Haiti

refugees who sought resource and was welcomed in the land of Haiti after the the first republic and Venezuela collapsed. While in Haiti, Bolivar utilized the funds from the Haitian republic to conduct his unsuccessful invasion of Venezuela. Haiti was a “gathering point for populations that were swept up in the insurgencies on the mainland and were not welcomed by the colonial governments of the other Caribbean islands” (Fischer 26). Since Haiti was a gathering point, it is questionable to wonder…

The country of Haiti is located in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Its island neighbor is the Dominican Republic. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous. Many have described the appearance of the land as a wrinkled brown. In the past, Haiti was covered in beautiful forests and lush green foliage, but today it is mostly barren. Its beaches are spectacular, sporting white sands and crystal blue waters. The people of Haiti are just as vibrant, always loud and joyful. The…

The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the Island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, jointly occupying a space of less than 30,000 square miles. Despite their close proximity, the differences between the two are abundant: whereas Haitians take strong pride in their African roots and speak Creole, Dominicans pay homage to Spain as their motherland, and speak Spanish. The list of differences between the peoples of the two peoples is large, yet the roots of these cultural dissimilarities lie in…

Breaking news: Just yesterday at 4:53 pm, the country of Haiti was Figure 1: Port-Au-Prince flattened by 7.0 earthquake. flattened by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 causing major destruction. The epicentre was 13 km from the capital of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince. The initial estimates for this disaster, placed the death toll around 210,000. Sadly, this estimate was horribly wrong with the death toll rising well above 300,000. There were many reasons for the death rising so high,…

This essay includes the history, demographics, location and geography, economics, education, government, health care of Haiti that explains the way the nation as a whole works. It focuses on different aspects of the country and how they are trying to improve their health care system. The country realized how much they needed to step up their game after the 2010 earthquake left the whole nation devastated. As a nation the government and the people need to work together in order to create a…

Francesca Duong, Forest Hills Central High School People’s Republic of China United Nations Children’s Fund: Improving Health Conditions in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane. Haiti is a country extremely susceptible to natural disasters, and Hurricane Matthew only added to its list. Roughly, there has a two percent decrease in Haiti’s GDP every year from 1975 to 2012 as a result of the damages from natural disasters.…

of Utopians citizens every single day. While Haiti, a country that went from slavery to independence to falling into debt from France. Utopians live a better life than Haitians because Utopia establish trust among their citizens while Haiti continues to have corrupt politicians in their government that is not enabling them to move forward. Therefore, reading Utopia Book II, The Caribbean: A History of the Region and Its People, and Plunging into Haiti: Clinton, Aristide, and the Defeat of…

Prior to understanding the present economic situation in Haiti, it is essential to understand Haiti’s colonial history. Under French rule in the 1700’s, Haiti was one of the most profitable colonies in the western hemisphere and represented a large amount of France’s economy. Farmer (2004), mentions “the current crisis in Haiti, is impacted from the overall history in the 18th century, it became France’s most valuable colonial possession, and one of the most brutally efficient slave colonies.”…

complete successful slave rebellion in history. However, the cost of the war, natural disasters, and a French "independence tax" crippled the former colony, leading to an almost instantaneous decline in the country's wealth and prosperity. Today, Haiti has the shameful title of the poorest country…

healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. A country that is extremely low on the World Happiness Report—ranked one hundred thirty-six out of one hundred fifty-seven—is Haiti. Although this ranking is from the 2016 version of the World Happiness Report, Haiti, since the first published report, has always maintained a spot in the lower quartile—ranked one hundred fifty in 2012, one hundred twenty-six in 2013, and one hundred nineteen in 2015. Are these numbers…