stars in. At its center, the show asks a question that has nothing to do with saving the world. What happens when superpowers do not make life any easier? Living Practical is scheduled to premiere on Patreon and Share, with additional release details to be announced.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian ⁠
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Republican senators are warning that President Trump has fumbled immigration, an issue that helped GOP candidates in 2024 and is now becoming a political liability as the party defends its Senate majority.⁠ ⁠ Several GOP senators told The Hill that the administration’s mass-deportation campaign has been too aggressive, overshadowing what they describe as a major border-security win: illegal crossings down more than 90 percent since former President Biden left office. They say the enforcement is costing Republicans support among suburban and Hispanic voters weeks before the midterms.⁠ ⁠ “Once you start deporting people who have otherwise been here without incident for 15, 20 years, that’s a gray zone that I think where you find a lot of division of opinion,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. “I always thought that this idea of mass deportations sent the wrong message.”⁠ ⁠ Cornyn pointed to a campaign ad from Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who told the president that some enforcement “has gone too far” and that Hispanic voters who helped elect him in 2024 “feel betrayed.” ⁠ ⁠ Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who is running for reelection, said most Americans want Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on people who have committed crimes beyond unlawful presence.⁠ ⁠ “Most Americans are saying we are a nation of laws, but with as many people here illegally as we’ve got, let’s make darn sure that our focus is on getting those individuals that have violated our laws with regard to other things other than being here illegally,” Rounds said. He urged the administration to ease off people who “are here and that have a court determination that [says] they can be here,” and to “refocus on those individuals that are actually causing harm within society today.”⁠ ⁠ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was blunter. “I would rather have 100 illegally present people go free than have that innocent person caught,” he said. Of sweeps that have swept up citizens and green-card holders.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Republican senators are warning that President Trump has fumbled immigration, an issue that helped GOP candidates in 2024 and is now becoming a political liability as the party defends its Senate majority.⁠ ⁠ Several GOP senators told The Hill that the administration’s mass-deportation campaign has been too aggressive, overshadowing what they describe as a major border-security win: illegal crossings down more than 90 percent since former President Biden left office. They say the enforcement is costing Republicans support among suburban and Hispanic voters weeks before the midterms.⁠ ⁠ “Once you start deporting people who have otherwise been here without incident for 15, 20 years, that’s a gray zone that I think where you find a lot of division of opinion,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. “I always thought that this idea of mass deportations sent the wrong message.”⁠ ⁠ Cornyn pointed to a campaign ad from Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who told the president that some enforcement “has gone too far” and that Hispanic voters who helped elect him in 2024 “feel betrayed.” ⁠ ⁠ Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who is running for reelection, said most Americans want Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on people who have committed crimes beyond unlawful presence.⁠ ⁠ “Most Americans are saying we are a nation of laws, but with as many people here illegally as we’ve got, let’s make darn sure that our focus is on getting those individuals that have violated our laws with regard to other things other than being here illegally,” Rounds said. He urged the administration to ease off people who “are here and that have a court determination that [says] they can be here,” and to “refocus on those individuals that are actually causing harm within society today.”⁠ ⁠ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was blunter. “I would rather have 100 illegally present people go free than have that innocent person caught,” he said. Of sweeps that have swept up citizens and green-card holders.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Republican senators are warning that President Trump has fumbled immigration, an issue that helped GOP candidates in 2024 and is now becoming a political liability as the party defends its Senate majority.⁠ ⁠ Several GOP senators told The Hill that the administration’s mass-deportation campaign has been too aggressive, overshadowing what they describe as a major border-security win: illegal crossings down more than 90 percent since former President Biden left office. They say the enforcement is costing Republicans support among suburban and Hispanic voters weeks before the midterms.⁠ ⁠ “Once you start deporting people who have otherwise been here without incident for 15, 20 years, that’s a gray zone that I think where you find a lot of division of opinion,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. “I always thought that this idea of mass deportations sent the wrong message.”⁠ ⁠ Cornyn pointed to a campaign ad from Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who told the president that some enforcement “has gone too far” and that Hispanic voters who helped elect him in 2024 “feel betrayed.” ⁠ ⁠ Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who is running for reelection, said most Americans want Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on people who have committed crimes beyond unlawful presence.⁠ ⁠ “Most Americans are saying we are a nation of laws, but with as many people here illegally as we’ve got, let’s make darn sure that our focus is on getting those individuals that have violated our laws with regard to other things other than being here illegally,” Rounds said. He urged the administration to ease off people who “are here and that have a court determination that [says] they can be here,” and to “refocus on those individuals that are actually causing harm within society today.”⁠ ⁠ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was blunter. “I would rather have 100 illegally present people go free than have that innocent person caught,” he said. Of sweeps that have swept up citizens and green-card holders.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Republican senators are warning that President Trump has fumbled immigration, an issue that helped GOP candidates in 2024 and is now becoming a political liability as the party defends its Senate majority.⁠ ⁠ Several GOP senators told The Hill that the administration’s mass-deportation campaign has been too aggressive, overshadowing what they describe as a major border-security win: illegal crossings down more than 90 percent since former President Biden left office. They say the enforcement is costing Republicans support among suburban and Hispanic voters weeks before the midterms.⁠ ⁠ “Once you start deporting people who have otherwise been here without incident for 15, 20 years, that’s a gray zone that I think where you find a lot of division of opinion,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. “I always thought that this idea of mass deportations sent the wrong message.”⁠ ⁠ Cornyn pointed to a campaign ad from Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who told the president that some enforcement “has gone too far” and that Hispanic voters who helped elect him in 2024 “feel betrayed.” ⁠ ⁠ Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who is running for reelection, said most Americans want Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on people who have committed crimes beyond unlawful presence.⁠ ⁠ “Most Americans are saying we are a nation of laws, but with as many people here illegally as we’ve got, let’s make darn sure that our focus is on getting those individuals that have violated our laws with regard to other things other than being here illegally,” Rounds said. He urged the administration to ease off people who “are here and that have a court determination that [says] they can be here,” and to “refocus on those individuals that are actually causing harm within society today.”⁠ ⁠ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was blunter. “I would rather have 100 illegally present people go free than have that innocent person caught,” he said. Of sweeps that have swept up citizens and green-card holders.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠ ⁠ Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠ ⁠ Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠ ⁠ The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠ ⁠ Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠ ⁠ Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠ ⁠ Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠ ⁠ The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠ ⁠ Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠ ⁠ Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠ ⁠ Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠ ⁠ The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠ ⁠ Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠ ⁠ Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠ ⁠ Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠ ⁠ The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠ ⁠ Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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The Dominican Football Federation has assumed the cost of repairs at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and acknowledged that access and security were not built for the crowd that showed up for Haiti’s 4-1 win on October 1, a shift that weakens early claims that Haitian supporters alone vandalized the venue.⁠ ⁠ Diario Libre reported Wednesday that two iron doors serving the east stand were forced down before kickoff after fans piled up at the entrances. FIFA and Concacaf protocol called for the gates to open at 5 p.m., and they did. Reports from the night say only one person was scanning tickets at each of the affected doors, and the cordons normally used to slow entry were not in place. The doors lead to blocks D8 through D11 and C8 through C11.⁠ ⁠ Federation president José Deschamps said the body paid to weld the doors on Monday and repaint the damaged sections. Asked whether the security plan has to change, he said yes. “For another event that comes, if it is national teams, of course,” he told Diario Libre. He added that staffing should follow the expected flow of people and that pre-gate cordons should be used next time.⁠ ⁠ The admission lands days after a very different public frame. Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz cited damage at the stadium, along with comments by Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, when he said Haiti would no longer be allowed to use Dominican sports facilities. That ban was later narrowed: Haiti may still play in the Dominican Republic as a visitor, but not stage home matches there.⁠ ⁠ Fundación Zile, in a preliminary report published October 5 and covered by Hoy, put the organizational failure at the center of the night. The federation had expected 10,000 to 12,000 spectators, the report said, but 23,604 tickets were sold and attendance was estimated near 25,000. Zile said it found no evidence of organized vandalism inside the stadium and that the incidents were concentrated at specific entry points. It urged an independent technical review, a public report on event management, and cooperation between the two federations, and warned against collective sanctions built on those incidents or on individual statements.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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A stretch of territory long held by armed groups in Kenscoff has been retaken by police. The Haitian National Police says it regained control of Belot on Tuesday, October 6, after a coordinated operation against members of the Viv Ansanm criminal coalition. Units of the Police Nationale d’Haïti, backed by the task force, moved into Belot early Tuesday and used tracked armored vehicles to advance through terrain police described as dangerous. The force said the vehicles were deployed to limit exposure to traps and tactics gangs have used to slow security operations. The PNH announced the advance the same day on its official account on X and released photos and videos showing officers positioned in the area. Police also said they retook the site of the Montcel ranch, an iconic hotel in Kenscoff that was set on fire on April 6, 2025, by armed men linked to Viv Ansanm. Interim mayor Massillon Jean confirmed the operation in a phone interview with Lentille Info. He said officers were still exchanging fire with Viv Ansanm gunmen as the push continued, and that the goal is to clear every part of the commune still under gang control. Jean praised units that have been fighting without letup and said he hopes the momentum in Kenscoff will extend to other municipalities still held by armed groups. On Wednesday, Jean went further. In a statement to Le Nouvelliste, he said that after more than two weeks of operations, police now control Viard 1, Viard 2, Terre-Rouge, Godet, Dépensé, Bois-d’Avril, Morne Zombie, Nan Croupi, & Belot. He said those gains also give security forces a better position to watch Boucan & nearby areas. Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince, has paid a heavy price. A joint report by the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti & the U.N. human rights office documented at least 262 people killed and 66 wounded between January and March 2025, along with roughly 200 homes destroyed or burned and more than 3,000 people displaced. Violence returned in 2026. The National Human Rights Defense Network reported that attacks in July and August killed at least 164 people, wounded 23, and led to 71 kidnappings. #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
A stretch of territory long held by armed groups in Kenscoff has been retaken by police. The Haitian National Police says it regained control of Belot on Tuesday, October 6, after a coordinated operation against members of the Viv Ansanm criminal coalition. Units of the Police Nationale d’Haïti, backed by the task force, moved into Belot early Tuesday and used tracked armored vehicles to advance through terrain police described as dangerous. The force said the vehicles were deployed to limit exposure to traps and tactics gangs have used to slow security operations. The PNH announced the advance the same day on its official account on X and released photos and videos showing officers positioned in the area. Police also said they retook the site of the Montcel ranch, an iconic hotel in Kenscoff that was set on fire on April 6, 2025, by armed men linked to Viv Ansanm. Interim mayor Massillon Jean confirmed the operation in a phone interview with Lentille Info. He said officers were still exchanging fire with Viv Ansanm gunmen as the push continued, and that the goal is to clear every part of the commune still under gang control. Jean praised units that have been fighting without letup and said he hopes the momentum in Kenscoff will extend to other municipalities still held by armed groups. On Wednesday, Jean went further. In a statement to Le Nouvelliste, he said that after more than two weeks of operations, police now control Viard 1, Viard 2, Terre-Rouge, Godet, Dépensé, Bois-d’Avril, Morne Zombie, Nan Croupi, & Belot. He said those gains also give security forces a better position to watch Boucan & nearby areas. Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince, has paid a heavy price. A joint report by the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti & the U.N. human rights office documented at least 262 people killed and 66 wounded between January and March 2025, along with roughly 200 homes destroyed or burned and more than 3,000 people displaced. Violence returned in 2026. The National Human Rights Defense Network reported that attacks in July and August killed at least 164 people, wounded 23, and led to 71 kidnappings. #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
A stretch of territory long held by armed groups in Kenscoff has been retaken by police. The Haitian National Police says it regained control of Belot on Tuesday, October 6, after a coordinated operation against members of the Viv Ansanm criminal coalition. Units of the Police Nationale d’Haïti, backed by the task force, moved into Belot early Tuesday and used tracked armored vehicles to advance through terrain police described as dangerous. The force said the vehicles were deployed to limit exposure to traps and tactics gangs have used to slow security operations. The PNH announced the advance the same day on its official account on X and released photos and videos showing officers positioned in the area. Police also said they retook the site of the Montcel ranch, an iconic hotel in Kenscoff that was set on fire on April 6, 2025, by armed men linked to Viv Ansanm. Interim mayor Massillon Jean confirmed the operation in a phone interview with Lentille Info. He said officers were still exchanging fire with Viv Ansanm gunmen as the push continued, and that the goal is to clear every part of the commune still under gang control. Jean praised units that have been fighting without letup and said he hopes the momentum in Kenscoff will extend to other municipalities still held by armed groups. On Wednesday, Jean went further. In a statement to Le Nouvelliste, he said that after more than two weeks of operations, police now control Viard 1, Viard 2, Terre-Rouge, Godet, Dépensé, Bois-d’Avril, Morne Zombie, Nan Croupi, & Belot. He said those gains also give security forces a better position to watch Boucan & nearby areas. Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince, has paid a heavy price. A joint report by the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti & the U.N. human rights office documented at least 262 people killed and 66 wounded between January and March 2025, along with roughly 200 homes destroyed or burned and more than 3,000 people displaced. Violence returned in 2026. The National Human Rights Defense Network reported that attacks in July and August killed at least 164 people, wounded 23, and led to 71 kidnappings. #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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A stretch of territory long held by armed groups in Kenscoff has been retaken by police. The Haitian National Police says it regained control of Belot on Tuesday, October 6, after a coordinated operation against members of the Viv Ansanm criminal coalition. Units of the Police Nationale d’Haïti, backed by the task force, moved into Belot early Tuesday and used tracked armored vehicles to advance through terrain police described as dangerous. The force said the vehicles were deployed to limit exposure to traps and tactics gangs have used to slow security operations. The PNH announced the advance the same day on its official account on X and released photos and videos showing officers positioned in the area. Police also said they retook the site of the Montcel ranch, an iconic hotel in Kenscoff that was set on fire on April 6, 2025, by armed men linked to Viv Ansanm. Interim mayor Massillon Jean confirmed the operation in a phone interview with Lentille Info. He said officers were still exchanging fire with Viv Ansanm gunmen as the push continued, and that the goal is to clear every part of the commune still under gang control. Jean praised units that have been fighting without letup and said he hopes the momentum in Kenscoff will extend to other municipalities still held by armed groups. On Wednesday, Jean went further. In a statement to Le Nouvelliste, he said that after more than two weeks of operations, police now control Viard 1, Viard 2, Terre-Rouge, Godet, Dépensé, Bois-d’Avril, Morne Zombie, Nan Croupi, & Belot. He said those gains also give security forces a better position to watch Boucan & nearby areas. Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince, has paid a heavy price. A joint report by the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti & the U.N. human rights office documented at least 262 people killed and 66 wounded between January and March 2025, along with roughly 200 homes destroyed or burned and more than 3,000 people displaced. Violence returned in 2026. The National Human Rights Defense Network reported that attacks in July and August killed at least 164 people, wounded 23, and led to 71 kidnappings. #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Team Haiti officially joined the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge on Wednesday, stepping into the opening ceremony in Incheon as one of more than 190 national teams gathered for the annual robotics competition.⁠ ⁠ The delegation, fielded through EDUCÁRE Haiti, entered carrying the Haitian flag. The competition runs October 7–10 at Songdo Convensia under the theme “Igniting Innovation.” Student teams design, build, and drive robots through a game built around wildfire prevention, mitigation, and recovery, and also take on a project track that asks them to propose real-world ideas for fire risk and preparedness.⁠ ⁠ FIRST Global, the U.S. nonprofit that organizes the event, describes it as an Olympics-style meeting of high-school-age engineers. This year’s host city is staging the competition for the first time in South Korea. Local organizers have put the scale at roughly 186 teams, about 876 student competitors, and several thousand mentors, volunteers, and guests across the four days. ⁠ ⁠ Haiti’s roster in Incheon includes mechanics Marvens Audineau Laine and Naëlda Pierre, communications officer Ciarah Christie Saint-Vil, and drivers Netz Jahyan Romain and Marcus Bradley, with Head Coach Jovany Florvil and coach Jameson Leo.⁠ ⁠ The trip continues a program that FIRST Global’s team profile traces to a single donated robotics kit in 2021. Students entered a competition with almost no preparation, returned the next year and won it, and have kept building from there. EDUCÁRE is a volunteer-led STEM effort in Haiti. Its students have represented the country at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore (2023), Athens (2024), and Panama City (2025). In Athens, the team finished in the top 10 of the Innovation Challenge and was invited to present to judges in person. Reporting on the program has also credited the 2024 squad with a bronze Al Khwarizmi Award.⁠ ⁠ At home, the same student community has stacked national results, including the National Knowledge Bee, the national science competition, and the national robotics competition and in May 2026 organized Haiti’s first FTC robotics event.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Team Haiti officially joined the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge on Wednesday, stepping into the opening ceremony in Incheon as one of more than 190 national teams gathered for the annual robotics competition.⁠ ⁠ The delegation, fielded through EDUCÁRE Haiti, entered carrying the Haitian flag. The competition runs October 7–10 at Songdo Convensia under the theme “Igniting Innovation.” Student teams design, build, and drive robots through a game built around wildfire prevention, mitigation, and recovery, and also take on a project track that asks them to propose real-world ideas for fire risk and preparedness.⁠ ⁠ FIRST Global, the U.S. nonprofit that organizes the event, describes it as an Olympics-style meeting of high-school-age engineers. This year’s host city is staging the competition for the first time in South Korea. Local organizers have put the scale at roughly 186 teams, about 876 student competitors, and several thousand mentors, volunteers, and guests across the four days. ⁠ ⁠ Haiti’s roster in Incheon includes mechanics Marvens Audineau Laine and Naëlda Pierre, communications officer Ciarah Christie Saint-Vil, and drivers Netz Jahyan Romain and Marcus Bradley, with Head Coach Jovany Florvil and coach Jameson Leo.⁠ ⁠ The trip continues a program that FIRST Global’s team profile traces to a single donated robotics kit in 2021. Students entered a competition with almost no preparation, returned the next year and won it, and have kept building from there. EDUCÁRE is a volunteer-led STEM effort in Haiti. Its students have represented the country at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore (2023), Athens (2024), and Panama City (2025). In Athens, the team finished in the top 10 of the Innovation Challenge and was invited to present to judges in person. Reporting on the program has also credited the 2024 squad with a bronze Al Khwarizmi Award.⁠ ⁠ At home, the same student community has stacked national results, including the National Knowledge Bee, the national science competition, and the national robotics competition and in May 2026 organized Haiti’s first FTC robotics event.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Team Haiti officially joined the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge on Wednesday, stepping into the opening ceremony in Incheon as one of more than 190 national teams gathered for the annual robotics competition.⁠ ⁠ The delegation, fielded through EDUCÁRE Haiti, entered carrying the Haitian flag. The competition runs October 7–10 at Songdo Convensia under the theme “Igniting Innovation.” Student teams design, build, and drive robots through a game built around wildfire prevention, mitigation, and recovery, and also take on a project track that asks them to propose real-world ideas for fire risk and preparedness.⁠ ⁠ FIRST Global, the U.S. nonprofit that organizes the event, describes it as an Olympics-style meeting of high-school-age engineers. This year’s host city is staging the competition for the first time in South Korea. Local organizers have put the scale at roughly 186 teams, about 876 student competitors, and several thousand mentors, volunteers, and guests across the four days. ⁠ ⁠ Haiti’s roster in Incheon includes mechanics Marvens Audineau Laine and Naëlda Pierre, communications officer Ciarah Christie Saint-Vil, and drivers Netz Jahyan Romain and Marcus Bradley, with Head Coach Jovany Florvil and coach Jameson Leo.⁠ ⁠ The trip continues a program that FIRST Global’s team profile traces to a single donated robotics kit in 2021. Students entered a competition with almost no preparation, returned the next year and won it, and have kept building from there. EDUCÁRE is a volunteer-led STEM effort in Haiti. Its students have represented the country at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore (2023), Athens (2024), and Panama City (2025). In Athens, the team finished in the top 10 of the Innovation Challenge and was invited to present to judges in person. Reporting on the program has also credited the 2024 squad with a bronze Al Khwarizmi Award.⁠ ⁠ At home, the same student community has stacked national results, including the National Knowledge Bee, the national science competition, and the national robotics competition and in May 2026 organized Haiti’s first FTC robotics event.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Team Haiti officially joined the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge on Wednesday, stepping into the opening ceremony in Incheon as one of more than 190 national teams gathered for the annual robotics competition.⁠ ⁠ The delegation, fielded through EDUCÁRE Haiti, entered carrying the Haitian flag. The competition runs October 7–10 at Songdo Convensia under the theme “Igniting Innovation.” Student teams design, build, and drive robots through a game built around wildfire prevention, mitigation, and recovery, and also take on a project track that asks them to propose real-world ideas for fire risk and preparedness.⁠ ⁠ FIRST Global, the U.S. nonprofit that organizes the event, describes it as an Olympics-style meeting of high-school-age engineers. This year’s host city is staging the competition for the first time in South Korea. Local organizers have put the scale at roughly 186 teams, about 876 student competitors, and several thousand mentors, volunteers, and guests across the four days. ⁠ ⁠ Haiti’s roster in Incheon includes mechanics Marvens Audineau Laine and Naëlda Pierre, communications officer Ciarah Christie Saint-Vil, and drivers Netz Jahyan Romain and Marcus Bradley, with Head Coach Jovany Florvil and coach Jameson Leo.⁠ ⁠ The trip continues a program that FIRST Global’s team profile traces to a single donated robotics kit in 2021. Students entered a competition with almost no preparation, returned the next year and won it, and have kept building from there. EDUCÁRE is a volunteer-led STEM effort in Haiti. Its students have represented the country at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore (2023), Athens (2024), and Panama City (2025). In Athens, the team finished in the top 10 of the Innovation Challenge and was invited to present to judges in person. Reporting on the program has also credited the 2024 squad with a bronze Al Khwarizmi Award.⁠ ⁠ At home, the same student community has stacked national results, including the National Knowledge Bee, the national science competition, and the national robotics competition and in May 2026 organized Haiti’s first FTC robotics event.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday ordered his government to provide legal assistance to former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and financial support to their families.⁠ ⁠ In a message posted on X, de la Espriella said he had instructed the ministers of defense and justice to assist the men now detained in the United States over their alleged role in the killing.⁠ ⁠ The line drawing the most attention was his description of the detainees. “I am not the kind of president who abandons his heroes when they face difficulties,” he said. “I will not leave them alone: they will have support to mount their defense and so that this whole situation can be cleared up.”⁠ ⁠ De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman who took office on August 7, has cast himself as a defender of Colombia’s armed forces. ⁠ ⁠ Moïse was shot dead in the early hours of July 7, 2021, when gunmen stormed his private residence in Pétion-Ville, outside Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and survived. Investigators in the United States have said the plot involved former Colombian soldiers recruited through a Florida-based security firm, along with Haitian participants.⁠ ⁠ About 17 of those former soldiers were transferred from Haiti to the United States around September 20 after more than five years in custody without a trial in Haiti. They appeared in federal court in Miami, where a judge assigned counsel and set further hearings. U.S. authorities have charged roughly 30 people in the case. Some defendants have already pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Colombian veteran Mario Antonio Palacios, who received life in prison. Three other Colombians were killed in the aftermath of the raid.⁠ ⁠ The men still facing proceedings have long claimed they were misled about the mission. De la Espriella’s statement does not declare them innocent. It commits his government to legal help and family support while the U.S. case continues, and it frames the detainees as veterans the state should not abandon.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Haiti is making another change to its election timeline.⁠ ⁠ The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has extended the deadline for candidates to register online and submit their required documents until October 31, 2026. The decision follows consultations with political parties and changes made to Haiti's electoral decree by the Council of Ministers on October 5.⁠ ⁠ The CEP has also postponed the start of the official election campaign. New campaign dates have not been announced yet. The council says it is working on an updated electoral calendar that will reflect the latest changes to the process.⁠ ⁠ Under the previous calendar, campaigning was supposed to begin October 5, with the first round of presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 13, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Voter registration is also continuing, with the CEP encouraging eligible Haitians to complete the necessary steps to participate in the upcoming elections. ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Haiti is making another change to its election timeline.⁠ ⁠ The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has extended the deadline for candidates to register online and submit their required documents until October 31, 2026. The decision follows consultations with political parties and changes made to Haiti's electoral decree by the Council of Ministers on October 5.⁠ ⁠ The CEP has also postponed the start of the official election campaign. New campaign dates have not been announced yet. The council says it is working on an updated electoral calendar that will reflect the latest changes to the process.⁠ ⁠ Under the previous calendar, campaigning was supposed to begin October 5, with the first round of presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 13, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Voter registration is also continuing, with the CEP encouraging eligible Haitians to complete the necessary steps to participate in the upcoming elections. ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Haiti is making another change to its election timeline.⁠ ⁠ The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has extended the deadline for candidates to register online and submit their required documents until October 31, 2026. The decision follows consultations with political parties and changes made to Haiti's electoral decree by the Council of Ministers on October 5.⁠ ⁠ The CEP has also postponed the start of the official election campaign. New campaign dates have not been announced yet. The council says it is working on an updated electoral calendar that will reflect the latest changes to the process.⁠ ⁠ Under the previous calendar, campaigning was supposed to begin October 5, with the first round of presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 13, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Voter registration is also continuing, with the CEP encouraging eligible Haitians to complete the necessary steps to participate in the upcoming elections. ⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
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Haitian striker Duckens Nazon has announced that he donated every cent of his 2026 World Cup qualification bonus to an education project in Haiti called Skola.⁠ ⁠ The Grenadiers forward said the decision was deeply personal. In a message published Monday in French and English, he wrote that he was sharing it with humility, not for congratulations, but to show that it is possible to act in a concrete way.⁠ ⁠ According to Nazon, Skola is no longer an idea or a promise. The project is already underway on the ground. He said he will present it publicly in the coming days and provide more details on how it is being carried out. The exact amount of the bonus has not been disclosed.⁠ ⁠ Nazon also directed a message to Haitians who have the means to help, both in Haiti and abroad, and especially to the diaspora. He urged them not to be afraid to invest in their own country, in its youth, and in its future.⁠ ⁠ “We may not be able to change everything individually,” he wrote. “But if each of us contributes in whatever way we can, together we can build something far greater than ourselves. The change we hope to see in Haiti must also begin with us.”⁠ ⁠ He closed with a simple line: “For Haiti. For our youth. For the generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ The announcement comes after Haiti’s historic return to the World Cup, the country’s first appearance since 1974. Nazon was one of the team’s leading scorers in qualifying and has long said he would do anything for Haiti. With Skola, he is tying that qualification directly to an investment in Haitian children.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican #haitian
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Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Pierre Damas Bel was laid to rest Saturday in the city where he had tried to build a future, five weeks after the 20-year-old Wright State student walked into traffic on Interstate 70. Hundreds filled St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 3 for a service in English and Haitian Creole. His closed casket, covered in flowers and photographs including one of him in his Springfield High School cap and gown stood at the front of the sanctuary. Burial followed at 1505 Villa Road. Bel’s father, Pierre Ronal Bel, and stepmother, Landy St. Juste, sat in the front row with his younger siblings. In a statement read aloud, his father called him “my everything.” “Whenever someone opens the front door,” he said, “I have the sense that it is him coming home.” His brother Bradley told the congregation, “You always made me feel like I was never alone.” Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine spent several minutes with the family. Bel was born in Tiburon, Haiti. ICE said he entered the United States in March 2024 through the CBP One app to reunite with his family, and was later granted Temporary Protected Status. In Springfield he became an honors graduate, a JROTC cadet, and a soccer player for the Wildcats. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon and building a hospital in Haiti. He had been recruited to play at Wittenberg; after TPS for Haitians ended in late July, that path closed, and he enrolled at Wright State to study neuroscience. On the morning of Aug. 31, Bel parked on the shoulder of westbound I-70 near mile marker 66, stepped out, and walked into traffic. A tractor-trailer struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has treated the death as an apparent suicide. His father said the two had spoken by video at 8:03 a.m., and that his son said he was not feeling okay. Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church, who officiated with Vilès Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center, asked the city to remember the life, not only the ending. “You are a blessing, not a burden,” Ruby told Haitians. “You are not guests in Springfield. You are our neighbors, and we love you.” Source: @iamyola.marj #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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It’s official: Haiti vs. USA. 🇭🇹🇺🇸 The Grenadiers will face the United States in the 2026–27 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, with the matchup decided after the League A group stage concluded. The quarterfinal will be played over two legs. Haiti will host the first match on Saturday, November 14, before traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the second leg at TQL Stadium on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Haiti earned its place in the final eight after finishing second in Group A with nine points, ahead of the Dominican Republic on goal difference. The Grenadiers won three of their four group-stage matches. There’s even more at stake than a place in the Nations League semifinals. The winner of the two-leg series will also qualify directly for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The two teams know each other well. Their most recent meeting came at the 2025 Gold Cup, when the United States defeated Haiti 2–1. Now, Haiti gets another shot—this time with a place in the Nations League Finals on the line. 🇭🇹 Haiti vs. USA 🇺🇸 November 14 & November 17 Two games. One spot in the semifinals. Haiti is ready.🔥 #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
It’s official: Haiti vs. USA. 🇭🇹🇺🇸 The Grenadiers will face the United States in the 2026–27 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, with the matchup decided after the League A group stage concluded. The quarterfinal will be played over two legs. Haiti will host the first match on Saturday, November 14, before traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the second leg at TQL Stadium on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Haiti earned its place in the final eight after finishing second in Group A with nine points, ahead of the Dominican Republic on goal difference. The Grenadiers won three of their four group-stage matches. There’s even more at stake than a place in the Nations League semifinals. The winner of the two-leg series will also qualify directly for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The two teams know each other well. Their most recent meeting came at the 2025 Gold Cup, when the United States defeated Haiti 2–1. Now, Haiti gets another shot—this time with a place in the Nations League Finals on the line. 🇭🇹 Haiti vs. USA 🇺🇸 November 14 & November 17 Two games. One spot in the semifinals. Haiti is ready.🔥 #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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It’s official: Haiti vs. USA. 🇭🇹🇺🇸 The Grenadiers will face the United States in the 2026–27 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, with the matchup decided after the League A group stage concluded. The quarterfinal will be played over two legs. Haiti will host the first match on Saturday, November 14, before traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the second leg at TQL Stadium on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Haiti earned its place in the final eight after finishing second in Group A with nine points, ahead of the Dominican Republic on goal difference. The Grenadiers won three of their four group-stage matches. There’s even more at stake than a place in the Nations League semifinals. The winner of the two-leg series will also qualify directly for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The two teams know each other well. Their most recent meeting came at the 2025 Gold Cup, when the United States defeated Haiti 2–1. Now, Haiti gets another shot—this time with a place in the Nations League Finals on the line. 🇭🇹 Haiti vs. USA 🇺🇸 November 14 & November 17 Two games. One spot in the semifinals. Haiti is ready.🔥 #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Check your Gatorade before taking your next sip.⁠ PepsiCo has voluntarily recalled 122,021 cases of Gatorade distributed across 37 states, including Florida, after certain bottles were found to contain artificial food dyes that were not listed on the product labels. ⁠ ⁠ The recall is limited to certain 28-ounce bottles of four varieties: Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange and Orange Zero. The affected products contain undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to the FDA. ⁠ ⁠ PepsiCo initiated the recall on September 25, and the FDA classified it as a Class II recall on October 2. That classification means exposure could cause temporary or medically reversible health effects, while the chance of serious health consequences is considered remote. ⁠ ⁠ The affected bottles have specific lot codes and expiration dates ranging from April through June 2027, so this does not apply to every bottle or flavor of Gatorade.⁠ ⁠ The dyes themselves are permitted for use in foods, but federal rules require them to be disclosed on the label. People with sensitivities to these dyes may be at greater risk of an allergic-type reaction.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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Check your Gatorade before taking your next sip.⁠ PepsiCo has voluntarily recalled 122,021 cases of Gatorade distributed across 37 states, including Florida, after certain bottles were found to contain artificial food dyes that were not listed on the product labels. ⁠ ⁠ The recall is limited to certain 28-ounce bottles of four varieties: Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange and Orange Zero. The affected products contain undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to the FDA. ⁠ ⁠ PepsiCo initiated the recall on September 25, and the FDA classified it as a Class II recall on October 2. That classification means exposure could cause temporary or medically reversible health effects, while the chance of serious health consequences is considered remote. ⁠ ⁠ The affected bottles have specific lot codes and expiration dates ranging from April through June 2027, so this does not apply to every bottle or flavor of Gatorade.⁠ ⁠ The dyes themselves are permitted for use in foods, but federal rules require them to be disclosed on the label. People with sensitivities to these dyes may be at greater risk of an allergic-type reaction.⁠ ⁠ #lunionsuite #haitianamerican
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