OH…I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE STILL HERE: CONILLE SAYS HE WILL STEP DOWN EARLY
March 29, 2012 Garry Conille thought that his move to surprise everyone, with a resignation, would see a tsunami of local and international support that…
PRIORITIES SEE MARTELLY PAYING MILLIONS TO SENATORS AND DEPUTIES IN EFFORT TO GET LAURENT LAMOTHE ACCEPTED AS PRIME MINISTER
March 28, 2012 With many things requiring a financial input, the Martelly team is focused on paying millions to Senators and Deputies to guarantee Laurent…
Haiti: Senators Delay Report on Prime Minister for after Easter-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Contrary to what was announced, the Prime Minister appointed Laurent Lamothe will not know his fate in the Senate this week…
Morse: Rambling in Haiti
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 18:19 Written by Richard A. Morse Defend HT: It sure has been a long time since I sat down and wrote…
UN says Haiti quake victims at risk over donor deficit
BBC: The United Nations in Haiti has warned that hundreds of thousands of quake victims are at risk due to an aid shortfall. The UN…
Caracol, au delà du Parc industriel
LeNouvelliste: La construction du parc industriel est loin de faire oublier aux Caracolois qu’ils vivent sans électricité, sans eau potable, sans voie d’accès… dans le…
Des affaires courantes très difficiles pour Garry Conille
Le Nouvelliste: Difficile de gérer les affaires courantes lorsqu’on a été contraint à la démission. C’est le cas de le dire pour le Premier ministre…
Latortue, le prolifique sénateur de l’Artibonite
LeNouvelliste: Le troisième sénateur de l’Artibonite, Youri Latortue, traîne derrière lui un bilan positif pour ses six ans passés au Grand Corps en termes de…
Digicel to build Haiti submarine cable link; leaving BTC treading water?
telegeography.com Jamaica-based Digicel Group yesterday announced a plan to deploy an undersea fibre-optic cable connecting Haiti to an existing route from Jamaica to the US,…
New investment fund seeks to spur jobs, growth in Haiti
By JACQUELINE CHARLES – McClatchy NewspaperMIAMI – The World Bank’s private sector arm is investing up to $10 million in Haiti in hopes of spurring…
French Ministry to Bring Haitian Delegates to France
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Following a series of meetings between Haiti’s Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul and Jean Dussourd, Prefet Referent on Haiti to…
US$16-m ‘Fibralink’ extension to reconnect Haiti with the world
JUST over two years after Haiti was devastated by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake, the impoverished country is set to receive a major boost with the…
Haiti, UN make urgent appeal for aid as rainy season nears
The United Nations and Haitian government make an urgent appeal for $60 million in aid as a lack of funding hampers efforts rebuilding efforts at…
UN official pleas for funds before Haiti’s rains
March 27, 2012 16:52 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations mission in Haiti is worried that a scarcity of resources will prompt a…
In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations
Credit: John W. Poole / NPR A hundred thousand people in Haiti are ready and waiting to get vaccinated against cholera. The vaccine is sitting…
Red Cross in Haiti considers building hotel, conference center in Caribbean nation-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Washington Post: By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference…
Haiti: Former Rebel Leader Guy Philippe Defends Aristide-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Monday, 26 March 2012 19:21 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former rebel leader Guy Philippe said he was ready to “go down the streets” to…
Hurricane experts eye 2012 season
Despite an unprecedented early spring heat-wave that helped break records across the country last week, it’s the warming waters halfway across the world that have…
Sean Penn turned to alcohol in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Actor and activist Sean Penn is keen to cut back on his alcohol intake after turning to booze at night during the ongoing relief effort…