Bridgeport High 2001 Grad who Aided Health Causes in U.S., Africa, Haiti, Kate Ashley Dieringer, Passes

It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Kate, who left this world far too soon.   Preceded in death by her maternal grandparents (Anna Marie and Dominick Madia), paternal grandparents (Jane and Edward Dieringer), …

Trump Can’t Revoke Legal Status of Migrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Judge Rules

The Trump administration can’t immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled …

AMERICA/HAITI - Children and adults of the Pourcine Pic Makaya community: a people of heroes

Tuesday, 15 April 2025 MM by Father Massimo Miraglio* Pourcine Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – Every morning, around 250 children walk for hours along steep and dangerous paths to reach the primary and nursery school in Pourcine Pic Makaya, where the village …

International News: CARICOM voices strong concern over deteriorating situation in Haiti

Views: 24Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025. 4:57 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has issued a statement expressing grave concerns regarding escalating tensions in Haiti, where a coalition of criminal gangs threatens to undermine …

World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

The flight was chartered by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and delivered tents and household items for some 16,000 people. Myanmar continues to reel from the quake, which struck on 28 March. More than 3,600 people are now known to have died, with more than …

IOM Chief Calls for Urgent Global Support as Haiti’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

As Haiti faces a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, is calling on the global community to urgently increase support for displaced families struggling amid violence and …

IOM Chief Urges Greater Global Support to Haiti Amid Growing Crisis

Port-au-Prince, 15 April 2025 – Amid a worsening humanitarian emergency in Haiti, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded a high-level visit this week urging the international community to step up and support for …

Golding: CARICOM has No Intention of Withdrawing Support from Haiti

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding says CARICOM has no intention of withdrawing support from Haiti. As proof of the commitment, Mr Golding pointed to the contract extension of CARICOM’s Eminent Persons Group, of which he is a member. Bruce …

More than one million people have been displaced by the violence in Haiti, according to the UN

IOM chief urges world to step up aid for Haiti

The head of the UN migration agency urged the international community Tuesday to respond to an escalating humanitarian crisis in Haiti, where more than one million people have been displaced by gang-related violence. "This is one of the most complex …