Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Haiti — a state of political dysfunction
BY MARK L. SCHNEIDER mschneider@crisisgroup.org Three years after an earthquake devastated Haiti, its elites seem poised to produce their own man-made disaster of instability and…
Unfulfilled promises leave Haiti ‘sick and broken’
The New Internationalist Blog By Sokari Ekine | There are questions about aid in Haiti that I’ve long been trying to find an answer to,…
Haitian Pornography
By john carroll Pierre–February 1, 2013 (Photo by John Carroll) Amy Wilentz new book is titled “Farewell, Fred Voodoo”. In her book Wilentz writes that…
US commander heads to Haiti
Published: Friday | February 8, 2013 Jamaica Gleaner Kelly Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer A HIGH-LEVEL American who has responsibility for military matters in the…
Taiwan foreign minister in Haiti after stop in St. Kitts and Nevis
Washington, Feb. 5 (CNA) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister David Lin has flown to Haiti after concluding a three-day visit to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Taiwanese diplomats…
In Haiti, laws of physics meet a culture of magic
Post-earthquake construction in Haiti must address the dichotomy of American efficiency versus Haitian tradition. By Paul E. Fallon, Contributor Christian Science Monitor/ February 6, 2013 [Editor’s…
With new hotels, Haiti seeks high-end tourists
Jayne Clark, USA TODAY Three years after the earthquake that ravaged Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond, the country’s prime minister announced the island is…
Haiti: Hundreds of families left homeless in new wave of evictions
Amnesty.org.uk Nearly 700 families have been forcibly evicted from two make-shift camps by the Haitian authorities in the last two weeks, reported Amnesty International. The…
Antoine-Simon Airport in Haiti to undergo expansion
The Antoine-Simon Airport expansion project is part of the government’s efforts to ramp up infrastructure development in Haiti’s South department. The expanded airport will feature…
Haiti to rise like a phoenix
Michel Presume, directeur de la Division Batiment Public at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Michelle Loubon Presidential Palace, Supreme Court to be built Michelle Loubon Guardian Media…
UN Names New Acting Head for Mission in Haiti
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed a seasoned humanitarian worker to serve as his Acting Special Representative in Haiti to oversee the world body’s…
Taïwan appuie la lutte contre le choléra en Haïti
Jean-Claude Mukadi, directeur national de World Vision Haïti et l’ambassadeur de Taïwan en Haïti, Bang-Zhy Liu procédant à la signature de l’accord de partenariat. À…
First stone of the international airport of Les Cayes
The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe will proceed officially on Friday 1 February 2013, at the laying of the first stone of the international airport of…
Bright spots in Haiti’s health care 3 years after quake
Dr. James Macdonald, here with a young patient in Haiti, runs a health clinic in Port-au-Prince that focuses on wound care (CNN) — Three years…
Laurent Lamothe back from Davos with projects
Haiti Libre: Wednesday, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe visibly satisfied of his mission, returned to the country after participated to he 43rd World Economic Forum…
Haiti Launches Micro-Finance Catastrophe Insurance Program
By Susana Ferreira | January 30, 2013 When Hurricane Sandy struck Haiti late last year, the home Guerda Pierre shares with her three children and…
MORE SMOKE & MIRRORS FROM THE RED CROSS as Haiti marks earthquake’s three-year anniversary-Added COMMENTARY BY Haitian-Truth
The American Red Cross has released a three-year update on its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The report, which can be found at redcross.org/haiti,…
Haiti Bills Itself As The Next Caribbean Vacation Hotspot
by Reena Ganga on Jan 30th 2013 at 5:00PM The Caribbean nation of Haiti is launching an ambitious campaign to market the country as a…
World Bank and IMF Forecasts Follow Predictable Pattern for Haiti, Venezuela
By Arthur Phillips and Stephan Lefebvre- CEPR, January 30th 2013 The World Bank has joined the “doom and gloom” chorus on Venezuela’s economy. And in…
A New Look in Haiti’s Cap-Haitien
Above: the inauguration ceremony (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has inaugurated a tourism project aimed at restoring the facades of a…