Month: February 2014
In Haiti, music is in the air as pre-Carnival celebrations, jazz fest start the party
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MIamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Carnival may be more than a month away, but that’s not stopping Haitians from launching the party early. A…
Haiti commerce ministry dismayed by fire at essential oil factory
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Haitian authorities are investigating a fire at a factory that produces essential oil for some of Europe’s top fragrance houses. The…
MARTELLY GOVERNMENT FACES UNEXPECTED, BUT PREDICTABLE CATASTROPHE WITH RAINY SEASON AS PEOPLE HAVE NO SEEDS TO PLANT – STARVING PEASANTS HAVE EATEN THEIR SEED STOCKS.-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
COMMENT: HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG There is a story about an American group that had an assembly industry in Leogane. When they flew into Haiti for a visit…
Thousands at religious summit in Haiti
The Associated Press In this Feb. 9, 2014 photo, Rev. Jules Campion leads a procession of Christian pilgrims carrying a statue of Our Lady of…
DES VOLEURS DE BETAIL FONT LA LOI DANS LE NORD – MOISE JEAN CHARLES UN SUSPECT…..
DES VOLEURS DE BETAIL FONT LA LOI DANS LE NORD Haïti-Élevage : S0S des paysans face à de lourdes pertes de bétail dans le Nord…
Le Juge Thomas GRIESA condamne Emmanuel Roy, Fondateur de Tout-Haïti à 87 mois de prison pour fraude
La justice américaine a fini par avoir Gain de cause du fondateur du journal en ligne « Tout-Haïti », M. Emmanuel Roy. Directe Infos revient…
Haiti to Register Haitian Migrants Abroad
By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press Haiti is launching a program to register its migrants who live without documentation abroad, including in the Dominican Republic, where…
MARTELLY WINS BIG BUT MUST TAKE A LOOK AT PALACE GATE-KEEPER GREGORY MAYARD-PAUL IS A BLOCKAGE FOR MANY THINGS, PREVENTING IMPORTANT ACCESS TO THE PRESIDENT.
February 8, 2014 From day one, Gregory Mayard-Paul has taken it upon himself to filter things, or try and control projects for himself. This, coupled…
Bottle gourds floated to the New World from Africa
For thousands of years, bottle gourds have been cultivated for use the world over as drinking vessels, medicine bottles and even fishing bobs. A new…
Police in Haiti probe killing of rights activist
The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police detectives are investigating the slaying of a human rights activist and his wife, Haitian authorities said Monday. Police…
Haiti owes $1,276,929,359.32 to Venezuela-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PI/ HaitiLibre– According to the Bureau of Monetization of Programs of Development Assistance (BMPAD) within the framework of Petrocaribe agreement, Haiti had a long-term debt…
Martelly gives OAS update on Haiti
Haitian President Martelly (second right) greets Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Stephen Vasciannie at a special session of the Organisation of American States (OAS)…
President Obama’s Bilateral Meeting with President Martelly
Published on Feb 6, 2014 President Obama and President Martelly of Haiti speak to the press before a bilateral meeting to discuss the way forward…
Virus Advances Through East Caribbean
The Aedes aegypti mosquito carries Chikungunya fever. James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via Associated Press nytimes.com By FRANCES ROBLES MIAMI — A painful…
Haiti: the neoliberal model imposed on the country is failing its citizens
Four years after the earthquake, I visited Haiti to record what progress had occurred, and how ordinary people are coping with endemic deprivation. Antony Loewenstein…
Haitian President to US: Send Aid to Haiti Gov’t Not NGOs
Haitian President Michel Martelly (r) during an interview at VOA headquarters in Washington, Feb 7, 2014. VOA News February 07, 2014 Haitian President Michel Martelly…
Haiti’s Michel Martelly promises elections, gets rave reviews in Washington
By jacqueline charles and Lesley Clark jcharles@MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON — Haiti President Michel Martelly, who has been pilloried at home, received rave reviews in his first…
Ice cream adds sweet taste for peasant farmers in Haiti
By Verna Gates (Reuters) – Entrepreneurs from one of the grittiest cities in the United States have joined forces with peasant farmers in Haiti to…
Le FAES visite le système d’irrigation de Léogâne
Une délégation du #FAES a réalisé une visite à Léogâne le mercredi 5 février 2014. Lors de cette visite qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du…
Le Président Obama salue les progrès de l’administration Martelly dans divers domaines.
Le Président de la République, S.E.M. Michel Joseph Martelly, a été reçu, ce jeudi 6 Février 2014, à la Maison Blanche, par son homologue américain,…