Panic in Haiti’s capital as wild shooting fills streets
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Panic set in around downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday as wild shooting filled the streets of Haiti’s capital, with heavy gunfire approaching the national palace. Reuters saw civilians rush to escape gunfire in the capital, where rival gangs are vying for control of turf while the state remains largely absent, three weeks after […]
Sherwin Gardner: Caribbean musician’s viral hit song surpasses a billion TikTok views
“It’s like a prayer,” Gardner said of his hit song. “God already kind of answered that – within the first two weeks of the year.” ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Updated: Haiti’s neighbours prepare for “drastic escalation” in violence after jailbreak
Updated 10:55am (AEDT) Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haiti’s neighbours on Monday began shoring up their defences and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting. On Sunday, Haiti’s de facto government issued a 72-hour state of emergency and imposed nightly curfews after armed men busted thousands from […]
Five countries pledge personnel for Haiti security mission, UN says
United Nations Reuters The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin and Chad have formally notified the United Nations of their intent to contribute personnel to an international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. Contributions of $US10.8 million have also been deposited into a trust fund to support the […]
Bahamas promises to join Kenya in security force in Haiti as support grows
Reuters The Bahamian Government on Tuesday welcomed Kenya’s decision to lead a multi-national force in Haiti and committed 150 people to support the effort if the United Nations authorizes the force. The announcement from the Bahamas’ foreign ministry follows a request on Monday from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Haiti’s neighbours join forces with […]
At least 17 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in The Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas Reuters Seventeen people died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of The Bahamas, authorities said on Sunday, as more Haitians attempt to reach the United States to flee gang violence and poverty at home. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 people, including an infant, and 25 […]
UK’s Prince William says he wants to serve after Caribbean criticism
London, UKReuters Prince William has said he is committed to service and “not telling people what to do” after a tour of the Caribbean that was marked by protests over the British empire and criticism that the trip reflected a throwback to colonial times. William released the statement at the end of an eight-day tour […]
Timothy Stewart, Progressive National Baptists’ international president, dead at 64
RNS Rev Timothy Stewart, the first international president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, has died, his denomination announced. The Bahamas pastor served three years of his four-year term and presided over the virtual annual session of the historically Black religious group in August. He died on 17th September at the age of 64. Rev […]
Samaritan’s Purse to set up coronavirus field hospital in the Bahamas
RNS First the tents went up in Cremona, Italy. Then New York City. And now in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. Supplies destined for the Bahamas are loaded onto the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 airplane on 14th October, in Greensboro, North Carolina. PICTURE: Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse It’s been a busy year for Samaritan’s Purse, […]
THE INTERVIEW: REV TIMOTHY STEWART, BAPTIST LEADER FINDS DEVASTATION AND RESILIENCE IN THE BAHAMAS AFTER HURRICANE DORIAN
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Timothy Stewart, president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, after he visited the Bahamas island of Grand Bahamas this week…