Haiti Historian Georges Corvington Dies at 88
Published: Thu, 04/04/13
Georges Corvington, a prominent Haitian historian, died Wednesday at age 88. Georges Corvington was best known for his books "Port-au-Prince au Cours…
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Spring Valley NY - Haitian Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret Arrested by the FBI
Published: Tue, 04/02/13
Haitians in Spring Valley New York woke up this morning with a shocking news; The Haitian mayor of Spring Valley, Noramie Jasmin, along with Haitian…
Elevated Roads Are Coming Haiti
Published: Tue, 04/02/13
Imagine driving over 'Kafou Aeroport' in Delmas Haiti... Imagine no more... In the very near future, Haitian motorists may be driving OVER some of the…
Haiti : Politics : Haiti Constitution: Weak Presidency and a Very Strong Parliament, It's Not Working!
Published: Mon, 04/01/13
The Haiti Constitution - Weak Presidency and a Very Strong Parliament After the fall of Duvalier back in 1986, Haiti's Constituent Assembly tried so…
Haiti's Jalousie slum Is Being Converted into an Objet d'Art
Published: Sat, 03/30/13
Jalousie, one of Haiti's biggest shantytowns, is getting a very colorful facelift... A psychedelic makeover that aims to be part art and part homage,…
Haiti Hotels - Best Western Premier Petion-Ville Open For Business
Published: Sat, 03/30/13
The new $15 million, seven-story, Best Western Premier four-star hotel is completed and open for business in Petion-Ville Haiti. The Best Western…
A Greener Haiti by 2016 - Bold New Haiti Reforestation Plan
Published: Fri, 03/29/13
Haiti - Environment - Starting May 1st 2013, the Haitian government will begin a campaign to plant millions of trees in Haiti with a 50 year plan to…
Construction in Haiti - Why Are House Foundations Built with Rocks and Not Concrete?
Published: Wed, 03/27/13
FACT: Houses are generally built on a foundation that is either a basement, a crawl space or a slab... In Haiti, house are built on a foundation made…
Haiti Land Measurement - 'Carreau De Terre' and Centieme Explained
Published: Tue, 03/26/13
In Haiti, the 'Carreau' is a unit of area used to measure land. ONE Carreau of land in Haiti is equivalent to 1.29 hectares or 3.18 acres of land. I…
Land in Haiti - What is a Centieme? What is a 50 par 100?
Published: Mon, 03/25/13
Have you ever bought land in Haiti? What is a 4 centieme? What is a 50 par 100? What do they all mean? On the Haitian countryside, people sell land by…