Month: July 2012
Haiti and OAS Sign Firearms Marking Agreement in Port-au-Prince
Above: OAS Special Representative Frederic Bolduc (left) and Haiti Justice Minister Jean Renel Sanon (right) (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government and…
Old hotel pillowcases get new life in Haiti
CAPTION Courtesy Embassy Suites Charlotte/Concord Who knew old hotel pillowcases could have a second life – and such a useful one? The Embassy Suites hotel…
Haitian president visits South Florida, and North Miami foots the bill for his security detail
Haitian President Michel Martelly jetted into South Florida last weekend ready to party. Inside a crowded ballroom on Saturday night, the pop-star-turned-president grabbed the microphone,…
Irish non-profit, Haven, looking for volunteers to go to Haiti
“Haven US is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization which set up in the United States in 2011, after three years in operation in Ireland and…
Brazil Pledges Haiti $100M for Legislative, Municipal Elections
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held a working meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador accredited to Port-au-Prince on Wednesday where Brazil pledged $100…
ARISTIDE NEXT AS FORMER HEAD OF TELECO JAILED
A United States federal judge has sentenced Patrick Joseph, the former head of Haiti’s state-owned telephone company to one year in jail for accepting bribes…
Dozens of Haitians planned demolition of dangerous housing for flood-control project-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
(Dieu Nalio Chery/ Associated Press ) – A Haitian man shouts with arms spread wide during a march protesting a government plan to demolish their…
Truvada drug trials signal ‘turning point’ in AIDS epidemic
A trio of new studies highlights the promise and challenges of preventing the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS: Giving anti-AIDS drugs to…
Infrastructure project in Haiti too good to be true
A South Korean manufacturer is opening up shop in Haiti, with a big chunk of change from the US. But the economic benefits could be…
NBC News Report: Jesse Jackson Jr Is Found
Jackson Jr.’s staff says he’s being treated for a mood disorder, not substance abuse Phil Rogers reports on the location of Illinois’ missing congressman. The…
Le gouvernement fait la lumière sur l’utilisation du budget
Yvince HILAIRE 10 millions de gourdes pour chaque commune, promet Laurent Lamothe. Avant le 30 septembre, réclament les députés. C’est la bonne nouvelle du jour…
Ex-Haiti official sentenced to one year amid secrecy about his Miami court hearing
A former Haiti official convicted of taking bribes while running the nation’s telecom company was sentenced to one year in U.S. prison amid secrecy about…
PHONE BRIBERY CONVICTION PLACES ARISTIDE IN THE CROSS HAIRS!!! SOME SAY ARREST IMMINENT.
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former executive at Haiti’s state-owned telecommunications company has been sentenced to a year in prison for accepting bribes from two U.S….
Haitian mobs lynch 3 suspected criminals
Fox News Lation0: Angry mobs lynched three young suspected criminals on the weekend, two of them in this capital and the third in Petit-Goave, 68…
CLINTON’S CRIMINAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE – Stolen Haitian Relief Money-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
by Stephen Lendman Tuesday Jul 10th, 2012 12:47 AM Haiti Stolen Haitian Relief Money by Stephen Lendman Following Haiti’s catastrophic January 12, 2010 earthquake, billions…
HAITI’S IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT WAR YOU NEVER HEARD OF
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 15, 2012 Can you feel the excitement in the air? June 18 is the 200th anniversary of the War of…
Mark Zuckerberg’s freshman roommate goes for Olympic gold
By Michelle MaltaisJuly 9, 2012, 7:45 a.m. With a hop, skip and a jump from Harvard to Haiti, Mark Zuckerberg‘s freshman roommate is on his…
JOSEPH GETS ONE YEAR IN TELECO CASE…GOVERNMENT NOW TARGETS ARISTIDE?
By C.M. Matthews A former Haitian government official charged in connection with an alleged bribery scheme was sentenced Friday to one year and one day…
Haiti Mayor Assn’s Jean-Claude Fignole Responds to Martelly’s Plan to Revoke Mayors
ABRICOTS, Haiti (defend.ht) – With reports coming from the federal government of its intentions to revoke more than 100 elected mayors throughout Haiti, the President…
Too Soon for Carnival: Sweeping Haiti’s 400,000 Poor Back Under the Rug
Mark Schuller- Huffington Post: For those who haven’t been to Haiti for a while, or for those who have never been but have seen the…