Month: June 2010
The New York Times, June 20, 2010 Editorial-Basics for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The list of what needs to be fixed in Haiti is distressingly long, and progress has been frustratingly slow. But two areas require urgent attention…
BP ‘estimated higher oil amount’ from Gulf well leak
A BP document has revealed the company estimated that 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico…
Free care hurting Haiti hospitals-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 20 (UPI) — Volunteer doctors and donated supplies poured in from abroad after the January Haiti earthquake, but local doctors and private…
Counselors struggle to save minds traumatized by destruction, death in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For Pierre Yves Jovin, director of the Port-au-Prince city morgue and his employees, the nightmare doesn’t end. After the Jan. 12 earthquake…
Haitian prisoners re-captured-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – United Nations peacekeepers yesterday helped Haitian police capture 30 criminals who had escaped from prison following the January 12 catastrophic…
Haiti Five Months After the Quake
By ROBERT ROTH “We have all suffered. But we are motivated right now to help our people. That makes us strong. That allows us to…
Le show de Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton attend encore la matérialisation des engagements pris par d’innombrables pays à la Conférence des donateurs de New York le 31 mars 2010. Cependant,…
Haiti: Reconstruction Panel Meets-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
More than five months after the earthquake, with rubble still clogging the streets of the capital and some 1.5 million Haitians still homeless, the interim…
Smithsonian leads recovery of Haiti’s art, culture
WASHINGTON — Haiti’s recovery from the devastating earthquake in January requires more than rebuilding structures, but also repairing tattered paintings and cultural objects still buried…
Sestak Case: Foreshadowing Clinton’s Influence on Haitian Elections?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The recent Sestak case provides an interesting glimpse into the prevalence of influence peddling and political horse-trading that takes place in the U.S. This influence…
FLASH-FLASH – FLASH–BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
I was sitting in on an interesting meeting the other day, when someone dropped a comment that grabbed my attention. There is a data bank…
Haiti adopts Brazil as World Cup soccer favorite-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When Brazil scored its first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, a cheer went up that could be heard…
Ex-Haiti prime minister, presidential candidate Marc Bazin dies
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Marc Bazin, former World Bank economist, one-time Haitian prime minister and unsuccessful presidential candidate, has died, family members confirmed. Bazin, 78,…
Haiti’s PM pitches investment opportunities-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Haiti’s prime minister is in Florida pitching investment opportunities in his earthquake-ravaged country. Prime Minister…
Hurricane Alex could threaten Haiti next week
Haiti Action.net – Port au Prince, Haiti — Today’s downpour in Haiti was, yet another, reminder that this summer is forecast to be one of…
Canada invites African leaders to G8 meeting
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada said on Sunday it invited leaders from seven African countries as well as Haiti, Jamaica and Columbia to attend the Group…
Force d’Assistance au Développement : vers une nouvelle Armée d’Haïti
par Teddy Thomas Il y a lieu de se demander si une nouvelle armée peut être de quelque utilité dans les circonstances actuelles en Haïti….
Aid worker seeks closure at Haiti’s collapsed Hotel Montana
Rick Santos has two missions in Haiti this time around. The first is expected of a man who heads the aid agency IMA World Health…
The Right to Choose – For Farmers in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The Monsanto Company is learning a valuable lesson in Haiti: no good deed goes unpunished at the hands of radical anti-corporate elements of Western society….
CNN wins top award for Haiti earthquake coverage
(CNN) — CNN has been awarded one of the highest honors in international journalism — a Golden Nymph — for its coverage of the earthquake…