Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Technology education in Haiti becoming a priority despite disasters

The second of two parts: In a country recovering from recent catastrophes, its people are looking to Internet-connectedness and the great potential their homeland has…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

MARTELLY’S SPONTANEOUS CROWD OF OVER 20,000 DROWNS ARISTIDE’S PAID MOB OF FEWER THAN 3,000 AS THE NATION CELEBRATED THE ANNIVERSARY OF JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES’ DEATH OCTOBER 17, 1806… EVEN AS THE ENTIRE CUSTOMS SYSTEM WAS PARALYZED BY THE ARREST OF SEVERAL BECAUSE OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 3 CONTAINERS FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE’S DOCKS. SOME SUGGEST THEY CONTAINED A SHIPMENT OF WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS FOR ARISTIDE SUPPORTERS IN THEIR PLANNED WAR AGAINST THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT.

October 18, Aristide loyalists Terneb Delpe, Maryse Narcisss, John Joel Joseph, Moise Jean Charles, Arnel Belizaire and others did their best to generate a big…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Group Says Haitian Garment Workers Are Shortchanged on Pay

Richard Perry/The New York Times Workers in a garment shop in Haiti. Production quotas and overtime figure in a report that says such employees are…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haitian Cholera Victims Sue for Redress-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

by Stephen Lendman Long-suffering Haitians know adversity and anguish as well as anyone. For over 500 years, they’ve suffered hugely. They experienced enslavement, colonization, reparations,…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

CORRUPTION THREATENS PEACEKEEPING SUCCESS-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Posted 9 October 2013 by Transparency International UK Failing to take account of the threat from corruption during peacekeeping operations puts the long-term success of international…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Why Is Haiti Hungry?

By Ayiti Kale Je , Haiti Grassroots Watch | Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Last May, the United Nations announced “6.7 million Haitians face food insecurity.” Aid…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Beauty versus poverty project

“Jalousie in colors” neglects public safety issues and residents´ needs. The project “Jalousie en colors,” organized by the government of President Michel Martelly, was started…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Haiti – Economy : Developing business relationships with Minustah-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Tuesday, October 15, the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah) organizes in the Hotel Montana, an information seminar for the benefit of domestic…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

For-profit firms offer new hope for Haiti

For-profit firms offer new hope for Haiti Companies and programs geared to create jobs October 13, 2013 12:23 am Thread International A child stands beside…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s Imported DISASTER

NY Times- By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published: October 12, 2013 Haiti’s cholera epidemic, now entering its fourth year, has killed more than 8,300 people and…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Venezuela to Build 4400 New Houses in Haiti

Mérida, 10th October 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has pledged to construct 4400 new housing units in Haiti worth around US$260 million, according to Haitian …

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

USAID Funded Food Voucher Program Hurt Farmers, Favored U.S. Exports

A “test” food voucher program in the Grande Anse département (province) on Haiti’s southern peninsula promoted consumption of imported rather than local food for almost 18,000…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Engel Opening Statement for Full Committee Hearing “Haiti: Is U.S. Aid Effective?”-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Washington D.C. – Congressman Eliot Engel, the Senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Earthquake/CHOLERA

What is Happening in Haiti?

After the deadly 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, many progress has been made in terms of infrastructures investment, job creation and…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

UN caused deadly cholera in Haiti, covered it up, lawsuit says

NBC News Dr. Nancy Snyderman of NBC News with Dieumene Bastien in Haiti. By Anna Schecter Producer, NBC News Survivors and family members of nearly…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s displaced – How long must they clamour until they are heard?

Makeshift IDP camp in Gaston Magwon in Carrefour, a neighbourhood in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince © Amnesty International By Chiara Liguori, researcher for the Caribbean…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

International UN Official Pushes Compensation for Haiti Victims

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti October 8, 2013 (AP) By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press A United Nations official on Tuesday made a rare case for compensation for the…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

The camps in Croix-des-Bouquets emptied

The authorities of Croix-des-Bouquets announced that there was no more IDPs in the town of Croix-des-Bouquets. The 26 camps were closed and each family was…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Sean Penn sponsors Haitian runners for New York City Marathon

The actor’s organization J/P HRO continues rebuilding Haiti with medical, relocation, structural and community development programs. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:31 AM…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Importante rencontre entre le Chancelier haïtien, Son Excellence Monsieur Pierre-Richard CASIMIR, et l’Ambassadeur de la République Dominicaine en Haïti

Importante rencontre entre le Chancelier haïtien, Son Excellence Monsieur Pierre-Richard CASIMIR, et l’Ambassadeur de la République Dominicaine en Haïti, Son Excellence Monsieur Ruben Silie VALDES,…