Many responding to Haiti’s most recent disaster are seeing a new level of coordination among outside aid groups, demonstrating how much was learned from the catastrophic 2010 earthquake and the […]
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Posted inAerospace, Haiti, Immigration, Nonprofits
Delta Donates $100K for Haiti Relief, Deploys Three Planes to Transport Afghan Evacuees
Delta Air Lines Inc. is helping ameliorate two acute humanitarian crises on different sides of the world that have transfixed Americans in recent weeks. On Monday, just over a week […]
Posted inHaiti, Nonprofits
Georgia Nonprofits Respond as Haiti Reels From Dual Disasters
Georgia-based nonprofits find themselves in a tragically familiar position this week, sending emergency relief to Haiti as the country reels from a string of new natural disasters. Nearly 2,000 people […]
Posted inLatin America
Georgia Hispanic Chamber Issues Statement in Support of Cuba’s ‘Quest for Freedom’
As President Joe Biden announced targeted sanctions on Cuban officials for human rights abuses committed in the crackdown on the communist-run island’s largest street protests in decades, the Georgia Hispanic […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Haiti, Security
Reeling From President’s Assassination, Haitian Consulate Hosts Local Remembrances
Reeling from the shock of its president’s assassination, the Consulate General of Haiti has spent the last week providing space for remembrance, engaging with both its diaspora and the international community in […]
Posted inBarbados, Books
Books 2020: A Family History of the Sugar Trade in Barbados and Beyond
Book: Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire Author: Andrea Stuart Review by: David Cutting, retired international banking executive and honorary consul of Barbados in Georgia […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations
Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning
The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the […]
Posted inBahamas, Education
Atlanta Students Engage in Service Learning on Bahamas Trip
Twelve students and five parents from Brandon Hall School, the private boarding and day school in Sandy Springs, spent their long President’s Day weekend on much more than rest and […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations, Education, Nonprofits
Bahamas to Pay Forward Dorian’s Recovery Lessons, Deepen Tech Ties With Southeast
When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Diplomacy, Haiti
Hartsfield-Jackson Features Haitian Art That Draws Diplomats from D.C. and NYC
For Gandy Thomas, returning to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Jan. 30 was a kind of homecoming. “I have been dreaming of this ever since I first arrived in Atlanta,” […]