Tag: Haiti
Exodus! Movement Of The People.
More than five million Venezuelans have left their country since 2015 according to the United Nations, with the poorest walking and hitchhiking for days...
Fishers Of Men: Colombian Fishermen Rescue 94 Haitians Adrift At Sea.
Colombian fishermen have rescued 94 Haitian migrants who were adrift on a motorboat in the Caribbean.
The migrants said they were trying to reach Panama...
Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories Taking Over In Jamaica, Says Health Minister.
KINGSTON, Jamaica--Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the spread of conspiracy theories is threatening to undermine the country’s fight against the...
Far Out West in Haiti: Rapper Bringing Light To Islands?
WASHINGTON - American rap star and third-party U.S. presidential candidate Kanye West visited Haiti on Friday. The surprise visit of the US presidential candidate...
American Superbeans Helping Haitian Bean Farmers Double Yields
Port-au-Prince, Hait--September 2nd, 2020--The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the Fondation Haitienne de Developpement Agricole Durable (FONHDAD) to...
Bad News About Haiti Hospitals? Mythbusters Go Door To Door To...
(Thomson Reuters Foundation)--In Port-au-Prince and other Haitian cities, local groups have sprung up to fight the Covid-19 myths that have eroded trust in healthcare.
Walking...
Tourist Trouble For American Passport Holders: Rules For More Destinations.
As we have indicated before, with the lack of any kind of international consensus on how to safely manage Covid-19 and keep a tourist...
Hurricane Laura Threatens To Destroy Coastal Texas, Louisiana.
(BBC)--Marco and Laura brought high winds and rough seas to the Caribbean, leaving at least 20 people dead, including a baby and an eight-year-old...
Sailing Ship Sinks Off Haiti Killing At Least 17.
(BBC News)--At least 17 people, including two children, died off Haiti when the sailing boat they were on sank yesterday between Tortuga island and...
PAHO Trains Voodoo Priests, Other Health Care Workers In Haiti For...
(PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization in has trained more than 2,800 community health workers in Haiti, including 2,700 community health agents and 162 community...
USAID Improves Health in Haiti through Food Enrichment
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – A healthy and productive life begins with healthy nutrition. Pregnant and breastfeeding women are more at risk, and children need a...
New Dominican President Luis Abinader Sworn In, Declares War On Illiteracy,...
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 16th, 2020.
President Luis Abinader was sworn in today as President of the Dominican Republic. In a ground-breaking speech he promised a wide-ranging program of reforms and got straight to...