Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains

"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...

First aid ship arrives in Hanna destroyed Haiti while the US waits patiently

The first shipment of aid tried to arrive in Haiti yesterday. This would be have been the first aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and put the town of Gonaives practically under water. The...

Tropical Storm Gustav gaining strength

UPDATE 5:00 EDT: Here's the latest public storm advisory:"Gustav continues moving northwestward toward Hispaniola. A hurricane warning remains in effect for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Barahona...

WastedFood.com and Starvation in Haiti

People often ask me to share some of my experiences while working overseas. Predictably I usually offer up the times I found adventure or thrills in some exotic location.Mariani 00007I seldom discuss my times in the slums of Kolkata or especially what I saw while living in...

U.N.: Haiti needs emergency funding Now

Here is an is an idea, that IRS refund you are receiving send a few bucks to mission to Haiti.  Oh how about that Stimulus check instead of shopping at Walmart and sending money to China, how about a few...

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead"PORT-AU-PRINCE --Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the...

Mission To Haiti : Touching Lives

The Writer Spent a Week in Haiti through this mission (Full disclosure)  Mission to haiti remains the poorest nation in the west.  Mission to Haiti has several programs to change the future of this...

Undocumented immigrants vulnerable to scams

"The Miami Herald reports that scores of undocumented immigrants, particularly Haitians and Mexicans from Florida and other states, have been rushing to the northern U.S. border convinced that Canada will grant...

19 Cubans Arrive in Key West, 9 Haitians in Palm Beach

Two groups of illegal migrants made it ashore in South Florida Thursday morning.  According to the Sun Sentinel newspaper,  19 Cuban migrants made to the backyard of the home of a Naval Air Station commander in Key West.  They apparently arrived in a homemade...

Foreign policy often dominates U.S. immigration policy

Congress, the White House and U.S. immigration agencies, have developed over the years, a complex patchwork system, that favors some groups and nationalities over others. Copy & Click this...

$5,000 buys you a high-speed (illegal) ride to America

Hundreds of Haitian citizens have paid $5,000 to be smuggled into Florida aboard speedboats. <--- What's the speed of the U.S. Coastguard's fastest boat?

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