By A First Lady Sophia Martelly PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – First Lady Sophia Martelly delivered a thought for the mentally ill on October 10, World…

A woman watches as pastries cool after baking, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, in Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi By Katie Nguyen…

WATCH HER STORY ON VIDEO HERE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — John Shattuck is a serial entrepreneur, running several successful businesses and proud to say he hasn’t…

ADDS 2% TAX AND NEEDS $40,000,000 TO MEET SHORTFALL IN SCHOOL FUNDING… THEREFORE 1% = $20,000,000 SO WE NEED A TOTAL OF $1,000,000,000 IN BOOZE/TOBACCO…

edlineaugustin@gmail.com Oct 10 10:52AM Aujourd’hui le Conseil Supérieur du Pouvoir Judiciaire (CSPJ) a procédé au vote de 3 nouveaux représentants du pouvoir judiciaire au sein…

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : lundi 08 octobre 2012 Robenson Geffrard, rgeffrard@lenouvelliste.com Après avoir dégagé une majorité à la Chambre des députés, le président de la…

Xinhua: A chief of a UN mission in Haiti on Monday praised advances made by the Haitian government over the past one and a half…

Print By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti, Suriname and the Dominican Republic will post the Caribbean’s highest GDP growth rates i 2012, according to quarterly…

ABC News: Haiti’s government wants to raise $100 million for a special education fund by putting additional taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling, the Caribbean…

AFP 10/7/2012 11:47:52 PM This year’s Nobel prize season kicks off Monday with rumours suggesting the peace prize could go to Egypt’s Maggie Gobran for…

by Charlie Hinton Update Sept. 30, 2012: For the past two weeks, massive demonstrations have rocked Haiti, protesting constitutional changes, the corruption of the Martelly…

President Martelly speaks at event for road PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti (defend.ht) – President Michel Martelly and the U.S. Ambassador Pamela White were on route to inaugurate…

Je veux commencer par décrire le contexte dans lequel la Haitel, fut créée. Après trois années d’intenses négociations ayant abouti à l’ouverture officielle, le 19…

As Ireland’s government steers the country into an economic black hole there are many of us left scratching our heads as to why they are…

By Jacob Kushner | 10/05/12 NEW YORK — Two years ago, auditors revealed the Washington, DC, consulting firm Chemonics International and a partner company were…

President Martelly, First Lady and Son This week, I received three documents that are serving as evidence by four senators to put under indictment, Prime…

October 5, 2012 The U.N. Security Council is likely next week to approve Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendation that the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti…

By Jacob Kushner | 08:16 am NEW YORK — Two years ago, auditors revealed the Washington, DC, consulting firm Chemonics International and a partner company…

Thousands of protestors rally against increased cost of living. Port-au-Prince was the scene of a massive march Sept. 30 against the administration of President Michel…

Above: a meeting of the price control commission in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-established Commission on Price Control met…