Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

As you know I wrote about having Gonave split into different zones.  Not only would it help with identifying specific locations on the island, but it also will help with development.  If a particular area is being developed, we can list the zone and people will know where we are speaking of. I also wrote about weather stations on the island.  These stations are a must and are very important.  Each station would cost around $5 - $8,000 US per station.  These stations would be placed all around the island, so that weather can be pulled from different areas of the island.  After doing a large amount of research on this, many of the stations run on Solar Power.  This is key as it will work well on Gonave due to the lack of infrastructure.  Also these stations would have backup power generators as well.  Given the small amount of power these units will use, solar makes the best sense.  Due to its durability and versatility, shipping containers would be the entire station.  These stations

Recently a division of Let's Build Gonave, Haiti has been doing research on native plants and trees that either once existed on Gonvae, or still exists.  The idea is to not only reintroduce species of plants and trees that are in limited supply, but to also bring up the natural level.  Some of the trees and flowering plants will help with soil erosion, ground cover, build tidal flats, etc.  Many of the plants will serve many different purposes.  A key to building the honey industry are trees and plants that offer flowers that attract bees.  In addition a few are known to attract butterflies.  Adding back the vegetation life on Gonave will help with farming and crop raising. Stay tuned as we develop a plan to help build up the vegetation life on Gonave.  Go Gonave!

I had mentioned in a previous post that HULU is OTT type of programming.  It allows for no third party in programming.  Due to this, the platform allows for many different networks, movies, music, TV shows, etc to be available to users to watch online.  While users can also use their phone, tablets, PC's, and watch it on TV via a streaming player of some sort. For Gonave, the service would link many different types of entertainment options that would utilize the internet to provide residents with entertainment, sometimes even live.  The service is still in the early planning phases, and will only happen if certain metrics are met.  Mainly if Gonave is accepted as a SAR by the Haitian government, then this among many other things would take place. OTT have flexibility to where users can be on the go and watch their favorite show, or even get emergency warnings.  The service would probably be a service that has a monthly fee at a very low price.  Advertising would be on the home

This is your typical honey bee hive box which is made by a company in Oregon.  While these hive kits are about $150.00 US, these would be ideal for starting the honey farms on Gonave.  Hives generally create about about 100 or more lbs of honey per year.  Not only that, but you can do much more than produce honey, such as using the wax for soaps and lotions, amongst other things. The idea is to get about 4 hives started to see how well these boxes work on Gonave.  These hives boxes, could also be easily built on Gonave, and sold as part of a small industry. So for less than $600.00, 4 hives could be built on Gonave.  This would not take into consideration the costs of the bees, or transporting the hives and bees to Gonave. Not only could this be the start of an industry of honey, but also of light manufacturing of soap, lotion, and hive boxes. Go Gonave!

I was recently approached by a family friend who said that creating a pod district, similar to what Portland has, can be a tourist draw, but also serve the needs of local Gonavians. So I am putting together a plan to build a small pod district that could serve food and beverages.  I have written before that beer stalls would be important as they can serve beer that is brewed from Gonave.  I envision burger, beer, tea, coffee, sandwich, asian food, etc as stalls that could be developed in this pod district.  I will be looking at a few ways that this could be implemented along with plans that Hurko has announced.  This could be achieved by using 20 ft long shipping containers, which would be rented out to locals who have a sound business plan and financing.  I will speak more about this later as I gather more input and concrete plans. Go Gonave!

OTT, also known as over-the-top could be an affordable way to provide Gonavian's with entertainment.  When you think of OTT, think of Hulu.  It allows one to have audio, video, and other types of media through the internet without a third party.  It allows users to watch or listen using the cell phones, game consoles, tablets, etc.  Channels are created, and subscribers can then choose their channel, or movies they want to watch.  Creating an OTT platform will be far cheaper option than launching satellites into orbit, or paying large fees to big cable companies.  Currently we have been looking into ways to start a small program that will be the backbone of the OTT platform.  Initially the program will be free, and when fully built would have a small monthly fee.  This would be the cable network that would have radio, news, movies, and shows featuring local talent.  This could then extend beyond Gonave and also be a available in Haiti.  Also users would need to purchase devices