[Link] Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic

Read: 30/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.

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[Link] Trump Got Racist About Haiti on Fox, for Old Times’ Sake

Read: 9/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Former President Donald Trump went on Fox News Thursday night to suggest that it would be a “death wish” to allow Haitian migrants into the U.S.

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[Link] Death Toll Rising After a Violent Earthquake Shakes Haiti

Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com

The epicenter of the earthquake, which preliminary readings registered at a magnitude of 7.2, was located near Les Cayes, a port city of more than 70,000 residents near the country’s southwestern tip about 78 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince.

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