Today is Haitian Flag Day. This year marks the 214th anniversary of the “bicolor” flag. The beloved flag was adopted on May 18, 1803, in Arcahaie. It is said that Jean-Jacques Dessalines created the flag by taking the French flag, ripping the white section from it. This symbolized the breaking away from the French colonial masters….

Every year at this time, the weather warms up as the axis of the earth is increasing its tilt relative to the sun. The Northern hemisphere begins to defrost from the winter months at the end of March and May blossoms into the most beautiful month. Our dark cooler mornings start a little earlier, as…