Posted in Crime/Corruption

$26 Million [US] Missing from Haiti’s National Fund for Education

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – $26 million [US] of the “Fund National pour l’Education” (FNE) are unaccounted for. The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH)…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Reconstituer une armée en Haïti

WASHINGTON, États-Unis – Reconstituer une armée en Haïti, comme le souhaite son président Michel Martelly, dans un pays où l’armée est «traditionnellement un instrument de…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Letter To Amnesty International

*Haiti Democracy Project*, 2011-10-17  http://haitipolicy.org/content/4729.htm)  International Secretariat  Amnesty International  London  Greetings from the Haiti Democracy Project. We commend your report on Jean-Claude Duvalier, “You Cannot Kill…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

“Who protects us from you?” – MINUSTAH and Haiti

By Kevin Edmonds Kevin Edmonds is a freelance journalist and doctoral student in Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is one of the…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Sweet Micky’s Wild Ride

VOANews: Former Haitian pop-star-turned-president Michele Martelly abruptly canceled our TV interview. As a consolation, he invited VOA TV Correspondent Carolyn Presutti to join him in…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

About The Founder

MICHAEL COLLINS I was one of those kids who built model planes and dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot.  After four years in university, gaining…

Posted in Elections

Martelly gets support from U.N., Haitian Senate

Miami Herald: NEW YORK — The government of Haitian President Michel Martelly received two important symbols of support Friday from the United Nations. The U.N. Security…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

CONILLE – CONILLE – CONILLE-Fort d’un appui massif de 81 voix pour, avec seulement 7 abstentions et 0 contre, le nouveau Premier ministre va diriger le premier gouvernement de la Présidence Martelly qui doit affronter des problèmes gigantesques

  Publié le samedi 15 octobre 2011    La Chambre des Députés a adopté massivement samedi matin (peu après 08h00 heure locale, 13h00 GMT) par…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Les cas de choléra se multiplient dans la Grand’Anse, le Nord et l’Artibonite

Le Nouvelliste: Les cas de choléra se sont multipliés ces derniers jours dans les départements du Nord, de la Grand’Anse et de l’Artibonite. Cette recrudescence…

Posted in Ag/Farming

More Americans than Chinese can’t put food on the table

The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

CONILLE CABINET-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Oct 13, 2011 Le Sénat de la République s’apprête à voter la déclaration de politique générale du Premier ministre Gary Conille. La séance de validation…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

La Minustah ne supportera pas la nouvelle force du président Martelly

Le Matin:Dans une conférence de presse ce mercredi 12 octobre, le chef civil de la Minustah Mariano Fernandez Amunategui a démenti les informations qui font…

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Haitian President Michel Martelly says he is determined to bring back disbanded military-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, October 13, 6:55 PM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly says he’s determined to move forward with a controversial plan to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

A Light In The Dark: Solar Streetlights And Security In Haitian Camps

  Nascent nightlife at the Pétionville Camp. Courtesy SELF By Matthew Van Dusen, Txchnologist Streetlights do more than tell us when to be home — “Be…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Peru, Brazil, Haiti Account for Half of Tuberculosis Cases in Region

Peruvian Times: Peru, Brazil and Haiti account for 50 percent of the cases of tuberculosis in Latin America, according to a report by the World Health…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

At UN, Top Peacekeeper Ladsous Dismisses Tunisia Scandal, Haiti & Rwanda Comments

UNITED NATIONS, October 13 — Herve Ladsous is the fourth Frenchman in a row put atop the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, a Gallic functionary…

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MINUSTAH: Keeping the peace, or conspiring against it?

  The WIP.NET-by DeepaPanchang Nou dwe sèl mèt bout tè sa a: We should be the only owners of this land. This was Haitian protesters’ message at…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Haiti gov’t links to old regime prompt scrutiny-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By Trenton Daniel Associated Press / October 13, 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Back from exile, former strongman Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier lives in a villa in the…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Michel Martelly visits Jean Claude Duvalier to discuss the future of Haiti

October 12, 2011   President Michel Martelly, accompanied by the presidents of Haiti’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate paid a visit to ex-President Jean-Claude Duvalier…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Dominican Republic Annuls Ethnic Haitian’s Citizenship

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic October 12, 2011 (AP)   The Dominican government has confiscated or annulled nearly 1,600 birth certificates belonging to residents of Haitian…