On my way back from Haiti, we were treated to a new gangway, enabling us to board the plane without the usual long , hot walk on the tarmac which seems even longer when you have your Barbancourt Rhum (5 etwal) under your arms.

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KREYOLFEST is only a month away and the preparations are in full swing. However there is one change in the line up that The Haitian Times – the festival’s organizers- would like to announce. The line up… will no longer include ROCKFAM.

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As the HaitiXchange crew cavorted in Haiti, commemoration of the Haitian flag continued throughout the month of May during events big and small. The Haitian Compas Festival in Miami is the biggest Haitian festival in the Unites States.

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Reacting to ex-President Bill Clinton’s appointment as UN special envoy to Haiti, radio personality Rush Limbaugh had this to say yesterday:

“I’m just gonna tell you, if I was named envoy to Haiti, I’d quit government. Envoy to Haiti? You can’t even pick up a prostitute down there without genuine fear of AIDS.”

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