Day: February 4, 2013
Haiti ‘snake artist’ uses Carnival to get by
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Saintilus Resilus’ day job this time of year is walking the streets of Haiti’s capital with snakes on his head. He sees himself…
Governing Haiti: Time for National Consensus
Port-au-Prince 4 Feb 2013 Without an inclusive national pact on critical priorities, President Michel Martelly faces the spectre of a failed presidency, and Haiti…
Haiti – Politic : Balance 2012, of the United Nations Assistance to Governance
The weakness of institutional governance remains a key challenge in Haiti. State revenues barely cover the operational needs of ministries and only allow for limited…
Haiti: Hundreds of families left homeless in new wave of evictions
Amnesty.org.uk Nearly 700 families have been forcibly evicted from two make-shift camps by the Haitian authorities in the last two weeks, reported Amnesty International. The…
Haiti’s carnival ferstivities start
REUTERS File image Haitian revellers participate in the first day of the carnival parade. REUTERS/Swoan Parker Jacmel, Haiti – Haiti’s annual Carnival festivities have erupted…
Antoine-Simon Airport in Haiti to undergo expansion
The Antoine-Simon Airport expansion project is part of the government’s efforts to ramp up infrastructure development in Haiti’s South department. The expanded airport will feature…
Haiti to rise like a phoenix
Michel Presume, directeur de la Division Batiment Public at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Michelle Loubon Presidential Palace, Supreme Court to be built Michelle Loubon Guardian Media…
CARNAVAL JACMEL 2013 HUGE SUCCESS
The American Ambassador in Haiti enjoying Carnival in Jacmel with the President of the Senate The American Ambassador hugging the Prime Minister during the Carnival in Jacmel…