Naomi Osaka captures US Open; Serena Williams fined, penalized game for calling chair umpire 'a thief'
NEW YORK -- Serena Williams was penalized a game for calling the chair umpire a thief during an extended argument as the US Open women's final descended into chaos, with fans booing and play delayed before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a 6-2, 6-4 victory for her first Grand Slam title.
The biggest issue for Williams on the scoreboard Saturday was that she was outplayed by a younger version of herself in Osaka, a 20-year-old who is the first player from Japan to win a major singles tennis title and idolizes the 36-year-old American.
During the trophy ceremony in Arthur Ashe Stadium, thousands of fans jeered repeatedly, and both Osaka, the champion, and Williams, the runner-up in her bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam trophy, cried.
Williams put an arm around Osaka's shoulder and told the crowd: "I know you guys were here rooting, and I was rooting, too, but let's make this the best moment we can. ... We're going to get through this, and let's be positive. So congratulations, Naomi. No more booing."
Added Williams, with a laugh: "I really hope to continue to go and play here again. We'll see."
A teary Osaka addressed the pro-Williams crowd, saying, "I'm sorry. I know that everyone was cheering for her, and I'm sorry that it had to end like this. I just want to say thank you for watching the match. Thank you."
She added: "It was always my dream to play Serena in the US Open finals, so I'm really glad that I was able to do that. I'm really grateful that I was able to play with you. Thank you."
Miami International airport is going to have a Haitian Restaurant
Chef Creole, the popular Haitian-American restaurant in Miami will gain a space at the Miami International Airport very soon.
The restaurant will be located in the Central terminal at MIA. That area houses Concourse E, which is dominated by American Airlines’ domestic and international flights. The airport would be Chef Creole’s sixth location in Miami-Dade.
Commissioners recently voted to award the space on a no-bid basis to Haitian-American entrepreneur Wilkinson Sejour, owner of Chef Creole. That means Chef Creole will negotiate terms with airport administration. This marks the first time that a Black business has received such a contract. Congratulations.
New Government Named in Haiti
NATION NEWS.COM
Haiti has unveiled a new government, two months after Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant, resigned following days of violent protests against fuel price rises.
The unrest started after the government unveiled a proposal to remove fuel subsidies. At least four people were killed with shops and buildings burnt and looted.
Authorities said that the new administration, headed by new Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant, will have as its first task to calm socio-economic malaise in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
Ceant, 61, is a notary who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2010 and 2016. He was named to the post on August 5 but in a sign of discord between the legislative and presidential branches it took a month to reach agreement on his 18-member cabinet.
Six members retained their jobs from the previous cabinet. (CMC)
A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED FOR THE LITTLE HAITI AREA
Haitian Times
A property that for decades was home to a trailer park is to be reborn as a major mixed-use development bringing thousands of residential units, hotel rooms, nearly 350,000 square feet of commercial-retail uses and more than 1.9 million square feet of offices to the City of Miami.
If that’s not ambitious enough, the developers of Magic City Innovation District hope to attract a railroad station too as passenger rail grows in the region.
The project is on its way to the Miami City Commission for review and final approval, with a first reading tentatively set for Sept. 27.
Magic City Innovation District is planned for 6001 NE Second Ave., and the development team promises major investment and new employment opportunities for Little Haiti and vicinity.
The project would rise in phases as part of a Special Area Plan (SAP) under the city’s zoning code.
Attorney Neisen Kasdin represents the developers, MCD Miami LLC and its affiliate co-applicants.
In paperwork submitted to the city, Mr. Kasdin said the proposed Magic City Innovation District SAP consists of 37 abutting parcels in Little Haiti totaling about 17.75 acres.
Argentina Next Best Bet For Haitians As Chile Tightens Immigration Controls
Haitians emigrating to South America from their native country have traditionally chosen Chile as an adoptive home, based in part on its relative economic security. However, after President Sebastián Piñera revoked on-arrival tourist visas in April, the numbers have been dropping and those unable to stay in Chile have turned their gaze to neighbouring country Argentina.
Right-wing Piñera’s decision in April had immediate results, and since May, more Haitians are leaving Chile than entering the country, Economia y Negocios explained.
For those who do not wish to return home, Argentina is their new prospect. General Director of Legal Technique at the National Migration Management Group, Diego Enriquez, told Economia y Negocios that there had been an explosion of Haitians attempting to enter the country as tourists. However, Argentine authorities have been turning them away for not meeting the conditions required for being a tourist.
“We ask them a few simple questions; where they’re going to stay, their flight ticket, if they have any funds or a credit card, or if they have any relations or someone they’re coming to see,” he explained. “Faced with this simple interrogation, they cannot respond. It’s clear that they’re coming to Argentina not for tourism purposes, but rather to settle down or something else.”
HAITI HOLDS THE FIFTH PLACE FOR DEPORTED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE U.S.
HAITIAN TIMES
The U.S. deported 5,578 Haitians in 2017, a rise of 1699 percent from 310 in 2016
The increase is largely due to the Obama administration resuming deportations in late 2016 after suspending the majority of them due to major disasters in Haiti
The timing of the deportation spike coincided with a 203 percent increase in Haitian arrivals at the Southern U.S. border in 2016, which has since tapered off
The Trump administration has also made it harder for Haitians to come to the U.S., eliminating their eligibility for temporary agricultural and seasonal visas
Regardless of who made the policy changes, Haitian communities are feeling 'targeted' for deportation, said Geralde Gabeau, executive director of the Boston-based Immigrant Family Services Institute
'There is a long list of people who have been deported over the last several months,' said Gabeau, who is Haitian.
'It's something that the community is not always aware of as people are deported so quickly that we don't have time to find out what's going on,' she told DailyMail.com. 'It's a way to get rid of as many of our brothers and sisters as possible.'
The Haitian population in the U.S. has risen steadily since at least 1980, and tripled between 1990 and 2015, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of Census data.
America has the largest Haitian migrant population in the world, with Florida and New York home to the nation's largest Haitian communities.