Monthly Archives: December 2010

Haiti – Technology: The Internet Confronting Archaic Structures  By: Ives Marie Chanel & Ronald Colbert[1]  Haitian authorities have not yet demonstrated any official interest in the promotion of the Internet.  The investments are still limited in this sector, which serves … Continue reading →

  Biological pest control in Barbados: an alternative to agrochemicals  Chemical pesticides are widely used to combat the insect pests that raid fields and destroy vegetables.  However, safe organic means are available.  Before Steve Carter became a farmer in Barbados, … Continue reading →

Wood has become a scarce commodity In the rural areas of Haiti, wood is an important fuel.  Everywhere throughout the country, it is women who walk daily for hours, often crossing dozens of kilometres, in the search for this precious … Continue reading →

Fishing in “Nan tikòk” : What are the perspectives? By: Jean-François St. Félix It is nearly unanimously recognized that fisheries is an under-exploited business in Haiti.  The sea contains great economic potential, which, being neglected, is a loss of profit … Continue reading →

Children without childhood By: Nicole Simeon, Journalist, Le Nouvelliste If for certain kids summer vacation means leisure and rest, on the contrary for others there is no respite. In fact, the summer holiday is for a category of children a … Continue reading →

Second tour of the Caravan against AIDS and the hope of youth. “Young people, friends, I don’t come to share sorrow with you, but a word of hope to all youth who want to know that responsible love is the … Continue reading →

AIDS: Haitian prostitutes talk without shame For the first fifteen years after the first cases of AIDS were recorded in Haiti, women involved in commercial sex have shown themselves indifferent towards the repercussions of the epidemic.  With time progressing and … Continue reading →