Month: August 2010

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE PREVAL CONTROLLED GANGS: Violence marring Haiti’s recovery The number of kidnappings in the hills above Port-au-Prince has increased as Haiti stands at a political crossroads.

BY TRENTON DANIEL tdaniel@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE  August 31– A trio of gunmen stormed a gated home in the well-to-do Pelerin neighborhood, shot dead a Sunrise man…

2010-08-31
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections Govt Incompentece

Diamonds Are A Candidate’s Best Friend Wyclef was once sued over $320,000 jewelry tab

AUGUST 6–Along with his IRS debts, Wyclef Jean has had difficulty paying for his gaudy purchases at a New York City jeweler known for catering…

2010-08-31
Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

Enquête : Un ancien Député de Plaisance-Pilate accusé dans l’assassinat de Georges Marcelin.

31 Aout 2010 Selon une source confidentielle jugée crédible par RESEAU CITADELLE Georges Marcelin, qui allait être installé Vice Délégué du gouvernement de René Préval…

2010-08-31
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti Quake a ‘Game Changer’ for Corporate Philanthropy

Leading aid agency expects to see greater corporate involvement in future disaster responses SEATTLE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As Haiti marks nearly eight months since…

2010-08-31
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections

PREVAL’S GANGS RESPONSIBLE? American killed in Haiti

BY NADEGE CHARLES AND JACQUELINE CHARLES ncharles@MiamiHerald.com Family members of a South Florida man were completing funeral arrangements Monday after he was killed while on…

2010-08-31
Posted in Aristide/Preval Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Le candidat à la présidence Jean Henry Céant (Renmen Ayiti) refuse un “aparté” avec le président René Préval

lundi 30 août 2010 Radio Kiskeya Le candidat à la présidence de  Renmen Ayiti , le notaire public Jean Henry Céant, a annoncé lundi avoir…

2010-08-31
Posted in Aristide/Preval Govt Incompentece

Hurricane EARL threatens Haiti while the corporate media churns out celebrity gossip-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Haiti Action.net – Port au Prince, Haiti — Hurricane EARL is now a dangerous Category FOUR on the Saffir-Simpson scale. After scraping by Anguilla as…

2010-08-31
Posted in Aristide/Preval Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

ELIZABETH DELATOUR-PREVAL CAN HAVE SOME POCKET MONEY: World Bank to give Haiti $55 M

By Azad Ali Published: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:05 PM EDT The World Bank said it will provide $55 million to Haiti to help it…

2010-08-30
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption Elections Govt Incompentece

OAS Secretary General and Haiti’s President discuss developments and challenges in the country’s reconstruction process. Preval falls asleep-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

(Media-Newswire.com) August 29/10- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States ( OAS ), José Miguel Insulza, met with the President of Haiti, René…

2010-08-30
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

FLASH FLOOD – FLASH FLOOD – FLASH FLOOD-Video in Posting

29 Aug 2010 PETION_VILLE: 2000 Hours and the area is swamped by a wind-driven deluge that sends flood of turbulent water down slopes to inundate…

2010-08-30
Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Plans and Benchmarks for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

NEW YORK TIMES-EDITORIAL-August 29, 2010 Plans and Benchmarks for Haiti The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission was set up after the Jan. 12 earthquake as a…

2010-08-30
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Taiwan’s First Lady Left For Haiti on a Humanitarian Visit

By : dpa Taipei – Taiwan’s first lady left for Haiti on a humanitarian visit on Sunday, following the catastrophic earthquake in January which killed…

2010-08-29
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections

US government employee from Florida shot to death while visiting family in Haiti

By Tamara Lush (CP) – 4 hours ago 27 Aug 10 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An American citizen who worked for the Department of Homeland Security…

2010-08-29
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

DIGICEL HAITI FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE NEW SCHOOLS IN EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN HAITI

The first school built under an innovative public-private partnership was opened yesterday by the Digicel Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). École…

2010-08-29
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s election circus continues, and Wyclef Jean won’t take no for an answer

FOUNDER’S NOTE: Here is one of those Left-Wing articles from the West Coast of California, written by someone you cannot find on a Google search,…

2010-08-29
Posted in Govt Incompentece

FAA seeks $24.2 million penalty from American

AP – In this Aug. 18, 2010 photo, an American Airlines Boeing 757 jet prepares to take off from Miami International … By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer…

2010-08-28
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Tropical Storm EARL Is Building Strength And Heading For Haiti

2010-08-27
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections Govt Incompentece

FLASH-FLASH-FLASH PREVAL STEALS $107,000,000 FROM PETRO CARAIBE FUNDS AND GIVES IT TO HIS PARTY’S CANDIDATES TO BUY NOVEMBER’S ELECTION. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REMAINS MUTE

August 27, 2010 Preval declares his hand! The $107,000,000 is supposedly for the purchase of equipment…….however, it will be distributed to Preval’s candidates so they…

2010-08-27
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Give back stolen cash? Not so easy, Switzerland finds-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

The Wall Street Journal 23 Aug 2010 Weeks after the overthrow of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in 1986, Haiti asked Switzerland to freeze…

2010-08-27
Posted in Elections

Press Release: Dep FM Ayalon meets with 14 Israeli police officers who are leaving for Haiti to become the first ever contingent of Israelis to be in active duty as part of United Nations forces

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Press Release (Communicated by the Bureau of Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon) Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon meets with 14 Israeli police officers…

2010-08-27