Month: September 2011
Four earthquakes rattle Guatemala in under three hours
BBC: Four earthquakes hit Guatemala within three hours, killing at least one person and triggering landslides. The quakes, the biggest a 5.8 magnitude, were centred…
Marines involved in sexual abuse of a Haitian civilian back in Uruguay-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
MercoPress.com:Montevideo, September 17th 2011 Uruguayan marines returned to Uruguay to stand trial for the alleged abuse of an 18-year-old man while on the UN peacekeeping…
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon backs reducing Haiti force
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (AFP/File, Nicholas Kamm) AFP: PARIS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that he would like to see the MINUSTAH…
Lawmakers in Haiti approve U.N. development expert to serve as prime minister
Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian lawmakers on Friday approved the nomination of a U.N. development expert to serve as prime minister, handing President Michel Martelly…
WATCH THIS ABC NEWS CLIP OF URAGUAYAN MINUSTAH SOLDIERS RAPING AN 18 YEAR OLD HAITIAN AND TAPING IT WITH CELL PHONE
By ANSEL HERZ, MATTHEW MOSK and RYM MOMTAZ PORT-SALUT, Haiti, Sept. 2, 2011 UPDATED Sept 17, 2011 Haitians in this remote seaside town are demanding…
URAGUAYAN PRESIDENT JOSE MUJICA SENDS HIS ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF TO MEET WITH ED MARGER, CONGRESSMAN BOB BARR AND MIKE PUGLISE, AMERICAN ATTORNEY/LOBBYISTS REPRESENTING JOHNY JEAN AND HIS FAMILY
September 16, 2011 Everyone was horrified by the video-taped assault on 18 year old Haitian Johny Jean, by members of MINUSTAH’S Uruguayan navy detachment at…
Haiti’s lower house overwhelmingly approves prime minister nominee; now goes to Senate
Washington Post: By Associated Press, Friday, September 16, 5:26 PM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian lawmaker says a former aide to ex-U.S. President Bill Clinton…
Jamaica Broilers Forms Joint Venture in Haiti
Wisconsin AG Connection: Jamaica Broilers, a Jamaican company founded more than 50 years ago, has launched a joint venture in neighboring Haiti, with a local…
Ban Ki-Moon Sends Delegation to Haiti after Peacekeeper Rape Scandal
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) – The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent Wednesday in Port-au-Prince three senior UN officials as part of the corrective measures proposed after…
Photos from Port Salut: MINUSTAH Trash Piles, Murky Water Running Off from the Base-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
MediaHacker.org-Ansel Herz There are further complaints against the UN’s Uruguayan peacekeeping battalion in Port Salut, beyond the incident captured on cell phone video detailed yesterday,…
Haitian senators propose withdrawal of UN troops over alleged rape case-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
English.news.cn 2011-09-07 SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Haitian senators are considering a proposal for a resolution calling for a phased withdrawal of UN troops…
UN, Uruguay, and the Literal and Systemic Rape of Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Ezili Danto:opednews.com “It’s time for Haitian Parliament to void the Status of Force Agreement (SOFA) between Haiti and MINUSTAH signed by the unconstitutional and…
U.N. Troops Accused of Exploiting Local Women-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Ansel Herz Nerlande Nazaire says she has a child with a U.N. peacekeeper, who sends money regularly. Credit:Ansel Herz/IPS PORT SALUT, Sep 7, 2011…
Haiti police battle anti-UN protesters
Police in Haiti have used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding the withdrawal of UN peace-keeping troops from the country. The clashes happened…
Aristide ally: Haiti’s ex-leader will make first major public appearance since March return
WASHINGTON POST: By Associated Press, Published: September 13 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will make his first major public appearance since his triumphant return…
China Woos Caribbean With Offer of $1 Billion in Loans
China announced on Monday it will provide $1 billion in loans to Caribbean countries to finance infrastructure projects as it deepens ties in a region…
ANOTHER MYTH UN’s zero tolerance of sexual abuse in Haiti
THE GUARDIAN Letter Monday 12 September 2011 20.59 BST The UN has a zero tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation and abuse, and as a result…
DOSSIER GARY CONILLE — CONSTITUTION OU DEMAGOGIE DES INTELLOS : Des parlementaires détenteurs de passeport étranger ou de “Green Card”, peuvent-ils questionner la résidence d’un citoyen haïtien seulement cadre de l’ONU?
September 11, 2011 Je suis toujours contre toute violation de la loi. Je suis embarrassé quand le débat politique se porte sur un point de…
UN official says Haiti needs a registration system-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A senior U.N. official says Haiti needs a national registration system to better protect its citizens at home and…
Bodies of 10 Haitian migrants found off Turks &Caicos
By DAVID McFADDEN, Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The bodies of 10 Haitians were recovered from the ocean off the Turks and Caicos Islands…