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Mosquito-borne virus spreading in Caribbean
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press AP Photo/James Gathany KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A mosquito-borne virus appears to be spreading quickly in the Caribbean during the winter tourism season just weeks...
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Haiti Ends Ban on Imported Dominican Poultry, Eggs
The Dominican Republic says Haiti has lifted a ban on imports of Dominican poultry and eggs — an issue that set off tensions between the neighboring nations when it was imposed last year. Dominican...
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What can 1 million trees do?
UPS is working with organizations to plant 1 million trees on five continents as part of its forestry initiative this year. As part of its global forestry initiative, UPS is working with organizations...
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Deadly voyages devastate Haitian island
Desperation trumps risks in offshore Haiti island as illegal migration spikes and dozens die. By jacqueline charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com ILE DE LA TORTUE, Haiti — Three times James Major tried to...
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Le FAES visite le système d’irrigation de Léogâne
Une délégation du #FAES a réalisé une visite à Léogâne le mercredi 5 février 2014. Lors de cette visite qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du Programme d’Appui à la Reconstruction de Léogâne (RELEO), les...
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Ice cream adds sweet taste for peasant farmers in Haiti
By Verna Gates (Reuters) – Entrepreneurs from one of the grittiest cities in the United States have joined forces with peasant farmers in Haiti to help transform the country’s bitter poverty into...
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Virus Advances Through East Caribbean
The Aedes aegypti mosquito carries Chikungunya fever. James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via Associated Press nytimes.com By FRANCES ROBLES MIAMI — A painful mosquito-borne...
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Haiti owes $1,276,929,359.32 to Venezuela-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PI/ HaitiLibre- According to the Bureau of Monetization of Programs of Development Assistance (BMPAD) within the framework of Petrocaribe agreement, Haiti had a long-term debt with the Bolivarian...
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Haiti commerce ministry dismayed by fire at essential oil factory
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Haitian authorities are investigating a fire at a factory that produces essential oil for some of Europe’s top fragrance houses. The fire occurred Tuesday...
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In Haiti, Beauty That Plays Hard to Get (To)
By DEAN NELSON FEB. 13, 2014 Launch media viewer Scenes From Haiti Clockwise from top left: Waterfalls at Cascade Pichon; a fisherman in Belle Anse; on the journey between Cascade Pichon and Belle...
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Bill Clinton in Haiti to visit agriculture and environment projects
Trenton Daniel AP: Former U.S. President and UN special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton waves to the children of the Union Des Apotres – Prodev School in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 17,...
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New online tool tracks tree loss in ‘near real time’
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Highlighted in red, the new tool can show the scale of tree cover loss between 2000 and 2012 A new global monitoring system has been launched that...
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Genetically modified potatoes ‘resist late blight’
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Scientists have developed a variety of Desiree potatoes that are resistant to late blight British scientists have developed genetically modified...
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How A Wearable Patch Could Help Prevent Mosquito Bites
(photo credit: iStockphoto) By Brian Honigman Many have experienced the annoying itch of a mosquito bite from time spent outdoors, but few have been able to find relief from this problem since...
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Deforestation Serious Problem
Deforestation is one of many issues that plague the world’s environment today. Some potential environmental problems, such as climate change, are difficult to evaluate. Vanishing forests are something...
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Measles back again in US, experts call for vaccination
Measles are back again in America with two highly contagious cases popping up in the Bay State from Trader Joe’s and a sushi bar in Framingham. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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A foot injury? Give me your machete!
Chiribiquete National Park, recently expanded by the Colombian government, is home to three uncontacted tribes and numerous undocumented medicinal plants. By Mark Plotkin CNN Editor’s note: Dr. Mark...
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Senior UN official calls for Haiti cholera compensation-Added COMMENTARY By...
BBC- A senior United Nations official has broken ranks with his organisation and called for “full compensation” for the victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti. Gustavo Gallon, the UN’s top human rights...
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Charcoal cutting project failing in Haiti: audit
Trenton Daniel Associated Press, Published on Fri Mar 14 2014 PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—A U.S. program that seeks to save Haiti’s forests by shifting people away from charcoal stoves has largely failed to...
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Haiti Drought Causes ‘Extreme Emergency’
By EVENS SANON and TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press A drought is causing an extreme emergency in northeast Haiti, wiping out sorely needed crops and livestock, an official said Tuesday. Pierre Gary...
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