Category: Ag/Farming
WHERE DOES SHE GO??
Juin 24, 2015 Someone once said 8 dead people is a disaster, while 6,000,000 is a compost heap. The human mind cannot wrap itself around…
Once-lush Haiti seeks to become verdant again-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Every day, come rain or shine, Yvon Elie checks on the tens of thousands of seedlings that hope to herald a greener future for Haiti,…
Hydropower development on a small scale in Haiti
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released for the sectors interested an environmental impact study of micro-power plant : Ravine du Sud and Saut Mathurine….
Tropical storm Erika could impact Florida this weekend
Residents of South Florida are closely eyeing Tropical Storm Erika, which could begin impacting Florida as early as Sunday or Monday. “I think we’ll have…
Tropical Storm Erika Spins Toward Caribbean, Path Unclear
by Erin McClam Tropical Storm Erika is drifting west toward the Caribbean, and forecasters say it could become a hurricane and brush close to Florida…
Puerto Rico, USVI prepare for weakening Hurricane Danny
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Danny approached Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, but was expected to bring…
Chelsea Clinton Meets Moringa Farmers in Haiti
Chelsea Clinton in Haiti last week with two women farmers, Mercillie Romeus (left) and Marie Dorcelus (right), who are leaders in introducing moringa trees (such…
OAS calls for talks between Haiti, Dominican Republic
A deported Haitian man holds up his document that confirms he turned in paperwork to apply for legal residency in the Dominican Republic during a…
Self-Sufficiency—The Key to Haiti’s Future
Haiti can become more self-sufficient by attracting foreign investment. by Michelet Nestor If the cavern-like walls of the Sodeth Clinique Hospitaliere on Rue Tamarin, situated…
The ketchup sachet-shaped drug saving babies from HIV
By Daniel Pardo BBC Mundo Pregnant women who are HIV positive risk passing on the virus to their babies during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breast-feeding…
Sssh! Hurricane season forecast to stay quiet
Bo Petersen Reporting-FOLLY BEACH — They’re eyeing the tropics out here and they don’t like what they see. Surfers, that is. The hurricane season has…
Malaria vaccine gets go-ahead from European regulators
The world’s first malaria vaccine has been given the green light from European drugs regulators who recommend it should be licensed for use in babies…
A Glimpse Of An Everyday Struggle Among Haiti’s Health Care Workers
Peter Mellgard Associate Editor, The WorldPost JEAN DENIS, Haiti — At the health clinic here, three hours northwest of Port-au-Prince, a crowd of mostly women…
$4M investment in the garment sector
International Finance Corporation, (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South…
ALL IN THE FAMILY AS MARTELLY SENDS KIKO TO CLAUDIA – SOPHIA’S SISTER’S HOUSE – TO COLLECT $9,000,000 FROM MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. HE ONLY BROUGHT $600,000 AND KIKO ALMOST BEAT HIM TO DEATH!! SOME SAY THEY SKIMMED $20,000,000 FROM CUSTOMS AND PORT FACILITY IN MAY.
July 7, 2015 Martelly brother-in-law meets Minister of Agriculture, Fresner Dorcin at private residence of Claudia St. Remy-Champagne, Kiko’s sister. Seems as though President Martelly…
Vaccines against dengue in the offing
In a finding that could lead to the first effective therapies and vaccines against dengue, scientists have determined the structure of a human antibody which…
Port-Au-Prince Climate & Temperature
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti is at 18°22’N, 72°19’W, 41 m (135 ft). See map. Port-Au-Prince has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Aw) with…
Parched Caribbean Faces Widespread Drought, Water Shortages
By DANICA COTO Associated Press The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean, prompting officials around the region to brace for a…
DOMINICANS SEND DELEGATION TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OF HAITI – HAITIANS REFUSE TO RECEIVE THEM
June 24, 2015 The criminal fiasco aimed at deporting some 300,000 Haitians is starting to backfire on the Dominican Republic, but, no matter what, there…
Dominicans of Haitian Descent Cast Into Legal Limbo by Court-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Ny Times By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — For generations, people of Haitian descent have been an inextricable part of life here,…












