Month: March 2012
New investment fund seeks to spur jobs, growth in Haiti
By JACQUELINE CHARLES – McClatchy NewspaperMIAMI – The World Bank’s private sector arm is investing up to $10 million in Haiti in hopes of spurring…
French Ministry to Bring Haitian Delegates to France
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Following a series of meetings between Haiti’s Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul and Jean Dussourd, Prefet Referent on Haiti to…
US$16-m ‘Fibralink’ extension to reconnect Haiti with the world
JUST over two years after Haiti was devastated by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake, the impoverished country is set to receive a major boost with the…
Haiti, UN make urgent appeal for aid as rainy season nears
The United Nations and Haitian government make an urgent appeal for $60 million in aid as a lack of funding hampers efforts rebuilding efforts at…
UN official pleas for funds before Haiti’s rains
March 27, 2012 16:52 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations mission in Haiti is worried that a scarcity of resources will prompt a…
In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations
Credit: John W. Poole / NPR A hundred thousand people in Haiti are ready and waiting to get vaccinated against cholera. The vaccine is sitting…
Red Cross in Haiti considers building hotel, conference center in Caribbean nation-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Washington Post: By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference…
Haiti: Former Rebel Leader Guy Philippe Defends Aristide-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Monday, 26 March 2012 19:21 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former rebel leader Guy Philippe said he was ready to “go down the streets” to…
Hurricane experts eye 2012 season
Despite an unprecedented early spring heat-wave that helped break records across the country last week, it’s the warming waters halfway across the world that have…
Sean Penn turned to alcohol in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Actor and activist Sean Penn is keen to cut back on his alcohol intake after turning to booze at night during the ongoing relief effort…
Watch Footage from Arcade Fire’s Trips to Haiti
Arcade Fire released video footage yesterday from their March 2011 and February 2012 visits to Haiti. The footage was recorded by the band and Bec…
Quand un ancien Premier ministre Lavalas défend Martelly
Le Nouveliste: Haïti: L’ancien Premier ministre Jean Marie Chérestal est catégorique. Sans langue de bois. « Contrairement à ceux qui le critiquent, je dis que…
24 March 2012 | PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti 7 raisons pour lesquelles je peux aider Haïti.
LAURENT LAMOTHE -CLICK NAME TO SEE HIS BLOG 1. Je comprends parfaitement les processus politiques contemporains ainsi que les rapports de pouvoirs nationaux et transnationaux….
UN urges Haiti to revive reconstruction panel
The Associated Press via MiamiHerald PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A United Nations official is urging Haitian authorities to revive a panel to coordinate reconstruction efforts following…
Money-laudering case in Miami federal court sends signal to Haiti
Miami Herald: BY ANGEL CASTILLO JR. acastillo@floridavoices.com When Patrick Joseph, the former head of Haiti’s state-owned telephone company, steps into a federal courtroom in downtown…
Position de l’ancien Premier ministre Bellerive sur un document, non signé, publié dans les médias
La Nouvelliste: Haïti: Une campagne de presse, de toute évidence commanditée, menée tambour battant autour de contrats de travaux publics ou de services engageant ma…
Audit, contrats, dénonciation, protestation
La Nouvelliste: Le processus de révision des contrats passés sous le gouvernement de Préval/Bellerive pendant la période de l’urgence continue de faire des vagues. L’ancien…
Solar Lights Haiti Schools, Powers Businesses
When a devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010 and killed more than 316,000 people, countries around the world sent humanitarian aid and rescue…
Haiti government orders former soldiers to clear old bases
By Associated Press, Published: March 20 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian authorities are ordering some army veterans and would-be soldiers to clear out of several old barracks…