Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Why a Doctor Believes Lawyers Can Stop Haiti’s Cholera

May 30, 2012 Dear Friend, Why would a doctor working in Haiti for 15 years think that lawyers have the best chance of controlling Haiti’s…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

TOUSSAINT – THE BETRAYER: Op-Ed: Sasportas, Haiti, Jamaica and the Failed Revolution of 1799

By Philippe Girard Op-Ed Contributor Caribbean history is a fascinating field of study, particularly in the 18th century, when sugar was king and Caribbean islands…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haitian Americans urge Obama to speed up visa processing for relatives

By Georgia East, Sun Sentinel7:38 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2012 As Haitian Heritage month wraps up, Haitian American leaders are urging President Barack Obama to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti Can’t “Build Back Better” Without Better Journalists

By Kathie Klarreich / Port-au-Prince | May 30, 2012 | Allison Shelley / Polaris Haitian President Michel Martelly meets the press in front of the…

Posted in Elections

Haiti – Diplomacy : Canada is ready to support the actions of Haiti

Tuesday, the Canadian Ambassador Henri-Paul Normandin, stated that the new government inspired confidence, that Canada was ready to support Haiti, but that it was now…

Posted in Ag/Farming

An Unlikely Energy Development Opportunity Emerges in Haiti

Essentially starting from scratch, Haiti has a unique opportunity to build the kind of sustainable power generation, transmission and distribution system that could be replicated…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Former Haitian Official’s Sentence Cut to 18 Months

By Samuel Rubenfeld A former Haitian official who testified twice at trial on behalf of prosecutors in foreign bribery cases had a four-year prison sentence…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

Sharpton And Alleged Trafficker Peddled TV Show

Activist, accused drug kingpin pitched “Judge Sharpton” show. View Document- Judge Rev. Al Sharpton Judge Rev. Al Sharpton MAY 30–A convicted felon now on trial…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Report: Chavez’s cancer has ‘entered the end stage’

A special report from Dan Rather, anchor and managing editor of HDNet’s Dan Rather Report By Dan Rather | HDNet – 7 hrs ago Related Content Play…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Est-ce une nouvelle facon de dire que les Haitienss manquent un chromosome?

Haïti : 3 décennies de retard par rapport à la République dominicaine Le Nouvelliste | Publier le : 2012-05-28 30 ans. C’est le retard affiché par Haïti…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Chagas Disease, an incurable infection, called the ‘new AIDS of the Americas’: report

Is this the disease that killed Charles Darwin? By Meghan Neal / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Oxford Scientific/Getty Images Chagas disease is a parasitic infection…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Spanish oil company Repsol to stop drilling in Cuba

29 May 2012 Last updated at 15:12 ET The rig can be seen from the seafront in Havana Spanish company Repsol has said it is…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Armed Civilians Dislodged, Guy Philippe Denounces

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Superior Council of National Security (CSPN) expressed satisfaction with the May 18th dislodging of armed men and women claiming to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Dr. Pran Kundi seeks out information on Haitian child

By Allan Benner, The Tribune Dr. Pran Kundi holds a three-year-old boy he treated during two weeks spent in Haiti working with Mission of Hope….

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Haiti – Politic : Serious consequences in case of publication of the Constitution…

Reacting to the possible publication of the text of the amended Constitution, the historian Georges Michel explains the consequences of such a decision “…the President…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Corruption in Haitian Gov’t Goes from Bad to Worse

DefentHT WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) – The 2011 Human Rights Report by the U.S. State Department found that even as the government changed from Preval to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti to pay mothers school incentives via mobile

The earthquake of January 2010 devastated much of Port-au-Prince The government in Haiti says it will begin transferring cash credits to mothers who send their…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Haiti Faces 30-Year Climb to Middle Income Status, says U.S. Official

OTTAWA – It will take Haiti the better part three decades to become a middle income country on par with its Caribbean island neighbour, the…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Droits humains : Washington dresse un sombre tableau de la situation en Haïti

Dans son dernier rapport rendu public jeudi, le Département d’Etat dénonce la persistance de la corruption dans les différents organes du pouvoir, l’implication de policiers…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Les travaux d’infrastructures routières créent la panique

Joubert Rochefort joubertrochefort@yahoo.fr Plusieurs travaux de réhabilitation routière sont inachevés. D’autres sont tout simplement abandonnés. Malgré les nombreuses promesses d’aménagement, les décisions sont encore au…