Category: DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti
DAILY REPORTS, Direct From Haiti
FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION MARTELLY MUST NAME NEW POLICE CHIEF NOW
July 21, 2012 Mario Andresol’s mandate expires on August 18 and there should ne a replacement named – now – so that the new Chief…
INTEL CONTACTS SUGGEST ANTI-MARTELLY ELEMENT WILL USE CARNIVAL TO CREATE CHAOS AND SUGGEST POLICE CHIEF ANDRESOL IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT PLANS TO DO NOTHING IN AN EFFORT TO FORCE HIS RETENTIONS AS POLICE CHIEF AFTER END OF HIS MANDATE AUGUST 18..
July 20, 2012 The situation is a dangerous an inflammatory one as Martelly’s planned July Carnival moves closer. His popularity is suffering as his government…
L’accident du cortège du président Zo Kiki est le résultat de Fè chèlbè d’une course de moto à quatre roues (Polaris) à la Jean Claude Duvalier sur les sentiers escarpés de la citadelle la ferrière.
Sept personnes sont gravement blessées dans un accident enregistré dans le cortège présidentiel qui sortait d’une visite à la citadelle Laferrière de Milot. Martelly conduisant…
Haiti Olympic Diary: “All Systems Go”
By Samyr Laine CJ Special Contributor At this point we have just about a week to go until the opening ceremonies and I couldn’t ask…
Un accident est survenu au sein du cortège du président de la république SEM Michel Joseph Martelly sur la route menant à la Citadelle lorsque la derniere voiture a dérapé.
Jul 19 02:05PM -0500 Un accident est survenu au sein du cortège du président de la république SEM Michel Joseph Martelly sur la route menant…
A Drug Route Grows Through Haiti
By CAROL J. WILLIAMS and CHRIS KRAUL, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer MALPASSE, HAITI — Three beefy men wearing wraparound sunglasses and gold chains leaned…
DEA AGENTS WATCH AS LARGE SHIPMENT OF COCAINE PICKED UP BY TWO VEHICLES WITH (OF) OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PLATES
July 18, 2012 The DEA is starting a campaign to slow the drug traffic through Haiti and will request the extradition of several dozen key…
ARISTIDE CRITIC Pulitzer-winning columnist William Raspberry dies
FILE – This Oct. 28, 2004 photo shows William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post. Raspberry, one of the most widely read…
JACKIE NAU PROPOSED AS NEW CHIEF OF THE PNH
July 10, 2012 Mario Andresol’s term as Chief of the National Police (PNH) is about to end. It is time for Andresol to step down…
Haitian pilgrims soak up a waterfall’s purifying power in Saut d’ Eau
Pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers in Saut d’ Eau, Haiti, Saturday, July 14. The annual pilgrimage is made in honor…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
Cuban cholera outbreak reaches Havana
The BBC has learned that a patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare…
FRENCH AMBASSADOR INSULTS HAITIAN NATION!!! REFUSES HANDSHAKE WITH DUVALIER AT 122 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR ST. LOUIS DE GONZAGUE
June 25, 2012 On Saturday, ex-President Jean-Claude Duvalier attended the 122nd anniversary celebrations for the Institution St. Louis de Gonzague, the school he attended as…
New York’s Samyr Laine on Olympic mission to raise hope in Haiti
A Harvard grad and freshman roommate of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Laine prepares for Olympics as triple-jumper for Haiti Comments By Kevin Armstrong / NEW YORK…