Posted in Ag/Farming

Personal Remembrance of Mikhail Gorbachev

I first met Mikhail Gorbachev in 1992 in Kyoto, Japan, when he was less than one year out of office. Although we went on to…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Weapons smuggling to Haiti is on ‘alarming trend.’ Feds crack down, ask for public’s help

MiamiHerald.com A row of federal agents and prosecutors stood Wednesday behind tables displaying dozens of recently seized military-grade sniper rifles, belt-fed machine guns and semi-automatic…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Letter to the editor: Diplomacy can no longer save Haiti

I was the U.S. ambassador to Haiti (2012-15) and it’s my belief that it’s time to stop pretending diplomacy will work in Haiti. There is…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

How a lavish pop-up picnic is bringing hundreds of tourists to Haiti this weekend

Hotel owner in Haiti calls the travel warning unfair Richard Buteau, owner of the Karibe Hotel in Petionville, Haiti, said the travel warning is affecting…

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CNN reporter witnesses Haitian gang violence from inside an armored car

Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left hundreds dead and thousands forced to flee. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh gives an inside look into the…

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Official: Gang kills, burns former Haitian senator, nephew

A Haitian official says a former senator who worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has been killed in an upscale neighborhood near…

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It’s like a warzone – Haitians surrounded by turf wars

BBC Packed with close to 400 parishioners, Sunday mass on 24 July was like any other at the Assembly of God on the outskirts of…

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Magnolia species lost to science for 97 years rediscovered in Haiti

Conservationists find native magnolia for first time since 1925 after original habitat destroyed by deforestation A conservation team has rediscovered a native magnolia tree in…