Day: January 31, 2017
THE ZINGER – “HOWEVER, THE CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION..” Haiti president-elect says Trump business background to help ties
Monday, 30 Jan 2017 | 3:10 AM ETReuters Haiti’s incoming president said on Sunday he believed U.S. President Donald Trump‘s business background would give him…
Big Ten universities apply agricultural know-how to help Haiti
Kurt Stepnitz In 2016, Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc upon the Atlantic seaboard and Caribbean islands. A Category 5 storm, Matthew’s effects were felt as far…
Pervasive charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti
MANICHE, Haiti – Pungent wood smoke wafts daily across the hinterlands of Haiti’s southern peninsula, where villagers stack smoldering wood beneath dirt mounds to make…
Haiti’s Raquel Pelissier content with runner-up finish
MANILA – Haiti’s Raquel Pelissier does not regret anything even if she failed to win the Miss Universe crown for her country. Pelissier, a model…
PRIVERT ATTEMPTS TO EMBARRASS NEW GOVERNMENT BY ORGANIZING EVENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE INAUGURATION.
Havana, Cuba Photo Credit: Garry Pierre-Pierre By M. Skye Holly This past week in Cuba, an unprecedented event was pioneered to honor Haiti and Haitian…
Haiti’s “linguistic apartheid” violates children’s rights and hampers development
Michel DeGraff 31 January 2017 Haiti’s educational system routinely discriminates against those who don’t speak French—which is the vast majority of the population. Kreyòl Teaching…