Posted in Crime/Corruption FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Les pièces du scandale

LeNouvelliste:Haïti: Lorsque Nuria Piera reçut la semaine dernière l’abondante documentation relative aux entreprises du sénateur Félix Bautista, elle eut d’abord du mal à y croire….

Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Martelly et Manigat indexés dans une affaire de corruption

Le Nouvelliste:La diffusion de l’enquête « Le chemin des millions » de Nuria Piera fait des vagues sur l’île. Elle indexe des politiques de haut…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Haitian Wins Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Lottery

Tuesday, 03 April 2012 13:47 BALTIMORE, USA (defend.ht) – A 37 year old resident Haitian in Maryland, USA is one of three winners of the…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Booming bamboo: The next super-material?

BBC: 3 April 2012 Last updated at 05:10 ET Booming bamboo: The next super-material? By Mike Wooldridge BBC News, Nicaragua Bamboo is being hailed as…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

UN in Haiti sees jump in cholera cases as rainy season begins

By Associated Press, Published: April 3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti is seeing a jump in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation heads into…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Elections

Former Rebel Guy Philippe Rallies Soldiers in the Central Plateau

Monday, 02 April 2012 22:03 HINCHE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Former Rebel Guy Philippe has traveled from a rally in the North to one in the…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Haitian president urged to control ex-soldiers By Stabroek editor

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A Haitian government panel has urged the president to appoint an interim commander to take charge of former soldiers, a panel member…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

UN concerned over funding for humanitarian services in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations and the Government of Haiti today voiced concern over a lack of resources to fund humanitarian services…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s reckless political infighting must end

MiamiHerald BY MARK SCHNEIDER mschneider@crisisgroup.org Some of Haitian President Michel Martelly’s closest advisors and some opposition Parliament leaders are still locked in a reckless high-wire…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Haitian Star, Rooby Man, Nominated for IRAWMA’s Entertainer of the Year

Having recently won the Chicago Music Award’s, Best Reggae Entertainer of the Year, the Haitian, Chicago-based, Reggae/ Pop sensation, Rooby Man, who has performed over…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

In Haiti, Global Failures on a Cholera Epidemic

NY Times: Damon Winter/The New York Times A child played and a woman washed clothes at the river tributary in Meille that is believed to…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Jamaica phone company Digicel buys rival in Haiti

The Caribbean mobile phone company Digicel Group says it’s acquired a rival business in Haiti. The Jamaica-based private group says in a Monday news release…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Govt Incompentece

HAITIAN DOCTORS WILL BECOME KILLERS!!! CHOLERA SEASON IS HERE AND HAITIAN DOCTORS REFUSE TO ADMINISTER ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE!!! THEY CLAIM THAT IF PEASANTS GET VACCINE THEY WILL NOT WASH THEIR HANDS

April 2, 1012 It isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke. Members of the Haitian medical community are blocking use of cholera vaccine. They believe that…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Nationality: U.S. Ambassador Surprised by Haitian Politicians

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Kenneth H. Merten, says he is surprised at the behavior of Haitian lawmakers regarding the nationality…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

Dominican Senator Under Pressure to Explain No-Bid Contracts with Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Friday, 30 March 2012 09:53 Written by S. Maxime SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht/Dominican Today) – Pressure mounts on the Dominican ruling party Senator Felix…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

6 in Haiti die in early rainy season mudslide

By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian official says that six people have died in strong rains that destroyed their hillside homes. Nadia Lochard…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

En route vers le festival « Fun in the son »

Les terrains de football de la « Sun Auto» à Tabarre s’apprêtent à accueillir, le samedi 31 mars 2012, le festival « Fun in the…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

EDITO : Est-ce la fin de la saga sur l’amendement constitutionnel ?

LeNouvelliste:Haïti: Le débat sur la publication ou non de l’amendement constitutionnel refait surface à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de la Constitution de 1987. Juristes, parlementaires,…

Posted in Ag/Farming

French village Pince to hand out chickens to cut waste

BBC:A French village has proposed giving two chickens to each household in order to cut down on organic waste. Officials in the village of Pince…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Mobile firms bleed billions to fraud and bill errors

BBC: Mobile phone firms are losing $58bn (£36bn) a year worldwide to billing errors and fraud, a report says. Juniper Research found operators were “leaking”…