Month: November 2011
US unveils new parliament for Haiti lawmakers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian lawmakers have a new building where they can pass laws and study the budget. The previous building was severely damaged…
Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Not Waning; Vaccination to Begin
The United States’ most prominent public health agency is calling the cholera epidemic in Haiti “the worst cholera outbreak in recent history.” The U.S. Centers…
MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE MAY BE DUMPED THIS WEEK
November 20, 2011 There is a very real possibility that Josue Pierre-Louis, Minister of Justice and Thierry Mayard-Paul, Minister of the Interior, may be removed…
GAO reports on delays in US quake aid for Haiti
By TRENTON DANIEL: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti U.S.-funded projects seeking to help Haiti rebuild after last year’s earthquake have suffered numerous delays, a report by the U.S….
Haiti president backs off new army plan, appoints commission to study how to replace UN forces
By Associated Press, Published: November 18 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s president on Friday put off a controversial plan to restore the country’s disbanded military until a…
FLASH – FLASH – FLASH PORT-AU-PRINCE UNDER SEIGE LAST WEEK SEES 100 MURDERED, 80 KIDNAPPED INCLUDING FOREIGNERS
November 16, 2011 Haiti is in turmoil as a politically motivated series of murders and kidnaps works to destabilize the nation and Michel Martelly’s government….
Lack of soap means illness, death for millions of children
CNN:By Ashley Fantz It still makes Fatoma Dia’s eyes widen whenever the Hilton hotel cleaning worker sees a bar of barely used soap on a…
Canada questions Haitian gov’t plans for new army
By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press – 9 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s efforts to restore its disbanded army could deplete resources from more…
Haiti – Security : Emergency landing in Cuba, 19 Haitian officials on board
The President of Haiti, Michel Martelly informs that a plane carrying 19 officials of Government of Haiti has made an emergency landing in Cuba. He…
A true Marshall plan for Haiti By Glenn Hubbard, The Financial Times
The tragedy in Haiti has attracted an outpouring of aid from governments and non-governmental organisations in the developed world. That is only for the good. But…
SITUATION IN HAITI DETERIORATING… PEOPLE MURDERED, SOME BURNED TO DEATH AND PROPERTY DESTROYED, BUSINESSES PILLAGED
November 12, 2011 We are sliding back to the events common during the Aristide presidencies. People are being killed and burned. Property is being attacked,…
U.S. deportees to Haiti face horrific conditions
Jacob Kushner, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting SFGate.com: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti — When longtime Los Angeles resident Wilberle Vereus arrived in Haiti after being deported from the…
Haiti’s recently appointed culture minister dies of brain hemorrhage while in Canada
Washington Post:AP: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former journalist and newly appointed Haitian Culture Minister Choiseul Henriquez has died while in Canada. He was 51. The office…
Helicopter carrying Haiti PM makes emergency landing in hills above capital; no one injured
Washington Post:AP:PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An adviser in Haiti’s government says a helicopter carrying Prime Minister Garry Conille and two other Cabinet members has made…
Official: Haiti to restore army despite resistance
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press (AP) — President Michel Martelly is going forward with a plan to restore his country’s disbanded army even though…
Haiti: Powerful Gang Leader Joseph Arnel Captured
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Haitian Police announced the arrest in Bizoton – south Port-au-Prince – of the well known and well powerful gang leader, Joseph…
Haiti cholera victims demand UN damages
BBC: Lawyers representing 5,000 cholera victims in Haiti are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from the UN over the epidemic. Several studies…
Press Release: Over 5,000 Haitian Cholera Victims Sue UN, Seeking Justice
EMBARGOED UNTIL 8 A.M., NOVEMBER 8, 2011 Contacts: Brian Concannon, Jr., Esq., Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, brian@ijdh.org, +1–541-263‑0029 (English, French, Creole) Mario Joseph, Av., Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, mario@ijdh.org, 509-3701-9879 (French) Ira Kurzban,…
Le chef de gang Lavalas, Tipon, a été déporté en Haïti par le Canada
Ti Pon expulsé en Haïti L’immigration canadienne a déporté en Haïti, le chef de gang Bernard Mathieu alias Tipon qui a été condamné à 10…
Message d’Olivier Nadal a Jacques Mali sur le net ! A Lire
Jacques, Je n’ai plus beaucoup de temps libre pour écrire sur le net. Cependant, je réponds a ton message pour t’ informer,ainsi que les membres…