Eden Reforestation Projects
A nonprofit NGO that works in developing countries to rebuild natural landscapes destroyed by deforestation
Haiti
Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
The office of Prime Minister Henry posted a sliding scale of wage hikes that vary by industry, with the greatest increase going to workers in areas such as the electricity and telecommunications.
The Arawak people arrive on and settle the island of Hispaniola
The Arawak tribe originated in the Orinoco Delta, spreading from Venezuela. They traveled to Hispaniola around 1200 CE.
Humans arrive on and settle the island of Hispaniola
For at least 5,000 years before Christopher Columbus discovered America for the Europeans, the island, which he named Hispaniola, was inhabited by indigenous peoples whom he called “Indians.”