Love and Haiti

Change Your Scenery & Change Your Life
A personal note from PSBH owner Tony Eckert, including "Five Reasons to Visit Haiti"

Young Haitian-Americans turn to voodoo for cultural and spiritual connection
In southern Florida, scholars and priests say more people in their 20s and 30s are finding the religion.

How Haiti hopes to restore its lost forests
The stripping away of its trees for fuel has left Haiti vulnerable to floods, landslides and severe storm damage. Now aid agencies are launching efforts to protect the land with a new blanket of greenery.

Anatomy of a coup d'état
In his book, reviewed here, Peter Hallward looks at how Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forcibly removed from office in 2004 in a U.S.-orchestrated act of 'neo-imperial sabotage'

Port-Salut respire au rythme de l'Internet
Les jeunes de Port-Salut n'ont plus d'excuse pour ignorer l'informatique et les grandes opportunités qu'elle offre. Grâce à un partenariat conclu entre la paroisse Saint-Dominique et le Conseil national des télécommunications (CONATEL), depuis plusieurs mois, un télécentre y est installé. Question d'ouvrir le boulevard des TIC à ces jeunes et renouveler l'universalité de la toile mondiale aux Port-Salutains.

Towers of Power - La Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
Although Haiti remains a tourist challenge, it is impossible to ignore La Citadelle, arguably the Caribbean’s most spectacular fort. Commissioned by Henri Christophe, one of the leaders of Haiti’s successful slave rebellion against France, this astonishing mountaintop redoubt 17 miles southwest of Cap-Haitien symbolized the young nation’s resolve to persevere no matter the cost.

A Review of PSBH from Haiti Innovation
Includes overview and description of Port Salut Beach House