Stories about Haiti from August, 2007
Cayman Islands: Caribbean Film Festival
Mighty Afroditee is impressed by the quality of films being shown at the Caribbean Film Festival.
Bahamas, Haiti: Illegal Immmigration
Rick Lowe, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, features an article by the late Dr. Julian Simon to make a point about what should be done regarding the Bahamas’ illegal immigration issue.
Haiti: Preparing for the Storm
As Haiti continues to prepare for Hurricane Dean's arrival, The Livesay Haiti Weblog reports: “The newest projections are saying ‘Dean’ will hit Southern Haiti sometime Saturday afternoon. It has not strengthened that we see, we're just expecting rain and wind”, while Pwoje Espwa says: “It's a busy time for us...
Caribbean: Bracing for Hurricane Dean
The Caribbean blogosphere is abuzz over the impending arrival of Hurricane Dean, the first official hurricane of the season: Steve's Dominica reports: “Dean will be passing over us around 6am on Friday. We'll start to feel the winds from midnight tonight…” Steve manages to venture out, however and posts a...
Haiti: Behind the Mountains
Library Goddesses reviews award-winning Haitian author Edwidge Danticat's first novel for young readers, Behind the Mountains.
Bahamas: Immigration Policy
Craig Butler, writing at Bahama Pundit, thinks that the Bahamas’ immigration policies towards the children of illegal immigrants “seem geared more towards dehumanization rather than inclusion.”
Dominica, Haiti: Earthbag Homes
Living Dominica is impressed by a project in Haiti that provides homes for street children.
Haiti: Simple Technology
“The teenagers in Haiti with rheumatic heart disease break our hearts when we examine their broken hearts.” Dr. John Carroll quotes The New England Journal of Medicine to support his view that simple technology can work wonders in resource-poor countries like Haiti.
