Month: July 2010
DOCTEUR BORIS CHANDLER, UN GEANT MEDICAL HAITIEN
Je n’aime pas les écrits ou témoignages post mortem qui, traditionnellement, se doivent être élogieux, comme un dernier hommage au Défunt. Pour le cas de…
Haitian rebel, Guy Phillipe slams quake response
Haiti’s most notorious former rebel leader has criticised the government’s response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president,…
Interview with Haiti President Rene Preval.
An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS. Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly…
What happened at Project Pierre Toussaint?
CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — The lesson still is chalked on the blackboard in the deserted classroom. “Odette bought 19 pineapples,” the French scrawl reads. Outside, knee-high…
Trinidad: Obama Dissed Preval – Nouvelle Tournure
Trinidad: Obama Dissed Preval in Trinidad during the Summit of the Americas (April 17-19, 2009) – Nouvelle Tournure (New twist) What really is the case…
Storm Strikes Haven for Displaced Haitians
Heavy wind and rain earlier this week turned the Corail-Cesselesse camp north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from a supposed haven for earthquake-displaced families into a disaster…
FLASH-FLASH-FLASH MINUSTAH and POLICE Fire on Crowd of Protesters
11:00 AM Port-au-Prince More that 5,000 Anti Preval protesters gathered today on Rue Capois, Haiti to protest against Rene Preval’s plans for the November Presidential…
Two-faced Democracy in Haiti
The Haiti Information Project recently published a short article reporting that the Provisional Election Council (CEP) had allowed the Fanmi Lavalas party to register to…
Canada Pulls Top Commander Out of Haiti
Canadian military officials say the country’s top commander in Haiti has been relieved of duty and is under investigation over allegations of an inappropriate relationship….
Haiti recovery bogged down 6 months after quake
By JONATHAN M. KATZ The Associated Press Sunday, July 11, 2010; 12:26 AM CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti — The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus…
Aid agencies ‘stretched to limit’ in Haiti
Aid agencies have warned that their ability to keep delivering basic services in earthquake-stricken Haiti is being stretched to the limit. The Red Cross said…
FLASH FLOODS It is 1836 hours July 6, 2010.
A violent storm is sweeping the area. High winds, lightning strikes, thunder….a classic thunderstorm that is dropping a wild deluge of water on an already…
Venezuela major donor of assistance to Haiti
With economic problems piling up at home, Venezuela has emerged as a big player and big spender in the Haitian recovery effort. BY JIM WYSS…
Haiti’s president rejects US Senate advice on how to prepare for fall presidential election-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Johnathan Katz-Baltimore SUN Associated Press Writer 6:04 PM EDT, June 30, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s president on Wednesday rejected U.S. Senate recommendations on…
CARICOM SUMMIT: Transparent elections needed for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Jamaica Observer Monday, July 05, 2010 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “transparent and credible” presidential elections in…
Prime Minister Ingraham meets former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Monday, 05 July 2010 09:18 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham is pictured with former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in…
Photo from Haiti- A quick How-To diagnose Malaria and Typhoid
FLASH – FLASH – FLASH THOUSANDS CELEBRATE JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER’S BIRTHDAY
July 3 was Jean-Claude Duvalier’s birthday. Jean-Claude may have been gone since February, 1986…but he is not forgotten. The majority of Haitians questioned, wish for…
Irish Minister to visit aid effort in Haiti
Mon, Jul 05, 2010 Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid Peter Power will this week get first-hand accounts of Irish efforts to rebuild earthquake-hit…
Ban lauds Caribbean region’s commitment to Haiti recovery
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 5 July 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the…