Day: August 5, 2010

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections Govt Incompentece

FLASH-FLASH-FLASH August 5, 2010 GENERAL STRIKE CALLED FOR TOMORROW DEMANDING NEW ELECTORAL COUNCIL

Many major streets were blocked today as protesters turned out to demand creation of a new Electoral Council. President Preval’s high-handed approach to the situation,…

2010-08-05
Posted in Elections

Can Wyclef Jean save Haiti?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

The hip-hop artist’s presidential run generates excitement. But some Haitians are skeptical whether he has what it takes to lead the beleaguered nation — if…

2010-08-05
Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s colonial overlord

Ashley Smith analyzes the role of Bill Clinton’s Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission and other institutions that claim to look out for the interests of Haiti’s…

2010-08-05
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Why Digicel Has Donated More Money For Haiti-TIME reports

In the 17th century, English dictator Oliver Cromwell sent thousands of Irish into servitude in the Caribbean. For Irishman Denis O’Brien, that history links his…

2010-08-05