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World Food Prize Foundation Recognizes Meds & Food for Kids’ Founder Among 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers
Changemakers Forging a New Future for Food and Driving Impact Where It Matters Most CAP-HAITIEN, HAITI, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World Food Prize Foundation has named Patricia B. Wolff, MD, founder of Meds & Food for Kids (MFK),...

UN Highlights Intensifying Violence in Haiti
(MENAFN) The United Nations has sounded the alarm over the deteriorating conditions in Haiti, describing the situation as "enormously acute." On Tuesday, UN officials emphasized that escalating gang violence, coupled with a severe lack of...

Nicolas Delrieu: Building Bridges Between Monaco, the Dominican Republic, and the World
Nicolas Delrieu: Building Bridges Between Monaco, the Dominican Republic, and the World NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Crociani Delrieu Art Foundation, led by businessman and investor Nicolas Delrieu,...

Haiti: Displaced people face violence, hardship and uncertainty
In the heart of the capital, the courtyard of the Argentina Bellegarde school has been transformed into a makeshift shelter, housing at least 695 displaced families. Once a place of learning, it has become a refuge for many people from areas now...

U.S. Senators Urge Clarity on Haiti Policy
(MENAFN) U.S. Senator Edward Markey on Sunday pressed the Trump administration for explanations regarding what he called "contradictory" policies on foreign affairs and immigration related to Haiti. In a post on X, Markey stated, "@SenatorWarnock...

U.S. Senators Call for Explanation on Trump’s Troubling Haiti Policies
(MENAFN) US Senator Edward Markey called on the Trump administration Sunday to explain its “contradictory” stance on foreign and immigration policies regarding Haiti. On X, Markey stated, “@SenatorWarnock and I are demanding answers by August 15....

14th Annual Rock Your World Benefit Concert Set for September 7
Free Event to Raise Funds for Hope for Haiti Foundation, US Veterans Corp, NCLEAP, and Musical Empowerment CARY, NC, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For the fourteenth year, the Rock Your World (RYW) team will be hosting a...

Haitian Gang Leader ‘Barbecue’ Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate U.S. Sanctions
An indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Jimmy Cherizier, also known as Barbecue, 48, of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Bazile Richardson, also known as Fredo, Fred Lion, Leo Danger, and Lepe Blode, 48, a naturalized U.S....

CMMB, with P&G Support, Responds to Deadly Cholera and Hunger Crisis in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is launching an emergency response in South Sudan as compounding crises threaten thousands of lives in Upper Nile region and Central Equatoria State. The...

Scraps: Poetic Prose During the Time of Contagion – Version.02
"Creative opportunity and moral clarity arise out of chaos." SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For American artist, designer, and writer Dale McNutt, compelling national and global events between 2019 and...

CBP officers at the Port of Champlain arrest Haitian citizen wanted for aggravated assault-strangulation
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing, arrested a citizen of Haiti who was encountered with an active felony arrest warrant from Virginia. On July 31, CBP officers encountered...

US will start requiring fifty thousand dollars for business or tourist visas
(MENAFN) The United States is set to implement a new trial initiative that will require some foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 when applying for business or tourist visas, according to official notices. The move aligns with...

US trails USD15,000 visa bond program
(MENAFN) The U.S. government is set to launch a pilot program requiring certain foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 to enter the country for tourism or business, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday....

US judge halts end of protected status for immigrants
(MENAFN) A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, CBS News reported. Judge Trina Thompson of the...

Emancipation Day 2025 Commemorated
CANADA, August 1 - Nova Scotia will mark Emancipation Day today, August 1, recognizing Britain’s abolition of slavery across its empire in 1834. Emancipation Day acknowledges the history and ongoing impacts of the transatlantic slave trade on...

Attorney General James Fights to Protect Immigrant Communities and Public Safety in Rochester
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to stand up for vulnerable immigrant communities in Rochester. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, Attorney General James...

Patty Vila Honored at Global Trade Chamber Conference in Las Vegas
Championing Voices, Changing Lives — Patty Vila Takes the Spotlight in Las Vegas MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, July 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Patty Vila, award-winning communications strategist and President of Patty Vila Media, has been named...

ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists Over the Weekend
Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is working around-the-clock to remove the worst of the worst from American communities WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the names and rap sheets of criminal...

Global Leaders Convene at UN Day of Hope Summit; Dr. Hugues Sanon Recognized for Peace and Human Dignity Efforts
UN hosts Day of Hope Summit spotlighting conscience-led leadership; Dr. Hugues Sanon honored for global peace and sustainability advocacy NY, UNITED STATES, July 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The inaugural International Day of Hope Summit, held...

CMMB Introduces Derek Yach as New Global Health Advisor
New York, New York, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is thrilled to announce the appointment of public health expert Derek Yach as its new global health advisor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and...