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PHOTO: Size of Hurricane IRMA vs Size of HAITI - We are in Trouble!
Look at this photo... Look at the size of Hurricane IRMA as it approaches the Caribbean... Compare it to the size of Haiti and you know we are in BIG trouble.
Hurricane IRMA can swallow the entire Republic of Haiti. That's how big of a storm she is.
Haitian Proverb - Mikrob pa tiye ayisyen
There is a Haitian Kreyol saying "Mikob pa tiye ayisyen" (microbes don't kill Haitians)
Perhaps it is because many Haitians live in some crazy living conditions and the fact that they are alive is a miracle.
There are probably other reason why a Haitian would say that. If you can think of one, share it with us...
The Island Of Haiti - Renamed Island of Hispaniola?
Did you know? the island of Hispaniola was originally named "Island of Haiti" So... Who renamed it Island of Hispaniola?
It's not Columbus!
FACT: In 1930, to avoid confusion between the name of the "Republic of Haiti" and that of the entire island, the U.S.G.B., The United States Geographic Board decided, unilaterally, to name the island "Hispaniola" in homage to the Spanish colonizer
Read more here: L'Ile d'Haiti / Island of Haiti - Who renamed it Hispaniola? Shocking Discovery...