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Haiti Education - This is what a Haitian Public School looks like while most politicians are sipping cocktails in Petion-Ville

Thanks to social media, many Haitians are now sharing the grim reality of the Haiti they are living in , the Haiti we don't want to see. Like this public school for example. Someone posted this image of a public school (Ecole Nationale) in Bois Rouge, 2ème Section Basse Plaine, Plaine-du Nord Haiti. There are so many accredited public schools in Haiti that looks exactly like this. more »

July 17, 2018 7:36 AM

A Haitian Teacher says: I am educating the children of others while I cannot pay for my own child's education

A Haitian school teacher, Paulette Dorsilome, from Verrettes lashed out at Senator Youri Latortue Saturday asking that public school teachers get paid what is due to them by the state (l'Etat Haitien). more »

September 4, 2017 2:49 AM

How Many Public Schools in Haiti?

In Haiti there are about 17,000 schools out there, Only 3,000 of them are public schools... Compare that to the United States where 88% of school-age children attend public schools, 9% attend private schools, and nearly 3% are home-schooled... more »

September 8, 2014 6:39 AM

FLASH : 'Little Haiti' now officially a New York neighborhood (Video)

Thousands of Haitians and Haitian American have lived in a portion of Brooklyn for years. The neighborhood will be called 'Little Haiti' from now on. more »

June 28, 2018 9:38 PM

Haiti's ban on Dominican products creates tension in Belladere

Haiti's ban on the entry of 23 Dominican products from crossing the border overland is beginning to create tensions in the Haitian border town of Belladere. more »

October 3, 2015 6:30 AM

Belladere Haiti, how this city was built

The city of Belladere in the Plateau Central (centre) of Haiti would probably not exist if it wasn't former Haitian President Dumarsais Estimé. Find out how Belladere was built. more »

June 22, 2018 11:24 PM

Haiti's government wants ZERO dead during Hurricane Season 2018

Haitian prime minister Jack Guy Lafontant his his government discusses all the options at a recent council of minister (Conseil des Minister). The objective is ZERO dead during the 2018 hurricane season. more »

June 5, 2018 10:45 AM

Free food, Free drinks, what Haitians expect at a funeral these days, it's like a fiesta!

One of my neighbors went to a funeral in the countryside after one of his uncle passed away. When he came back I asked him how did everything go. His answer will shock you... more »

June 3, 2018 5:06 PM

Little Haiti Miami, Haitian businesses now being evicted in large numbers

Suddenly the Little Haiti neighborhood is too good for Haitians... New projects are underway little Haiti Miami, rent prices are soaring and Haitian business owners, are being pushed out. more »

May 29, 2018 1:21 PM

A 'Little Haiti' District Is Coming to New York City

Very soon, Haitians in New York City will have their own "Little Haiti," coming to the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in the form of the "Little Haiti Business and Cultural District." more »

May 23, 2018 5:35 AM