Month: April 2013
More than half of US earthquake aid to Haiti went to US firms, organizations, study finds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A new report on American aid to Haiti in the wake of that country’s devastating earthquake finds most of the money went…
Venezuelan oil program uncertainty fuels Caribbean concern
In the Dominican Republic, discounts on Venezuelan oil imports keep the lights on. In Jamaica, they are helping a limping economy stay afloat, and in…
Haitian NEWS: Drought, Tropical Storms Lead to Growing Food Insecurity-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By the Caribbean Journal staff Malnutrition rates in some parts of Haiti have increased since last fall as more and more people in the country…
Report Finds “Troubling” Lack of Transparency in US Aid to Haiti
By the Caribbean Journal staff There are “significant” problems in the way the United States delivers aid to Haiti, according to a report from the…
Ball State soccer team to play Haiti national team
MUNCIE — Ball State women’s soccer coach Craig Roberts attended a game between the Haiti and Australian national teams last year, and he took that…
NEWTON ST-JUSTE INVOLVED WITH THEFT OF 30,000,000 GOURDES FROM MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS!!!???
April 1, 2013 This is no April Fool’s Day joke. We are no fans of Queen Martelly, however, one should not attack on the basis…
Haitian historian Georges Corvington, who chronicled the country’s capital, dies at age 88
by buildingaschool PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The Associated Press ….Born in Port-au-Prince, Corvington began writing in the 1970s, collecting thousands of books that eventually formed a seemingly unmatched…
Haiti and the UN: Occupation in the Time of Cholera
France Francois says the organization has done far more harm than help in the quake-stricken nation. Despicable: United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal infected a quake-stricken…
U.S. Aid to Haiti: “Troubling” Lack of Transparency, Effectiveness-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
“Haitians, U.S. taxpayers unable to verify how U.S. aid funds are being used on the ground” Image: LYNNE SLADKY/AP/SIPA A new report from the Center for Economic…
Gridlock in Haiti
Miami Herald Editorial OPINION: Political infighting threatens to paralyze the recovery without elections By The Miami Herald Editorial HeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com Sixteen months after Haiti was supposed…
Haiti Sends Counternarcotics Officers for Training With Miami Police Department
By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: the Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute A team of 21 officers Counternarcotics Unit of Haiti’s national police has begun…
UN report says more malnutrition in Haiti following heavy storm season
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations says a growing number of Haitians are not getting enough to eat. The U.N. mission in the Caribbean nation…
Spain to play soccer friendly vs. Haiti national team at Sun Life Stadium
Spain’s Andres Iniesta trains at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Spain and Uruguay played a friendly match Feb….
After cautious start, Haiti church rebuilding program gains momentum
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Church reconstruction in Haiti is moving forward at a faster pace after months of discussions as…
Hugo Chavez: Venezuelan leader’s Latin American legacy
Cuba says Hugo Chavez was like a “true son” to Fidel Castro Charismatic and controversial, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was the most influential Latin American…
MIREILLE DUROCHER-BERTIN LETTRE A LA SOCIETE HAITIENNE
Par ANNE-ROSE SCHOEN Le 28 Mars 1994 Mireille Durocher Bertin etait assassine par des officiels et des sbires au service du gouvernement Haitien. Selon les…
Michaëlle Jean in Haiti
Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti, begins this Tuesday, April 2 a one-week mission in Haiti, where she will guides members of the Institute…
IDB Loan to Create Jobs, Spur Garment Industry in Haiti
Apr. 2 — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently announced the approval of a loan of up to $4 million to help Willbes HA, a…
Dresses travel from Lubbock to Haiti in Hi-Tech style
Photo by Emily de Santos The fashion in Haiti is about to get a little more Hi-Tech. The Hi-Tech fashion group hosted a Dresses for…