To Control Malaria, We Need DDT!
A malaria-control specialist explains why house spraying with DDT is the only effective method for combatting malaria today. The following is adapted from a presentation by Donald R. Roberts, Ph.D.,...
View ArticleGOLD RUSH IN HAITI – WHO WILL GET RICH? A FEW HAITIANS AND A BUNCH OF...
There’s a gold rush in Haiti. But a new investigation from Haiti Grassroots Watch reveals that the public has been mislead by reports in the media and by certain statements from mining company and...
View ArticleMaking Haiti green again
With a prayer and a speech, Raymond Joseph, Haiti’s former ambassador to the United States, has officially launched “A Dollar A Tree for Haiti Inc.” Joseph’s ambitious goal: to restore his denuded...
View ArticleAmbitious plan for reforestation and land management
The President of Haiti, Michel Martelly, has announced an ambitious plan for reforestation and land management. This initiative is part of the Year of the Environment, announced by the Government...
View ArticleSpotlight thrown on opportunities in Haiti
Doing business with Haiti can generate big returns for Irish business, as well as helping the Caribbean nation’s efforts to develop by attracting foreign direct investment, a high- powered business...
View ArticleHaiti Mining Awareness Plus~ Critical Information & Awareness
Posted by miningawareness If you type Morne Bossa, Haiti into Google or other Satellite Maps, you will see, in stark contrast to media reports, what seems to be a mine already there! Using Google...
View ArticleL’état des routes compromet le développement agricole en Haïti
Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : 2013-02-07 Hansy Mars hansymars@lenouvelliste.com Dans le nord du pays, les infrastructures agricoles de base sont en très mauvais état, voire inexistantes. Cela complique...
View ArticlePREVAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMINAL GOLD MINING WITHOUT PERMITS AS INDICATED IN...
Posted Feb 02 2013- updated Feb 2
View ArticleA serious food crisis is brewing in Haiti – here’s how to stop it
Haiti’s farmers need investment in seed banks and water management to help them sell their produce. As well as exporting cash crops such as coffee, cocoa, mangos, breadfruit and potatoes, Haitians rely...
View ArticleHaitian Senate Demands Temporary Stay Against Mining: Will Martelly-Lamothe...
http://miningawareness.wordpress.com Have We Achieved Victory? Not quite. Has the Mining Gone Away? Not necessarily. SENATE RESOLUTION PASSED The Haitian Senate awakened from its slumber and made a...
View ArticleHaiti – Agriculture : Taiwan gave $10MM for agricultural recovery
Friday, as part of recovery plan of agriculture implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture designed to meet 60 to 70% of food needs of the country, at the end of term of President Martelly, a...
View ArticleHaiti – Environment : A green barrier of 500 hectares at Morne l’Hôpital
Friday was held at the Hotel Le Plaza, a workshop between Jean François Thomas, the Minister of the Environment and 137 Community Organizations of Morne l’Hôpital, in order to decide on a final...
View ArticleHaiti, United States Talk Agriculture-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Above: Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques and US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo: USDA) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Agriculture Secretary met Monday with Haiti...
View ArticleDisaster lurks at Dominican-Haiti border river, eldia.com.do reports
Dominican Today.com: Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Ramon Garcia, a farmer whose rice field of a bit more than four hectares in the community La Vigia, is close to disappearing , fixed his gaze on the...
View ArticleHow A Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya
Cloud Forest at Pic Formond, Haiti © Antonio Perera Haiti’s Challenges Haiti’s President Michel Martelly (“Sweet Micky” to his music fans) has been urging the world to view Haiti as a tourist...
View ArticleBill Clinton Visits Haiti to Promote Ag Investment-Added COMMENTARY By...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti March 10, 2013 (AP) Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is in Haiti with a delegation to promote investment in the Caribbean nation’s agriculture sector. Clinton is the United...
View ArticleClinton Foundation, Virgin Unite, Yunus Launch “Haiti Forest” Initiative
March 12, 2013 | 11:45 am | Print Above: new seedlings being planted in Haiti last year (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Foundation, Virgin Unite and Yunus Social Business...
View ArticlePresident Clinton Visits Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti
President Bill Clinton greeting Timote Georges (left) and Hugh Locke (middle), co-founders of the Smallholder Farmers Alliance. SFA photo by Sebastian Petion. Members of the Smallholder Farmers...
View ArticleBeyond Aid: The Flood of Rice in Haiti
photo courtesy of Foreign Policy by Matthea Brandenburg “We don’t just want the money to come to Haiti. Stop sending money. Let’s fix it. Let’s fix it,” declared Republic of Haiti President Michel...
View ArticleMESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
It is 3:33 A.M. March 17, 2013 and I am working, writing by the light of a coal oil lamp. There has been no electricity since yesterday. The night is silent, except for the sounds of insects and the...
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