By Associated Press, Published: April 25 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavy rains drenching the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have caused mudslides and floods that killed up to…

Washington Post: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The U.S. government is looking into allegations that Dominican sugar growers use child labor and keep workers in…

Andrew Palau ministers during Haiti Fun in the Son recently. A few days ago, some of gospel music’s most renowned singers hit the stage at…

Efforts to eliminate two mosquito-borne diseases – malaria and lymphatic filariasis – in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are ongoing, with the first of four…

By Bojan Kveder Milot, Haiti The Sans-Souci Palace: Symbol of the megalomania of a slave turned tyrant It is one of the most remarkable attractions…

Latin American leaders at the Summit of the Americas, in their attempt to curb regional drug violence, are expected to call for legalizing marijuana and…

FOX News: CARACOL, Haiti –  Top State Department officials have made an off-the-record visit to northern Haiti, where they met with local leaders and toured…

By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Malaria is spread by mosquitoes Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for…

5 April 2012 Last updated at 08:15 ET BBC Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts…

NY times: 210 11th Avenue, at 25th Street, Chelsea Through April 14 It is not news that extraordinary paintings were made in Haiti during much…

Santo Domingo. Efforts to eliminate two mosquito-borne diseases –malaria and lymphatic filariasis– in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are ongoing, with the first of four…

MIAMI — The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be “below average” with 10 tropical storms, four of which will strengthen into hurricanes, Colorado State University…

BBC: 3 April 2012 Last updated at 05:10 ET Booming bamboo: The next super-material? By Mike Wooldridge BBC News, Nicaragua Bamboo is being hailed as…

BBC:A French village has proposed giving two chickens to each household in order to cut down on organic waste. Officials in the village of Pince…

When a devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010 and killed more than 316,000 people, countries around the world sent humanitarian aid and rescue…

By ANDREW C. REVKIN La Colombe TorrefactionTodd Carmichael, a founder of La Colombe Torrefaction, in Haiti. Todd Carmichael, a founder of the coffee roaster La…

By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the…

Caribbean Journal Above: the area near the Massacre River in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has signed a $54.7…

Coffee grown in Haiti, roasted in The Woodlands How one local church is bringing fair trade to farmers in one of the world’s poorest countries….

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, a fact which an op/ed in today’s New York Times notes is an inevitable catchphrase in…