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Haiti Earthquake reported in the Nippes Department Sunday

Earthquake in Haiti There was an earthquake reported in 4 communes of the Nippes department of Haiti Sunday 01 April 2018. No injuries have been reported. more »

Haiti Environment : Metal Mining Would Be Disastrous for Haiti (VIDEO) - Read this...

Metal Mining in Haiti - A woman's hand filled with gold deposits Metal mining in Haiti will bring profits to the few and more misery for the masses, according to an Op-Ed from the New York Times. Given the unique vulnerabilities Haiti faces, mining could deal the country's environment and economy a blow from which it would never recover. more »

Daily life in Haiti - Reuters shows a sad Haitian reality in pictures

PHOTO: The kind of Haiti foreign journalists just love to photograph! If you sent me on a mission to take 25 pictures to show daily life in Haiti, I would choose a different set of pictures but I am Haitian, I am not Reuters. I don't have their mentality. more »

Pedernales : The Dominican Republic border town economy relies heavily on Haitian consumers

Build a wall to Separate Haiti and Dominican Republic Imagine that... Due to the fact that Haiti's central government has completely ignored it's Haitian border cities and towns over the years. The Dominicans have been making their bread and butter selling goods and services to these desperate Haitians... Casing point: Perdanales, Dominican Republic vs Anse-à-Pitres, Haiti. more »

Haiti Migration - Life in Chile is not what it's cracked up to be. Some Haitians want to come back home

Haiti: Peyi sa pa Ofri anyen, CHILI tèt Dwat More than one percent of the Haitian population has moved to Chile but it is not the promise land that may expected. A good friend mine is considering coming back home once he's done paying his travel debts. more »

The old Haitian Diaspora man finally threw away his "Ti Radio" for Haitian news only

Many Haitians in the Diaspora, especially the older generation, has this "Ti Radio" that is only able to pick up one Haitian station for news and information. One Haitian man in New York finally decided to throw his away... Why? more »

Everything you know, everything you believe is because you saw or heard it - No wonder Haiti is the poorest country, we hear it everyday!

Food for Thought - As a Haitian Thinketh... I was watching a video on YouTube where comedian DL Hughley was giving his opinion about the Black Panther movie and it made me think about Haiti. DL Hughley said: "Everything you know, everything you believe, you know it or believe it because because you saw it or you heard it." Let me ask you a question: What have you seen or heard about Haiti all your life? more »

Florida High School Shooting - Haitian Student, son of Journalist Louko Desir, narrowly escapes death

At least 17 people died in a High School shooting in Parkland, Florida Thursday, 14 Feb 2018. 14-year-old Haitian Student Luckner Stephane Désir, son of journalist and former candidate for president Luckner 'Louko' Desir, narrowly escaped death. more »

Destination Chile - Young Haitians don't really want to leave Haiti, they need JOBS

Haiti: Peyi sa pa Ofri anyen, CHILI tèt Dwat A young man in my neighborhood wanted nothing more than to leave the country, go to Chile. Suddenly he changed his mind. What happened? more »

Christmas in Haiti - A christmas tree made out of trash gains media attention

PHOTO: Haiti Christmas Tree made out of Trash - Matisan di Aba Nwel Fatra There was no big Christmas tree erected in Port-au-Prince Haiti during the 2018 Christmas season but one Christmas tree, made out of garbage because of the talk of the town... more »