Month: October 2012
HAITI GANG-RAPED BY USAID AND CHEMONICS – AGAIN!! USAID contractor Chemonics cited for numerous mistakes in Haiti
By Jacob Kushner | 10/05/12 NEW YORK — Two years ago, auditors revealed the Washington, DC, consulting firm Chemonics International and a partner company were…
Venezuela election result set to upset global oil politics
Hugo Chávez promises to increase production and reduce dependence on US market by doubling crude exports to Asia Jonathan Watts and Virginia Lopez The Observer,…
Nepotism in Haitian Gov’t is Ugly, but Not Necessarily Corruption
President Martelly, First Lady and Son This week, I received three documents that are serving as evidence by four senators to put under indictment, Prime…
U.N. Troops Expected In Haiti For Another Year, and Another, and Another, and…..infinity and beyond.
October 5, 2012 The U.N. Security Council is likely next week to approve Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendation that the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti…
USAID contractor Chemonics cited for numerous mistakes in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Jacob Kushner | 08:16 am NEW YORK — Two years ago, auditors revealed the Washington, DC, consulting firm Chemonics International and a partner company…
Red card for Martelly-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Thousands of protestors rally against increased cost of living. Port-au-Prince was the scene of a massive march Sept. 30 against the administration of President Michel…
Claudinette Fouchard n’est plus… Je viens tout juste de recevoir ce message d’un ami !
En mémoire de la beauté de la Femme hHaitienne par Arthur V Calixte Haïti: Sa Majesté la Reine Mondiale du Sucre «Claudinette Fouchard»: Patrimoine National….
Venezuela election: Chavez, Capriles in final rallies
Under heavy rain in Caracas, Chavez promised more reforms to help Venezuela’s poorest Continue reading the main story Venezuela election War on poverty Profile: Hugo…
The Cost Of Saving Lives With Local Peanuts In Haiti
by Dan Charles All Things Considered [8 min 20 sec] Download Enlarge Alex E. Proimos/flickr How much extra would you pay for local food? It’s…
Haiti Commission Meets on Food Prices
Above: a meeting of the price control commission in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-established Commission on Price Control met…
Haiti: Senate Unanimous to Remove Three Supreme Court Justices
[file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved unanimously to remove Chief Justice Anel Alexis Joseph and Justices, Kesner Michel Thermési and Frantzi…
Fears abound ahead of close Venezuelan elections
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press AP Photo/Fernando Llano CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan voters Luis Gustavo Marin and Dunia Nessi are on opposite sides of…
U.N. Security Council says progress being made in Haiti, but peacekeepers should remain-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Security Council members Wednesday called on Haitian leaders to hold elections and keep promises, while acknowledging progress has been made. By Jacqueline Charles Acknowledging recent…
Haiti’s Central Bank, IFC Partner to Expand Leasing Infrastructure
Above: a waterfront rehabilitation project in in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Banque de la Republique d’Haiti central bank and…
Haiti’s Second Goudougoudou: The Global Food Crisis
Having accompanied and translated for Haitian housing rights activist Reyneld Sanon on his recent trip to Washington, it became all too evident from many sectors:…
Haiti’s Two-Million-Dollar Ghost Town
This model home from Perma Shelter, above, has been turned into a communal latrine. Photo: HGW/Milo Milfort ZORANJE, Haiti, Oct 2 2012 (Haiti Grassroots Watch)…
Haiti: President Martelly Arranges His Own Protest of Support
President Michel Martelly leads similar kanaval-style protest on February 18 [file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – President Michel Martelly found it wise on Monday to coordinate…
Jacques Salès chez France-Empire (Paris, France)
Auteur : Jacques Salès Genre : Histoire Editeur : France-Empire, Paris, France Prix : 22.00 € Date de sortie : 20/09/2012 GENCOD : 9782704811618 Résumé…
A judicial crisis erupts in Haiti
While Haitian leaders were out of the country, accusations about judicial improprieties led to the firing of a chief prosecutor. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com While…
Haitians ignore gov’t ban on plastic bags
Children wait in line to sell plastic bottles at a Haiti recycling office in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Haitian merchants on…