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The region of Les Cayes in Haiti

Les Cayes is a town and seaport in the Southwest of Haiti founded in 1786. It is also known by some other names like Aux Cayes or Cayes. The area where the town is located was uninhabited until the French colonial administration founded the town of Aux Cayes. Although the region is still under some development programs by Haiti tourism, its appealing landmarks include several historic forts and arsenal dating from the days of buccaneers and corsairs. Les Cayes was destroyed twice by hurricane in 1781 and 1786. It was further plagued by disease and pirates during the colonial periods. In recent times, the town was badly damaged by hurricanes in 1958 and by fire in 1908. Les Cayes witnessed the massacre of December 1929 when U.S. Marine killed a dozen farmers who protested the poor economic condition under U.S. occupation. more »

August 26, 2014 7:43 PM

Discover Saint Louis du Nord in Haiti

Saint-Louis-du-Nord also known as Sen Lwi dinò in Haitian Creole is a town in the arrondissement of Saint-Louis du Nord in the Nord Ouest department of Haiti. It is also known in Haitian Creole as "Sen Lwi dinò". The town is located on the northern peninsula of the Hispaniola Island near the Tortuga Island and Port-de-Paix. The coastal town with an average elevation of one meter (average elevation of Haiti is 13 meters) above the sea level is inhabited by 73,100 residents. The Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is located 98 miles away in the Southeast. The nearest reliable airport is at Cap Haitien, 37 miles away. The town is 2 miles away from the powerful Atlantic Ocean. more »

August 20, 2014 8:16 PM

Welcome to Fond des Blancs in Haiti

Fond des Blanc located in the South Department of Haiti in the Aquin Arrondissement is a mountainous community, accessible by 3 to 5 hours drive from Port-au-Prince depending on traffic. Access to electrical power is still out of reach for many in Haiti, especially at Fond des Blanc. Transportation, location, resources, technology infrastructure and skill sets are particularly some of the prime examples of inaccessibility at Fond des Blanc. However, cell phone and internet signals are not a big problem here. more »

August 12, 2014 8:00 PM

Discover Central Plateau in Haiti

The "Central Plateau" occupies about 390 square km (150 square miles) area in an interior basin in Haiti and its adjacent San Juan Valley in the Dominican Republic. The Central Plateau which is also known as the Centre department, extends along both sides of the Guayamouc River, south of the Massif du Nord. It runs about eighty five kilometers from southeast to northwest and is thirty kilometers wide. The plateau has an average elevation of 300 meters or 1,000 feet with an access through difficult spiral roads. Central Plateau is bounded by two minor mountain ranges to the south and west by Noires and Cahos Mountains respectively. The tributaries of the Artibonite River, the longest in the island with approximate 280 km length, flow eastward and southward through Haiti's Central Plateau to a point near the Dominican border before joining the main river to flow westward. more »

August 6, 2014 8:15 PM

Discover La Vallee Jacmel, Haiti

La Vallée de Jacmel is the name of the touristic sea-side city of Jacmel, located in the southeastern department of Haiti. It is an independent peaceful village with an own rich history and culture. The center of the village is dominated by its parish church, hospital and schools. Most of the locals or 'Valléens' have long root with La Vallée and boast one of the highest literacy rates in the country and it is a home to some lesser known centenarians. The people are hospitable, courteous, hard working and disciplined. They enjoy and feel proud to deliver most of the public services and amenities. more »

July 30, 2014 8:20 PM

Discover Ile a Vache in Haiti

The French word "Île-à-Vache" or Spanish "Isla Vaca" all translate to English as "Cow Island". Once it was called as 'Abaka' by the native Indians. It is one of Haiti's satellite islands located in the Baie de Cayes about 10.5 kilometers or 6.5 miles off the coast of Haiti's southwest peninsula between the town of Pointe l'Abacou and Les Cayes in south central Haiti. Île-à-Vache as a part of Hispaniola was once claimed by the Spanish since the visit of Christopher Columbus in 1492. It came under the control of the French by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 who named it by the current name "Île-à-Vache". more »

July 22, 2014 8:05 PM

Ile de la Tortue in Haiti or Tortuga Island

Tortue Island hosts 2 km long 'Pointe Ouest' one of the best beaches in the Caribbean. Sailing on the emerald glass water for a few hours is a bliss; the white color beach with towering mountains behind, never seems to end. "Tortuga" is the Spanish word for 'turtle' and the island was named so by Christopher Columbus because the shape reminded him of a turtle's shell who discovered it during his first voyage on December 6, 1492. He was the first European to land here with some of his Spanish shipmates. Then it was outside the jurisdiction of the East India Trade Company and the Royal Navy and quickly became a heaven for pirates, the biggest pirate base in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. more »

July 16, 2014 8:08 PM

Welcome to Cotes de Fer, Haiti

Côtes-de-Fer is located on a 190.36 square km area in the Southeast of Haiti. The place also nicknamed by "coast of beauty" is surrounded by 'Bainet' on the east, the borough of Aquin & Miragoâne on the west, and Petit-Goâve and the Caribbean Sea on the north and south respectively. It lies at the mouth of the River Côtes-de-Fer, which forms the boundary with the Southern Department.

The area with its 70,000 population has six rural sections-- Gris-gris, Labiche, Amazon, Bras de Gauche, Boucan Bellier and Jamais Vue. The inhabitants mainly live on fishing. Here, you can find large varieties of season fish, lobsters and conchs. In the mountain area they grow large quantities of cachiment, corossole, mango, papaya, grenadine, sapodilla, etc. Agricultural products like banana, potato, corn, petit mille, peas, yam and cassava are grown for local consumption. more »

July 8, 2014 7:36 PM

Arrest of activist Rony Timothee - Live Video

Here is a video of the arrest of leader of the organization "Patriotic Force for the observance of the Constitution" (FOPARK), Rony Timothy.

Last Saturday, Police in Haiti took into custody Rony Timothy. He was charged with disturbing public order as well as fire set in a vehicle and a gas station in the Haitian Capital.

On Monday, Judge Charles D. Kerson ordered his incarseration at the prison of Archahaie more »

May 20, 2014 6:50 AM

Is the new Government in Haiti operating illegally?

If you believe the opposition, you will think so. According to Senator Francois Anick Joseph and with the support of many of his collegues, The current government just formed by Primer Minister Laurent Lamothe is inconstitutional and does not exist.

They are saying that there is no government in the country. Why?

Here is where the problem is. The Presidential Decree that was issued to form the new government on 2 April had some contradictions. Instead of announcing in the decree that some ministers resigned, instead it stated that the Cabinet of Ministers resigned. more »

April 28, 2014 7:11 AM