Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Haiti Is Too Black For Obama VIDEO

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Aristide/Preval

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

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…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

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….

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

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…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

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…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

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…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

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…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

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…