AP Interview: Haiti eyes tourism, other businesses Haiti's prime minister says his deeply poor country is aiming to attract high-end tourists and multinational investors — instead of constant handouts — to get on its feet after the devastating 2010 earthquake. More
Isaac nears Haiti; Fla. residents told to prepare now Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean and prompting Florida officials to urge residents to prepare now. More
Accounting for natural wealth gains world traction Proponents of so-called "green accounting" - gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week for the Rio Earth Summit - hope that putting dollar values on resources will slam the brakes on unfettered development. A mentality of growth at any cost is already blamed for disasters like the chronic floods that hit deforested Haiti or the raging sand storms that have swept regions of China, worsening desertification. More
Haiti dreams of tourism revival A couple of rumpled aid workers were sucking down a Sunday morning beer at the Hotel Florita here when the minister of tourism rolled to the curb, followed by the interior minister with body guards toting AR-15s, and then the star of the show, New York fashion designer Donna Karan of DKNY. More
N. Korea decries US shipment of long-range tactical missiles to Ukraine as 'mean' policy The official said the US has adopted a "mean" policy of offering such long-range missiles for use against Russia in a bid to tip the scales of the war. "The US can never defeat the heroic Russian army ... 04/28/2024 - 10:25 pm | View Link
U.S. military aircraft lands in Haiti. Pentagon says it’s supplies, personnel for embassy U.S. military aircraft lands in Haiti on Tuesday. weeks after President Biden informed Congress he was providing $10 million worth of weapons and ammunition to the Haiti National Police. 04/23/2024 - 9:31 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for May 03, 2024
Our problems are no match for our tenacity and courage today. Once assertive Mars sextiles deep-rooted Pluto at 5:06 am EDT, we’re equipped to take serious and decisive action. Our intuition can help us find information useful to our efforts, as the sensitive Pisces Moon sextiles the vibrant Sun.
8212; William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series.
“We battled and competed,” said Nylander, who sat the first three games of the series because of an undisclosed ailment.