by John Winings | Jan 24, 2016 | General
The news in Haiti is filled with demonstrations, tire-burnings, and near-riots over the seeming inability of Haiti to elect a new president. A president serves one five-year term. Inauguration day should be February 7th, two weeks from now. That won’t happen....
by John Winings | Jan 16, 2016 | General
Reforestation could not take place in Haiti without the pepinyè. This is the word for tree nursery in Kreyòl. In it, seeds germinate and grow up to a half-meter in size. Workers plant the seedlings twice a year in the harsh mountainous Haitian environment.From...
by John Winings | Jan 7, 2016 | General
Living near a highway in Haiti you typically hear a loud bang once or twice a week. These are tire blowouts, something very rare in the states. Haiti roads are rough, often with potholes, and vehicles of all kinds come and go – large and small – trucks, cars, tractors...
