Dominican exports to Haiti plunge by US$400 million
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Jun 16, CMC – Haiti’s ban on the entry of products from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, continues to have an impact on the economy of the Spanish speaking...
View ArticleUN calls for the fight against desertification in Haiti
Haiti Libre: Friday, June 17, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification which was held on the theme “Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People”, the United Nations in Haiti...
View ArticleHealth experts: Zika threat is serious – and getting bigger
7 microcephalic infants have been born in the United States CDC head says health agency diverting funds from other needs to fight Zika. Three senior U.S. government experts testify before a Senate...
View ArticleHow Your Choice of Chocolate Can Help Reforest Haiti
By Meg Wilcox ECO Watch Read any article about Haiti’s environment and you’ll encounter the same grim statistic, that 98 percent of the country is deforested. That’s hard to fathom. How could a country...
View ArticleCarrier George Washington Leaving Tuesday for Anticipated Hurricane Matthew...
By: Sam LaGrone October 4, 2016 1:31 PM • Updated: October 5, 2016 2:08 AM NOAA Image THE PENTAGON — Ahead of an anticipated disaster relief mission in Haiti, the U.S. Navy is sending to sea aircraft...
View ArticleFlorida Governor: State Could Be Facing ‘Biggest Evacuation Ever’ With...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a...
View ArticleMICHEL MARTELLY IN IMMEDIATE ACTION AS HURRICANE MATTHEW HITS HIS PEOPLE
October 4, 2016 Ex-President Michel Martelly, with his team, was in immediate action even as Hurricane Matthew was still in motion across Haiti. They were busy distributing needed material to areas...
View Article‘Nowhere to go,’ shellshock in devastated Haitian port- Added COMMENTARY By...
People walk in a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares By Makini Brice | LES CAYES, Haiti Huddled in shelters since Hurricane...
View ArticleU.S. Sends Marines to Haiti as Florida Braces for Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew, the category 4 storm that barrelled through the Caribbean with 145-mile-per-hour winds and left at least 108 Haitians dead over the past two days, is now headed for the southeastern...
View ArticleU.S. Southern Command sending troops to Haiti for disaster relief
U.S. Southern Command is sending troops to Haiti to provide relief as Hurricane Matthew tears a path through the Caribbean towards the United States. SOUTHCOM head Adm. Kurt Tidd announced late...
View ArticleBill Clinton’s Trade Policies Destroyed Haitian Rice Farming, Now Haiti Faces...
Farrakhan excoriates CLINTON for Ending Haiti’s Chicken and rice production in this video. In 2010, former President Bill Clinton publicly apologized for forcing Haiti to drop tariffs on imported...
View ArticleThe Herculean task facing Haiti
Washington Post Maniki Cadet, 67, works in a field removing dead banana trees and shoring up the foundations of others, near Les Cayes, Haiti, after Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 12. (Rebecca...
View ArticleDubai’s Emir flies more than £250,000 of aid to Haiti in his private jet
Sheikh Mohammed donated 90 tonnes of emergency supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew Matt Payton United Arab Emirates’ Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin...
View ArticleNEW YORK TIMES: The Opinion Pages- Who Will Speak for Haiti’s Trees?
NEW YORK TIMES: The Opinion Pages By LAURENT DUBOISOCT. 17, 2016 A hillside near Kenscoff, Haiti, showing the effects of deforestation. Credit Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Durham,...
View ArticleL’argent de campagne sera utilisé pour acheter des semences pour les victimes...
L’argent de campagne du candidat à la présidence du PHTK sera utilisé pour acheter 25 tonnes (60 milles livres) de semences de pois noir, maïs, giraumont et 100 milles plans de bananes pour venir en...
View ArticleRebuilding after ‘apocalyptic’ hurricane a hit to Haiti’s struggling tourism...
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com PORT-SALUT, Haiti The almond trees have been stripped bare, and the tropical palms and royal poincianas that once brought life to the now eroded seaside...
View ArticleIncredible Rescue Team Helps Over 1,000 Animals Injured in the Wake of...
In early October, Hurricane Mathew hit Haiti, leaving the country and its inhabitants in a state of despair. Often in times of natural disaster, people get the bulk of our attention and sympathy while...
View ArticleNEW FEASIBILITY STUDY SPONSORED BY TIMBERLAND MAKES COMPELLING CASE FOR...
NEW FEASIBILITY STUDY SPONSORED BY TIMBERLAND MAKES COMPELLING CASE FOR BRINGING COTTON FARMING BACK TO HAITI Integrating cotton farming, tree planting and food security with a new enterprise model...
View ArticleHaiti Opens a Drive to Vaccinate 820,000 as Cholera Flares
By REUTERS NOV. 9, 2016 LES CAYES, Haiti — Haiti has begun a large-scale vaccination campaign to battle a cholera flare-up after Hurricane Matthew, but concerns remain about the country’s capacity for...
View ArticleHaiti faces a ‘major food crisis’, its interim president says
11 November 2016 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Privert (in stripy shirt) toured some of the areas worst hit by Hurricane Matthew The international community is falling short in its...
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