U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday as part of an urgent push to solve the spiraling crisis in Haiti, while pressure grows on Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council.
News in :90 – Dec. 6, 2021
A religious group in Ohio announced a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages while another 12 remain abducted, Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted on two charges and the University of Minnesota’s College of Design launched the Design Justice Initiative. Reporter Jos Morss has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 23, 2021
The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, the U.S. is one step closer to offering booster shots Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and the Minnesota Timberwolves fired president Gersson Rosas on Wednesday. Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.
Aquaponics research helps Haitian orphanage
Biology students are researching how to optimize a food production effort in Haiti, through a sustainable aquatic and plant system.