Month: February 2014
Twenty Six Haitian-American Elected Officials Call on the State Department, the UN, OAS, CARICOM, IADB, IMF and World Bank to Act Immediately on the Dominican Republic
Honorable Joseph Champagne, Mayor of South Toms River, New Jersey The National Haitian American Elected Officials Network (NHAEON) strongly condemns the Dominican Republic court ruling…
How computer-generated fake papers are flooding academia
More and more academic papers that are essentially gobbledegook are being written by computer programs – and accepted at conferences. ‘I’ve written five PhDs on…
New Haiti Marriott to Top Off Construction “Soon” in Port-au-Prince -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Above: a rendering of the Haiti Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Digicel-developed Marriott hotel in Haiti will soon be topping off construction,…
5 arrested in slaying of Haiti activist and his wife
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian national police have arrested five people in connection with the daylight slaying of a human rights activist and his wife….
Le Premier ministre appelle à la sérénité à l’occasion des festivités carnavalesques.
Le Premier ministre, S.E.M. Laurent Lamothe, lance un appel à la sérénité et à la solidarité à l’occasion des festivités carnavalesques qui se dérouleront aux…
Haiti must end its de facto moratorium on democracy-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Editorial Board Washington Post NEARLY THREE years into his term, Haitian President Michel Martelly has yet to hold parliamentary or local elections. Endless negotiations…
Dominican President Medina hints at legal help for Haitians
Miami Herald: J Charles Haitians continue to call for a boycott of the Dominican Republic even as President Danilo Medina told Dominican lawmakers that he…
The Damage That Good Can Inflict ‘Fatal Assistance,’ About Relief Efforts in Haiti
By MANOHLA DARGISFEB. 27, 2014 Photo Graves near Port-au-Prince after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, from “Fatal Assistance,” a documentary by Raoul Peck. Credit Velvet Film Good…
Petit miracle à Rome, Martelly et Desras se parlent
Président Martelly et le pape François Dans une restitution de la rencontre faite pour les journalistes, qui n’ont pu assister qu’à la partie protocolaire, très…
A foot injury? Give me your machete!
By Mark Plotkin CNN Editor’s note: Dr. Mark Plotkin is president of Amazon Conservation Team, a nonprofit organization that partners with indigenous people of South…
Haiti protesters rally to mark ouster of ex-leader-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Supporters of former two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide rallied in the Haitian capital on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of his…
Haiti’s Android tablet maker Surtab to crank up production
With an initial production run of 4,000 tablets already sold, Surtab plans to increase its output to 7,000 a month. Rashmee Roshan Lall in Port-au-Prince…
Arcade Fire in Haiti: ‘I feel like it makes sense of me’
In Haiti, Arcade Fire aren’t headliners. Not that it matters to Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, for whom it’s a kind of homecoming. The Guardian.com…
Measles back again in US, experts call for vaccination
Measles are back again in America with two highly contagious cases popping up in the Bay State from Trader Joe’s and a sushi bar in…
The tiny houses costing only $5,000 that are playing their small part to help solve homelessness
They have traditionally attracted those planning on downsizing or looking to simplify their lives for financial or environmental reasons. But there is now another group…
Mardi Gras celebrations are underway in Haiti, with a surprise band from Canada
PRI.ORG Popular Haitian musicians performed on Jacmel’s Carnival concert stage this past weekend in Jacmel, Haiti. Also there was Régine Chassagne and Win Butler. They’re…
Global leaders call on Haiti’s feuding factions to salvage talks, elections
By jacqueline charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com A high-level delegation of former presidents from around the globe ended a three-day mission to Haiti on Friday, calling on the…