Month: April 2017
Don’t Send 50,000 Back to Fragile Haiti
APRIL 29, 2017 A family in Haiti trying to salvage what was left of their belongings after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Credit…
Haiti’s debt of more than 200 billion Gourdes
As of March 31, 2017, Haiti had a cumulative debt of more than 200 billion Gourdes, ie nearly 39% of the Gross Domestic Product (more…
Haiti and Dominican Republic – Severe Weather
Download PDF (614.06 KB) Situation Heavy rain has been affecting the Central Caribbean islands over the past few weeks, causing floods and landslides. In Haiti,…
Towards the replacement of Senator Guy Philippe
Haiti Libre: Pending the verdict of the American justice against the elected Senator Guy Philippe, on July 5, the guilty plea of the Senator and…
Downpours ruin spring harvest in beleaguered southwest Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say flooding in southwest Haiti has wiped out much of the beleaguered region’s spring harvest. Days of rain triggered flooding…
Trump must do better by Haitians than Obama did
BY PATRICIA ELIZEE patricia@elizeelawfirm.com Currently, an estimated 58,000 Haitians are living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS is a special immigration…
Ex-police commander in Haiti sentenced to 16 years in Miami cocaine case
BY JAY WEAVER jweaver@miamiherald.com Facing up to life in prison, a former commander in the Haitian National Police caught a break on Thursday from a…
Senate Democrats to Trump administration: Let Haitians stay
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Sixteen U.S. Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, are urging the Trump…
Black-out généralisé dans la région métropolitaine, l’EDH s’explique
L’Electricité d’Haïti (EDH) promet au conditionnel de rétablir le réseau avant 1h PM ce jeudi 28 avril. Mardi 25 avril, l’Électricité d’Haïti (EDH) a eu…
Haiti – FLASH : Foolish Individuals shoot at Red Cross vehicle
Wednesday, the Haitian Red Cross was the victim of a criminal act perpetrated a few meters from the entrance of the institution. Around 10:30 am,…
Freeport man wins appeal in long-running defamation suit
A federal appeals court in Boston upholds the dismissal of a $14.5 million defamation verdict against Paul Kendrick. By Edward D. MurphyStaff Writer Paul Kendrick,…
Haïti-Rnddh/Subvention : Pierre Espérance soulagé de l’enquête annoncée par le parquet de Port-au-Prince
P-au-P, 21 avr. 2017 [AlterPresse] — « La décision du parquet de se saisir du dossier, relatif aux subventions reçues par le Réseau national de défense…
LES SILENCES DU NOUVELLISTE
LES SILENCES DU NOUVELLISTE Avril 27, 2017 La démocratie, c’est le régime de la parole, de la parole libre et responsable.. Le Nouvelliste, doyen de…
Partners in Agriculture plans new facility, continues fight against hunger in Haiti
For 18 years, Greenville’s Gillaine and Charles Warne have grown food and taught sustainable agriculture in Haiti to eliminate malnutrition. Now they’re feeding thousands with…
500 Disney World Workers Affected if Haitian Status Ends
Getty Images A union representing Walt Disney World workers says 500 Haitian workers at the theme park resort could be affected by a Trump administration…
#GuyPhilippe Jeune Commissaire de Police, #GuyPhilippe Libérateur et #GuyPhilippe Homme Politique
“La reconnaissance est le fruit d’une grande culture; on ne la trouvera pas chez les gens grossiers.” … si l’ex #JeuneCommissaireDePolice #GuyPhilippe doit répondre des…
L’hôpital de Mirebalais en difficulté
.radiotelevisioncaraibes.com L’Hôpital universitaire de Mirebalais est dans ?une ? impasse. Les responsables ont des difficultés à trouver des fonds pour ?assurer ?son fonctionnement. L’État haïtien…
Haiti – DR : Seizure of more than 2,200 false documents in the hands of Haitians
Haiti Libre: During the last 9 months (August 2016 to April 2017), the Directorate General of Migration (DGM) in the Dominican Republic has seized 2,202…
Haiti’s Philippe pleads guilty to accepting millions from drug smugglers
By Jay Weaver and Jacqueline Charles jweaver@miamiherald.com Guy Philippe, an elected Haitian senator and former police commander who eluded capture in Haiti for more than…
Haiti PM’s motorcade hits 2, killing 1 near flooded zone- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A motorcade carrying Haiti’s prime minister struck two teenage boys, killing one, as officials drove into the country’s third largest city…