Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Three months after the National Assizes of Early Childhood, which helped lead to the validation of the guidance document for this sub-sector, the Office of Management of Pre-school Education (BUGEP) of the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) work for the next steps consisting among other of a national awareness campaign around...
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BUT HAS ANYONE TRIED TO PHONE OR E-MAIL CONSULATE AT MIAMI? NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE AND E-MAILS GET NO REPLY… PERHAPS WEB SITE IS NOT UP TO DATE, BUT GOVERNMENT SHOULD CHECK ALL OF THEIR SITES TO MAKE SURE THEY WORK…
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Shortly, the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) should have a tool to reduce the waiting time for obtaining the accreditation of non-public schools. A software was introduced to this effect at a meeting between the Minister Vanneur Pierre and a team of the Directorate of Support for Private Education and of...
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Le conseil d’avocats assurant la défense du jeune Johnny Jean, violé le 28 juillet 2011 par des casques bleus uruguayens de la mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (Minustah), a condamné vendredi le laxisme affiché par les autorités haïtiennes et uruguayennes dans les démarches visant à trouver justice pour la victime,...
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Below is the latest semi-annual report from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) covering the period from August 31st – March 15th. The report provides an overview of key developments during this time, especially police capacity, rule of law, and human rights promotion – all of which need to be strengthened significantly before MINUSTAH can fully transition...
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By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, March 22, 8:52 AM GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Haiti President Michel Martelly has urged the United Nations to divert some of the billions of dollars it spends yearly on peacekeeping efforts to infrastructure projects, job creation and poverty alleviation. Officials need to think about sustainable development instead of security in the impoverished...
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Forbes.com Left: Thelisma Gracia and Anne Reynolds; Right: Thelisma and Stephanie Reynolds Anne Reynolds and her daughter, Stephanie, put boots on the ground in Haiti in the year 2000, quite accidentally. They were vacationing in the Dominican Republic and inadvertently crossed the border into the western half of the island of Hispaniola, which they...
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Pentagon weapons-maker finds method for cheap, clean water By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:15am EDT (Reuters) – A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it...
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Opinions U.N. hypocrisy in Haiti By Charanya Krishnaswami and Muneer I. Ahmad, Charanya Krishnaswami is a student at Yale Law School and a member of the Transnational Development Clinic. Muneer I. Ahmad is a professor at Yale Law School, where he directs the Transnational Development Clinic. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The mandate of the U.N. mission...
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Isabeau Doucet March 20, 2013 | This article appeared in the April 8, 2013 edition of The Nation. People walk across a tiny overpass as raw sewage flows beneath in an open sewage in Port-au-Prince September 4, 2012. REUTERS/Swoan Parker I contracted cholera by the breezy beaches of Port Salut, Haiti, while attempting...
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