Eco- and Adventure Tourism. Since before Columbus, Haiti has appealed to the adventurous explorer in all of us. It is therefore no wonder that certain unique kinds of environmental, cultural, adventure and historical tourism have begun to develop in Haiti. When at Dame Marie and further down the coast in Anse d'Hainault, you get the distinct impression that you are at the end of the earth. And you are. Hiking outside these towns you are as remote and cut off from the digital world as you would be in Timbuktu.
Overloaded Haitian ferry sinks; 11 die CNN Five of 11 bodies recovered were children, Haitian authorities say Most of the 100 people aboard the crowded ferry able to swim to safety Boat sank after taking on water about 150 yards from...
At least 11 die as ferry capsizes off Haitian coast People's Daily At least 11 people, including five children, were killed when a ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti late Saturday, according to reports reaching here Sunday. Rescue crews have recovered 11...
At least 11 killed as ferry capsizes in Haiti Haiti News.Net ... people, including five children, were killed when a ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, according to reports reaching here Monday.
20 dead as ferry capsizes in Haiti Times of India A ferry capsized north of the capital Port-au-Prince off the coast of Haiti, killing some 20 people and leaving dozens more missing, Haitian authorities said on Sunday. &Haitian...
Overcrowded ferry sinks off Haiti, killing 11 CBC News An overcrowded ferry sunk off Haiti's southern coast, killing at least 11 people, United Nations and Haitian authorities said Sunday. Most of the 100 people aboard the crowded ferry on a two-day...
Overloaded Haitian ferry sinks; 11 killed CNN Asia Five of 11 bodies recovered were children, Haitian authorities say Most of the 100 people aboard the crowded ferry able to swim to safety Boat sank after taking on water about 150 yards from...
11 dead in Haiti ferry capsizing Examiner China reluctant to prod Myanmar over aid Lavilette said a passenger called him in distress as the boat foundered, but emergency crews were not able to reach the ferry quickly because the closest...
20 dead, dozens missing as ferry capsizes in Haiti Times of India A ferry capsized north of the capital Port-au-Prince off the coast of Haiti, killing some 20 people and leaving dozens more missing, Haitian authorities said on Sunday. &Haitian...
Dominican Republic ups food subsidies Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Dominican Republic has expanded subsidies on basic food staples to maintain calm after deadly food riots recently struck neighboring Haiti. ...
Haitian ferry sinks, at least 11 dead USA Today Au-prince, Haiti — An overloaded ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, killing at least 11 people, U.N. and Haitian authorities said Sunday.
20 dead in Haiti ferry capsize ABC Australia A ferry has capsized north of the capital Port-au-Prince off the coast of Haiti, killing about 20 people and leaving dozens more missing, Haitian authorities said. &Haitian police and peacekeepers...
Graveyard quiet of huge Haiti slum signals progress Reuters It is a measure of success for President Rene Preval that calm prevailed in Haiti's largest and most violent slum during recent food riots in the Caribbean nation.
Show features local efforts to fight hunger in Haiti Pioneer Press Rising food prices are being felt all around the world, especially in Haiti, where soaring food costs have resulted in protests and riots. In April, KSTP-TV, Channel 5, reporter Jason Davis traveled...
Food being sent to Haiti Caribbean Net News Seattle, USA: World Concern and Operation Blessing are planning to ship two 40-foot containers of soy-enriched rice to Haiti in May. The food will provide over one million meals and will be...
A Caribbean Classic in the making Jamaica Gleaner Defending champions Hurricane and Caribbean Classic won their semi-final matches in the 2007/2008 CTL-sponsored Portmore Domino league last Sunday when they defeated Eradication and Old Harbour...
Spanish reporter shot by foreign soldiers in Haiti SABC 2008, 20:00 Spanish journalist Ricardo Ortega was shot dead by foreign soldiers in Haiti in 2004, according to a court order from the Caribbean country, the contents of which were made...
Hottest beaches of Central America MSNBC Central America , the spindly isthmus that spans the gap from the bottom of Mexico to the top of South America, was long known as home to a handful of bucolic Banana Republics offering coffee...
Cuba boosts golf to compete with DR and the Caribbean Dominican Today Havana.– The only time Cuba's Fidel Castro is known to have played golf was in 1961, in a stunt thumbing his nose at the United States. Cuba is now setting aside any ideological objections and ...
Head of UN agricultural agency in Haiti to discuss food security UN News Centre The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is in Haiti for talks on food security with top officials including President René Préval. Widespread food riots in the small...
Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols The China Post Britain's Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence declined to confirm the...
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