Posted in Elections

Haiti: Senator Benoit Open Letter to President Martelly on Electoral Crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Senator Steven Benoit (Ouest/Alternative) wrote to President Michel Martelly a letter to suggest a way out of the electoral crisis facing…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Feeding Texas longhorns? Canada farmers cash in on U.S. drought

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – After spring floods drowned his seeding plans two years straight, Canadian farmer Walter Finlay is harvesting what looks to be an…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Donor fatigue hampers Haiti’s recovery

Published on Sunday August 12, 2012 Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo In this June 13, 2012 photo, a boy plays near a camp for people displaced…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Le Cspj s’effrite et perd deux membres

11 Aout 2012 P-au-P, 11 août 2012 [AlterPresse] — La représentante des organisations de défense des droits humains au sein du Conseil supérieur du pouvoir…

Posted in Ag/Farming

US corn price forecast to rise sharply

There are widespread concerns about the impact of the dry weather in the US The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed its forecasts for…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Digicel starts Haiti fraud probe

By Liam Collins and Tom Lyons Sunday August 12 2012 DIGICEL, the Caribbean and Pacific mobile phones group owned by businessman Denis O’Brien, has launched…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

New Appointments to Presidential Adviser, Environment Minister and CFI-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Friday, 10 August 2012 16:28 Written by The Office of the Prime Minister PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Office of the Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s $500 question: Canada offers rent subsidy to Haiti’s homeless

Published on Saturday August 11, 2012 Catherine Porter/Toronto Star Luvica Pierre, 2, was born inside a tent in Port-au-Prince’s teeming Champs de Mars. Her family…

Posted in Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

TARA AUGUSTE KIDNAPPED IN PETION-VILLE FRIDAY EVENING

August 10, 2012 A young lady, Tara Auguste was kidnapped in Petion-Ville Friday, August 10. The last trace of her phone was in Correfour. Her…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections

NEPTUNE, ONE OF 3 MARTELLY RECOMMENDED FOR POLICE CHIEF, WAS INVOLVED WITH MURDER OF FIVE TEEN AGERS JULY 26, 1991 WHILE WORKING FOR ARISTIDE

August 11, 2012 One is left wondering what the government uses for brains, at times like this! During the evening of July 26, 1991 Captain…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Powering Lights and Progress in Haiti

Posted by Tate Watkins on August 9, 2012 at 8:00am View Blog Péligre Dam was completed in 1956 as part of a flood control and…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Report on the 5th Government Council Meeting in Aux Cayes

Friday, 10 August 2012 12:54 PM Laurent Lamothe, 5th Government Council, Aux Cayes LES CAYES, Haiti (defend.ht) – 77,000 jobs could be created in the…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Drought Forces Reductions in U.S. Crop Forecasts

By RON NIXON and ANNIE LOWREY Published: August 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — With the nation’s worst drought in a half-century continuing to decimate crops, the…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

Haiti: PM Condemns Reports Former Minister Pursued for Embezzlement 400MHTG

Friday, 10 August 2012 10:13 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Secretary General of the Prime Ministry denied and strongly condemned reports coming from some news…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections

President Martelly decides to select NEW PNH Chief

President Martelly decides to select new PNH Chief: Has directed Prime Minister Lamothe to prepare dossiers on possibles- Jacky Nau, Godson Orelus, and Cantave Neptune….

Posted in Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

CHILD KIDNAPPED FROM KENSCOFF ORPHANAGE FOR ADOPTION – KIDNAPPER ARRESTED AND CONFESSES, BUT IS RELEASED…. NOW INNOCENT PERSON IS LOCKED UP IN PETIONVILLE CASSERNE AND PRAYS FOR JUSTICE – A TRANSIENT THING IN MARTELLY’S HAITI.

August 10, 2012. In an open letter, Sister Dona Bélizaire calls for understanding of such an injustice that she is the subject of. “Dear compatriots,…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

WWO Soccer Tournament in Kenscoff, Haiti

huffington post: As we stepped out of a red metal door onto the makeshift soccer field, the children were already drilling for the game. These…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

La porte de sortie pour Marlena Wesh et Moïse Joseph

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : mardi 07 août 2012 Légupeterson Alexandre /petoo76@aim.com Moïse Joseph assommé pon élimination 1 La belle aventure de notre compatriote, Marlena Wesh,…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

Martelly glisse à froid sur des dossiers brûlants

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : mercredi 08 août 2012 Roberson Alphonse ralphonse@lenouvelliste.com Il y aura un Conseil électoral permanent au plus vite. C’est un « fait…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Est-ce le début d’une nouvelle crise au CSPJ ?

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : mercredi 08 août 2012 Robenson Geffrard Me Antoine Norgaisse rejoint le clan du président du Conseil supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire. Ce…