Wednesday, during a tribute ceremony, placed under the sign of gratitude and of thanks, which was attended by the President of the Court of Appeal of Port au Prince, the Dean of the Court of First Instance of Port au Prince, the Bâtonnier of the Bar of Port-au-Prince, several personalities of the Justice sector,...
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Au moins une trentaine de personnes ont déjà été tuées au cours des deux dernières semaines au boulevard la Saline, quartier sensible de Port-au-Prince, champ de combat de deux groupes armés rivaux. Selon des témoins sur place, il ne se passe un jour sans qu’il y ait des morts. Les affrontements seront beaucoup plus...
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La fin d’année 2015 se révèle totalement morose pour différentes couches de la population en Haïti, avec une hausse inconsidérée du coût de la vie. La vie chère, comme l’appellent les citoyennes et citoyens, dépasse la mesure… A l’approche des fêtes de fin d’année 2015, plusieurs familles du pays, notamment dans la capitale Port-au-Prince,...
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Caracol Industrial Park (Photo: Miami Herald) Caribbean 360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Tuesday December 22, 2015 – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$41 million grant for the fifth and last phase of the Caracol Industrial Park (CIP), the main manufacturing hub in northern Haiti. The CIP contributes to economic development in the north of...
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According to our information, former Adviser to the President Martelly, Joseph Lambert, defeated candidate in the last elections of 25 October, was appointed by the Government Martelly-Paul, Minister Counsellor at the embassy of Haiti in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He would have been installed in office last Wednesday and is also responsible...
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Members of a peasant organization heading to a community meeting to discuss their rights. (Photo: Roberto (Bear) Guerra) By Natalie Miller and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds | Interview An interview with Nixon Boumba, Democratic Popular Movement (MODEP) and American Jewish World Service. Since the earthquake of January, 2010, Haiti has increasingly become a target...
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Cardinal Langlois agrees that Mgr Patrick Aris seat in the Commission The Head of the Catholic Church in Haiti, Cardinal Chibly Langlois, has after days of negotiations with government authorities, agreed that Mgr Patrick Aris seat on the Presidential Commission of electoral evaluation. Let’s rcall that the Catholic Church had demanded as a precondition...
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A St. Paul-based youth soccer foundation has been selected to lead a two-year athletic exchange between Minnesota and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Sanneh Foundation is one of 10 organizations across the world that will run international exchanges on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s SportsUnited program. A $250,000 federal grant will cover about a...
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The United Nations Security Council urged Haiti on Wednesday to quickly reschedule its postponed presidential election ahead off further civil unrest. The second round of voting to choose a successor to President Michel Martelly had been due to go ahead on December 27 but was cancelled after fraud...
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December 24, 2015 Over the last few weeks, there have been many attacks on members of the PNH throughout the Nation. The most recent saw a brazen attack on Godsen Orelus in the center of Port-au-Prince. Had he not called for “back-up” the end result might well have been different. In another incident, motorcycle...
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No date set for new elections Electoral commission yet to be sworn-in By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council has postponed the Dec. 27 presidential runoff elections pitting government-backed candidate Jovenel Moïse against Jude Célestin, the former head of the state-owned construction agency. Elections officials made the announcement late Monday in a communiqué,...
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A group of firefighters in Los Angeles was reaching beyond its borders, working with community businesses and a local college to fix up a used fire engine as a donation for the people of Haiti still reeling from the earthquake in 2010. The Stentorians of Los Angeles County, founded in 1954, was created to...
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