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69Mario Vargas Llosa and the Dominican Republic
Every year I see who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Sometimes I am intrigued. Sometimes I am happy, for an author I read and admire is honored. Often, I am mystified, as the politics of the prize distribution is far more...
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68Short Story: Consciousness
Okay, so this is a short story, written for my writing workshop. I am displeased that I didn't get as high a grade as I wanted, but I am a genre writer; which was something the teacher wasn't acquiescent to having in his class. So, I tried my hand...
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67Where in the World are You?...Citadelle Laferrière; Haiti
Try to guess the pictured location based on a series of vague clues presented by the author.
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69Titanic and the Black Passenger
His mother purchased first class passage for them aboard the liner La France. Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, his wife and daughters sailed on the doomed Titanic instead.
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72Major Causes of Weak and Unstable Government in Haiti
Haiti has a lot of causes of weak, unstable governments, such as inability of the government to provide employment to most of the population or unemployment rate too high, inability of the government to provide a safe environment for the businesses and the farmers to prosper, or having high corruption.
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72The Real Curse of the Zombies: Mystery Files
Do Zombies actually exist? Are they creatures of the living dead controled by sorcery? or is there another explanation, less supernatural, but just as sinister?
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73The President Of Haiti Who Was Known As An Emperor - Jean Jacques Dessalines
The story of a slave who became Emperor - Jean Jacques Dessalines. A lieutenant in the Black army, Dessalines worked along side Christophe and L'Ouverture. When it was clear that France would not let them go without a fight, Dessalines rose to the occasion and helped bring Independence to the nation known as Haiti.
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70Exotic Art: Haitian Recycled Metal Drum Sculptures
So many Haitians are trying to regroup after being devastated by life-changing earthquakes. The Haitian steel drum art form hearkens like a beacon of hope in a tumultuous sea of unrest. From the fiery furnaces of obstinacy and determination to survive come the passion-driven pieces of the Haitian recycled steel drum art-form.
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64Voodoo Was AfRAkan Spirituality
When many people hear the word voodoo, dark imagery of death and evil is conjured up. If you happen to be West AfRAkan, Haitian, or even Cuban and you are plagued by sickness you might think that someone has casted a voodoo spell on you. You might even think that someone has gotten a lock of your hair or an item of personal value and has crafted a look-a-like doll of you. That person sits in a dark room everyday sticking the voodoo doll with pins as he burn the dolls feet with fire to make you s
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81Caribbean: Geography Quiz
The Caribbean, often referred to as the West Indies, is a crescent-shaped group of more than 7000 islands that stretch upwards of 2000 miles (3200 kilometers) and separate the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the west and south from the Atlantic Ocean to the east and north. One of my readers, a US Navy veteran who traveled to some of the islands, requested that I write a Caribbean geography quiz. Have fun taking the quiz, and remember to post your answers in the Comments section.
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