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…
POLICE CAPTURE GANG DIGGING TUNNEL BENEATH DIGICEL BUILDING.
July 18, 2012 A long tunnel was discovered as the gang was within two feet of the Digicel floor, in an effort to break into…
Haiti: Port Infrastructure, Reform Pits Martelly-Lamothe against Predecessors-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PM Laurent Lamothe, President Michel Martelly and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and PM Rene Preval PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – On Tuesday, Alix Celestin, newly appointed Director…
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…
Haiti: Lawmaker Denounces Pressure to Appoint Electoral Council Members -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:24 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The First Secretary of the Great Body that is the Senate, Steven Benoit (Ouest/Alternative) characterized the…
Haiti’s Gold Rush-Added COMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
____________________________________________ COMMENT: HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG No one to control the government. Foreigners and a few Haitians will benefit. Once again, the Haitian people will be screwed. But…
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,…
Irish non-profit, Haven, looking for volunteers to go to Haiti
“Haven US is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization which set up in the United States in 2011, after three years in operation in Ireland and…
Brazil Pledges Haiti $100M for Legislative, Municipal Elections
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held a working meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador accredited to Port-au-Prince on Wednesday where Brazil pledged $100…
ARISTIDE NEXT AS FORMER HEAD OF TELECO JAILED
A United States federal judge has sentenced Patrick Joseph, the former head of Haiti’s state-owned telephone company to one year in jail for accepting bribes…
Dozens of Haitians planned demolition of dangerous housing for flood-control project-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
(Dieu Nalio Chery/ Associated Press ) – A Haitian man shouts with arms spread wide during a march protesting a government plan to demolish their…
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…
Infrastructure project in Haiti too good to be true
A South Korean manufacturer is opening up shop in Haiti, with a big chunk of change from the US. But the economic benefits could be…
NBC News Report: Jesse Jackson Jr Is Found
Jackson Jr.’s staff says he’s being treated for a mood disorder, not substance abuse Phil Rogers reports on the location of Illinois’ missing congressman. The…
Le gouvernement fait la lumière sur l’utilisation du budget
Yvince HILAIRE 10 millions de gourdes pour chaque commune, promet Laurent Lamothe. Avant le 30 septembre, réclament les députés. C’est la bonne nouvelle du jour…
Ex-Haiti official sentenced to one year amid secrecy about his Miami court hearing
A former Haiti official convicted of taking bribes while running the nation’s telecom company was sentenced to one year in U.S. prison amid secrecy about…