Category: Govt Incompentece
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UN chief sends SOS to rich nations for help with poverty, climate, Haitian relief-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By John Heilprin (CP) – 7 hours ago Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned rich nations Monday upon his return from the G-20 summit in Toronto against…
Haiti’s president picks date for elections- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Haiti’s president, Rene Preval, waves a Haitian flag as he takes part in the celebration of Flag Day in the historic town of Arcahaie, Haiti….
End the dithering in Haiti OUR OPINION: More urgency needed to move country forward-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
After an earthquake of apocalyptic dimensions struck Haiti on Jan. 12, the international community mounted an extraordinary campaign to prevent further loss of life and…
President Obama could rapidly aid Haitian immigration seekers
THE U.S. CONFERENCE of Mayors, meeting at its annual convention this month in Oklahoma City, did something extraordinary. With no dissent, the mayors called on…
Tents Aren’t Holding Up in Heavy Haitian Rains-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (June 25) — Hurricane season in Haiti officially began three weeks ago, bringing rain to the region nearly every day. More than 1.5…
Haiti’s president issues election mandate-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian President René Préval has mandated that the country’s nine-member Provisional Electoral Council plan for presidential elections. The mandate,…
Haitians still wait for recovery
Real reconstruction has yet to begin, while the people suffer in ramshackle housing in overcrowded camps. Instead of facilitating imports of equipment, leaders have lapsed…
Des organisations de la société civile proposent la formation d’un CEP sur le modèle de celui de 1987 avec en plus un directeur exécutif
Les acteurs politiques invités à prendre en compte une telle proposition mardi 22 juin 2010, Radio Kiskeya Des organisations de la société civile ont mis…
HAITI AT A CROSSROADS : A REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, UNITED STATES SENATE-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECONDSESSION JUNE 22, 2010 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts, Chairman CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin…
In Haiti, aftershocks of a mother’s wrenching decision
In the chaos after the quake, Marie Lud Francois sent her two older children to an orphanage. But months later, her house remains in ruins,…
U.S. Senate Report Highlights Lack Of Progress In Haitian Rebuilding Effort-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
A lack of leadership, donor disagreements and overarching disorganization has led Haiti to make little progress in its rebuilding effort since the January 12 earthquake,…
Cet événement au Cap-Haitien peut en dire long sur les connexions qui viseraient à protéger les criminels
Cet événement au Cap-Haitien peut en dire long sur les connexions qui viseraient à protéger les criminels. Normalement, le Maire devait être interrogé sur son…
Hurricane Season Could Bring More Misery to Haiti, Gulf Coast
The 2010 hurricane season could further batter Haiti and the Gulf coast of the U.S.; NOAA image The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting…
A CYNICAL LESSON IN GEOPOLITICS FOR HAITI Ex-Rwandan PM reveals genocide planning-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Mark Doyle BBC World Affairs Correspondent A British author says a senior official from the Rwandan war crimes tribunal flew to London last week…
Haiti’s private medical sector collapsing as charities rush to provide free health care
By SCOTT FARWELL / The Dallas Morning News sfarwell@dallasnews.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Minutes after the earthquake, mangled bodies began appearing in the courtyard of Hospital…
The New York Times, June 20, 2010 Editorial-Basics for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The list of what needs to be fixed in Haiti is distressingly long, and progress has been frustratingly slow. But two areas require urgent attention…
BP ‘estimated higher oil amount’ from Gulf well leak
A BP document has revealed the company estimated that 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico…
Free care hurting Haiti hospitals-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 20 (UPI) — Volunteer doctors and donated supplies poured in from abroad after the January Haiti earthquake, but local doctors and private…
Counselors struggle to save minds traumatized by destruction, death in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For Pierre Yves Jovin, director of the Port-au-Prince city morgue and his employees, the nightmare doesn’t end. After the Jan. 12 earthquake…
Haitian prisoners re-captured-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – United Nations peacekeepers yesterday helped Haitian police capture 30 criminals who had escaped from prison following the January 12 catastrophic…



















