Month: October 2011
$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)…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…