Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations CONTENTS Page Letter of Transmittal ………………………………………………………………………………….. v Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Observations ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Procedural Actions ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Political Actions …………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 In Haiti ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Within the International Donor Community …………………………………………. 5 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Meetings With Individuals...
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Archive for June 10th, 2010
HAITI: NO LEADERSHIP—NO ELECTIONS A REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE 111th CONGRESS 2nd SESSION JUNE 10, 2010
SPECIAL-FLASH-FLASH EDMUND MULET TAKES HIS “30 PIECES OF SILVER” TO BETRAY THE HAITIAN PEOPLE
June 10, 2010 Two weeks ago Edmund Mulet, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)…stated that the Preval government must create a new and unbiased CEP – Electoral Council- if Haiti was to have a really free-and-fair-election. He was specific and unequivocal in his...
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U.S. Moves to Block Some Funding for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
A plan before a congressional panel that is intended to prod the Haitian government to clean up its justice system could end up blocking funds for some U.S.-backed judicial-reform programs in the earthquake-ravaged nation. The proposed Senate Appropriations Committee measure takes aim at alleged killings at the overcrowded prison in Les Cayes, Haiti, in...
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Jimmy Buffett helping Briggs & Stratton
The 240 generators donated by Briggs & Stratton Corp. to provide power to areas of Haiti devastated by a January earthquake remain tied up in customs several weeks after being shipped. The dilemma has even drawn the attention of singer Jimmy Buffett, who was in the Caribbean nation as part of his own relief...
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One set of food staples finally cleared in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
After languishing in the Port-au-Prince port for more than a month, the first shipping container filled with Buckets of Hope was released by the Haitian government June 2. The container, owned by the Florida Baptist Convention, carried buckets of various necessities donated by Southern Baptists across the country. Alabama Baptists contributed approximately 8,300 of...
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Bill Gates offers $10m fund for mobile banking in Haiti
Alongside the billions of pounds worth of aid being pumped into rebuilding Haiti, a new project aims to give Haitians control over their own cash. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has created a $10m (£7m) fund for mobile banking services in the country. Mobile banking is exploding in the developing world, encouraging saving...
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