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The official languages of Haiti are French and Haitian Creole. Traditionally, the two languages served different functions, with Haitian Creole the informal everyday language of all the people, regardless of social class, and French the language of formal situations: schools, newspapers, the law and the courts, and official documents and decrees.
This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign ...
Hispanic residents in Haiti are mostly Cuban and Dominican. About two-thirds of Haitian people live in rural areas. Several demographic studies, including those by social work researcher Athena Kolbe, have provided estimates of the demographic information of urban residents. In 2006, each Haitian household had an average of 4.5 members.
The culture of Haiti is a creolized blend of African, European and Taino elements due to the French colonization of Amerindian land (which was then renamed Saint-Domingue), in conjunction with the large diverse enslaved African population who had later freed themselves by a successful revolt.
“People get hurt in mass migrations, and I worry about that,” Biden said. Haitian voyages bound for Florida and Puerto Rico often turn deadly . In May 2022, 11 Haitian women drowned when their ...
Haiti and its people have asked for help. We should give it to them, but how is always the tough nut to crack for the international community, which has for too long let costs and expediency guide ...
The rebel leader, Guy Philippe, appealed Tuesday to the “young armed men” — who this year have killed more than 1,500 Haitians — “to let the people pass, do not intimidate them, protect ...
The western portion of the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti is situated, was inhabited by the Taíno and Arawakan people, who called their island Ayiti. The island was promptly claimed for the Spanish Crown , where it was named La Isla Española ("the Spanish Island"), later Latinized to Hispaniola .