Month: July 2014
UN rights expert urges durable solutions for Haiti’s displaced, vulnerable
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Chaloka Beyani. UN Photo/Evan Schneider 4 July 2014 – Four years after the massive earthquake…
New cardinal brings happiness and visibility to Haiti
Cardinal Chibly Langlois (Jim McManus) Jim McManus | Jul. 4, 2014 In February, Bishop Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, became the 215-year-old island nation’s…
Le Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) porte à la connaissance de la population
Le Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) porte à la connaissance de la population et de la classe politique que, conformément à la décision du Conseil de…
New nuncio to U.N. is Filipino prelate who helped quake-struck Haiti
On: 7/3/2014, By Carol Glatz , In: World Archbishop Bernardito Auza, papal nuncio to Haiti, poses for a photo after the 2010 earthquake outside his…
Virus Strikes Hard in Haiti’s Crowded Shantytowns
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jul 3, 2014, 12:08 AM ET By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press Within a dense cluster of flimsy shacks made mostly of plastic…
HAITIAN CHILDRENS’ FUND COORDINATES ONE WORLD FUTBOLS IN HAITI
See video HERE By Katie Couric Imagine this scene in your neighborhood: A group of kids plays a pickup soccer game. They kick around the…
US envoy for Afghanistan steps down-Added COMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
AFP-Joe Biddle: . . . Washington (AFP) – The US special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down at a key juncture in troubled US-Afghan ties…
Martelly in Panama
Haiti Libre: On Tuesday, the President Michel Martelly, accompanied by among others, Wilson Laleau, Minister of Trade and Industry and the Ambassador of Haiti in…
NOTICE : Foreigners must pay income tax in Haiti
Haiti Libre: “The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) reminds physical persons or entities who use the services of a foreigner whose tax domicile is outside…
Haïti/Politique/Décès de Manigat
3 jours de deuil national pour le Professeur Manigat. Le gouvernement haïtien va décréter 3 journées de deuil national (du jeudi 3 au samedi 5…
Haiti Hopes For Help — But Not Charity
President of Haiti Michel Martelly at the Wall Street Journal’s New York headquarters. Dan Keeler for The Wall Street Journal The President of Haiti, Michel…
Haiti, Dominican Republic cases push chikungunya total past 260,000-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
TinkerJulie/ iStock The number of suspected and confirmed chikungunya cases in Caribbean countries rose sharply last week, led by thousands of new cases reported mainly…