REPORTED ON OPA BACK On December 27th 2005: Well-known Haitian actress, Ginoue Mondesir was beaten to death on December 24, 2005. The alleged murderer is said to be her boyfriend, Waldo Jean. Ginoue was beaten to death with a metal object to the head as the couple was coming from the beach. The alleged murder […]
The Murder of Lencie Mirville
23 years old student, Lencie Mirville, was abducted Thursday, December 3, 2015, and was later killed by her abductors despite the $50,000 (US) paid to them in exchange for her release. Police found the body of the young student of Quisqueya University on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, on the road to Morne Karate, Jacmel. Lencie Mirville […]
Community Shows up in Large Numbers to Celebrate the Life of Media Guru, Fred Pinard.
Fred Pinard (August 19th, 1956 to November 1st, 2015) The Haitian community came out in large numbers to celebrate the life of one of its most prominent figures, Fred Pinard. On November 1st, 2015, Fred passed away at home leaving behind countless family members and friends. His wake was held on Friday, November, 13th at […]
Roubens Tantan manager dies.
Roubens is also a member of Opa although he didn’t use to post often. Man kills himself after shooting a woman in Port St. Lucie, police say Deadman had faced charges involving illegal radio station broadcast on 106.1 FM. A police SWAT team found Roubens Maignan dead inside a Port St. Lucie home Sunday night […]
Djakout big fan murdered in Haiti (Graphic)
If you’ve ever paid attention to any of Djakout Mizik’s song; lyrics, you might have heard them shouting out an individual by the name of Altanaze. The super Djakout Fan, Altanaze Guerrier died yesterday after he was kidnapped and murdered in Haiti by a group of goons. During a press conference yesterday the head of […]
Tales of Teele: Sleaze Stories
Today is the third year anniversary of Arthur Teele’s death. For those that weren’t familiar with Arthur Teele; he was a former Miami city commissioner who supported the Haitian community in Miami by providing funds for a lot of Haitian cultural actives. He was a big supporter of the Haitian Compas Festival that takes place […]
Nu Look Sound Engineer Alan Gregoire Dies.
It is with great sorrow we announce the death of Alan Gregoire, the sound engineer for Nu Look. After arriving in New York on Friday September 21 with the band, Alan complained of a stomach ache. He was taken to St John’s Hospital in Queens the following day for observation and later released when doctors […]
Remembering System Band’s Timitou 4/27/1957 – 2/20/2007
Fritz Bernard “Timitou” Frederic was laid to rest today at St. Charles Cemetery in Long Island, NY. Prior to arriving at his final resting place, a wonderful service was held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Timitou had been battling several health issues for many years. It began in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1999, where he suffered […]