Day: December 5, 2012

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Smartphones to be pocket seismometers

By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco A range of phones are hooked up to the Berkeley Seismological Lab’s shake table The smartphones…

2012-12-05
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Testing for cervical cancer with vinegar

By Joanne Silberner PRI’s The World Different types of cancer are on the rise among women in India Smear tests to check for abnormal cells…

2012-12-05
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

NASA Releases Stunning Animation of Earth at Night

SAN FRANCISCO—This incredibly detailed 360-degree view of Earth at night was unveiled during a December 5 presentation at the American Geophysical Union conference. NASA stitched…

2012-12-05
Posted in Elections

154,000 Haitian students have graduated in Cuba

Members of the Association of Haitian professionals trained in Cuba “Asociación de los Profesionales haitianos formados in Cuba” (APHFC) delivered to the Cuban Institute of…

2012-12-05
Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Corruption Remains Steady in Haiti Gov’t-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

DefentHT Corruption is Deadly billboard in Africa BERLIN, Germany (defend.ht) – In the 2012, Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, Haiti did not make any…

2012-12-05
Posted in Elections

After NY, the President Martelly is arrived in Japan

05/12/2012 09:05:49 The President Michel Martelly, accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Sofia Martelly, Pierre Casimir, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and members of his…

2012-12-05
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Interview with UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti Michaëlle Jean

Above: Former Canadian Governor General and UNESCO Special Envoy to Haiti Michaelle Jean (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By Alexander Britell CURRENT UNESCO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HAITI…

2012-12-05
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Trying to Close Orphanages Where Many Aren’t Orphans at All

Ben Depp for The New York Times An orphanage north of Port-au-Prince that is part of Mission of Hope Haiti. By EMILY BRENNAN Published: December…

2012-12-05
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Galway entrepreneur invests €1m in Haiti

Galway Independant: Galway entrepreneur and adventurer Enda O’Coineen has announced a €1 million investment in a mixed-use Irish village complex in Haiti. Kilcullen Kapital Partners,…

2012-12-05
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Trade balance, a deficit of about 140 billion gourdes !

The first day of the seminar on “Trade Preferences and Free Zones in Haiti” which runs from December 3 to 7, 2012 in the premises…

2012-12-05
Posted in Elections

Bill Clinton surprises Colorado activists

Former President Bill Clinton greets attendees after speaking at the iDE annual luncheon in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Clinton spoke about the importance…

2012-12-05