Karen Huxter of Springdale has been running a children's home and school in Deschapelles, Haiti, for about 20 years. (Submitted by Karen Huxter)A Newfoundland woman who left Haiti at the beginning of the pandemic is just waiting to be vaccinated so she can return to where she says she belongs. A school in Haiti started by Karen Huxter of Springdale reopened last week, after being closed due to turmoil, insecurity and unrest in the Caribbean nation. Please come back, Mama,'" said Huxter in an interview with CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning. "It is unreal to somebody that lives in the safety of Canada and especially the safety of Newfoundland," said Huxter.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 09:22 UTC