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Haiti is preparing for new leadership. Gangs want a seat at the table March 12, 2024 How did Haiti get here? A 1990s embargo was imposed after the military overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The embargo and the international isolation devastated the ...
Poverty is a business. Just like every other business in the world there are people and organizations out there who thrive on the business of poverty. Unfortunately for Haiti, she has fallen victim to this thriving business, victim of those who profit from the business of poverty....
Is creole a minor language? Why do Semitic languages use abjads? Is Haitian Creole a language or dialect? Is the language of Haiti a creole? Is Haitian creole a high context language? Why is applied linguistics studied? Why is linguistic relativity important?
Why is Oceania not a continent? What country is Mecca in? Is Haiti a city or country? Why is Romania not Slavic? Why is Australia not in NATO? Why are Haiti and the Dominican Republic separate? Why is Ireland called the "Emerald Isle"?
Haiti is also overpopulated. Plus, many of its buildings are designed to resist hurricanes but not earthquakes. Those buildings can survive strong winds bat are easy to fail down when the ground shrikes. Poor building practices can also play a role. “I think it’s important to recognize th...
Another major revolution that is often overlooked is the Haitian Revolution. Beginning in 1791 and resulting in the independence of Haiti in 1804, the Haitian Revolution was the only revolt led by enslaved people in history that resulted in the establishment of a new nation. The Haitian ...
Why Haiti Is Poor: Since the Devastating Earthquake Hit Haiti on 12 January 2010, the World Media Have Been Repeating Ad Nauseam That the Country Is "The Poorest in the Western Hemisphere". but It Was Not Always like That. the "Sugar Island", the "Pearl of the Antilles", Was Once the...
Is that so wrong? Really guys, Haitian women have come a long way. When I was growing up in Hinche Haiti, almost every child birth certificate showed the Haitian father as a "cultivateur" (farmer) and the Haitian mother as a "couturière" (seamstress). ...
Why is Haiti considered a significant former colony? Why was the Hudson's Bay Company created? Why did Trinidad and Tobago became a republic? Why did the British want colonial New York? What reason did Puritans have for establishing Plymouth Colony?