Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Rains Hit Haiti But Thousands Of Quake Victims Still Live In Tents

Bernama.comPORT AU PRINCE, March 16 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The first rains of the rainy season have hit Haiti where about 500,000 victims of the quake…

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RESULTATS SONDAGE QUESTION: EST-CE QUE LE SENAT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DEVRAIT SANCTIONNER MOISE JEAN CHARLES?

RESULTATS SONDAGE QUESTION:  EST-CE QUE LE SENAT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DEVRAIT SANCTIONNER MOISE JEAN CHARLES?

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Embassy Row: Haiti President, an American?

The Washinton Times: The U.S. ambassador to Haiti has been drawn into a controversy over whether President Michel Martelly, a former pop singer in Miami,…

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Coast Guard discloses nearly two-ton Caribbean coke bust

Miami Herald By CAROL ROSENBERGcrosenberg@miamiherald.com US COAST GUARD PHOTO The U.S. Coast Guard released this photo of crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Northland seizing…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti and Dominican Republic to Facilitate Trade With European Union Plan

Caribbean Journal Above: the area near the Massacre River in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has signed a $54.7…

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Haiti: Senate Begins Ratification Process of Prime Minister-Designate

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 08:33 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate launched Tuesday evening in plenary for the process of ratification of the Prime Minister-designate,…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

“Haiti is not yet open for business”, says Former Justice Minister Bernard Gousse

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 06:41 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – “Haiti is not yet open for business,” said lawyer Bernard Gousse during his speech at the second…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

Two Pakistani UN soldiers jailed for raping Haitian boy

BBC:Two United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year in prison and sacked from the army for raping a 14-year-old boy in…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Looting Haiti

Bank robber Willie Sutton said he targeted banks because “that’s where the money is.” While most would disapprove of his ethics, few would argue with…

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Haiti: “U.S. Ambassador may have to formalize statement on Martelly,” says Senator Cassy -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Tuesday, 13 March 2012 13:36 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Senator Nènèl Cassy (Nippes/Inite), a member of the special commission conducting the investigation on nationality, described…

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Judge delays decision on cutting Haitian drug lord’s prison sentence

The Miami Herald – BY JAY WEAVER – February 21, 2012 A federal prosecutor Tuesday recommended cutting one-time Haitian drug lord Jacques Ketant’s 27-year prison…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Ex-Haiti official convicted in U.S. for corruption

(Reuters) – A former senior telecommunications official in Haiti has been convicted in federal court in Miami for accepting $500,000 in bribes from two U.S….

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Haiti: Nine Gunmen on Motorcycles Murder Police Officer, Injure Others

PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (defend.ht) – A squad of nine gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Monday morning on a police patrol killing one police officer, in a…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Two Pakistani UN soldiers jailed for raping Haitian boy

BBC: Two United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year in prison and sacked from the army for raping a 14-year-old boy…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Op-Ed: Haiti: Impunity or Justice?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Caribbean Journal.com By Irwin P Stotzky Op-Ed Contributor Two years and two months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti killing approximately 350,000 people, leaving several…

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Haiti-Dual Nationality: “Case has only just opened…” says Senator Joseph

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The senate investigation into the nationality of the president and executive members of the government continues despite the decision of the…

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As Cholera Season Bears Down On Haiti, Vaccination Program Stalls-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

The vaccine — $417,000 worth of it — is stacked high in refrigerated containers to protect it from the Haitian heat. Hundreds of health workers…

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Pakistani U.N. peacekeepers sentenced in Haiti rape case

By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE | Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:40pm EDT (Reuters) – Two U.N. peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Miami jury convicts former Haiti official on bribery charges in telecom trial

The Justice Department scored another conviction in the long-running bribery probe of former officials for Haiti’s state-owned telecommunications company and executives with Miami long-distance phone…

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The dishonesty of WSJ columnist Mary O’Grady

By Lucy Komisar March 12, 2012 What’s good for the goose is apparently not good for the gander. Or what’s bad for the Democrats is…