Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections Govt Incompentece

POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK –SENATE PRESIDENT DESRAS ATTACKS MARTELLY OVER ONA FIASCO – SAYS MARTELLY GOVERNMENT DOOMED IF NO ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER

April 21, 2014 Senate President Desras makes statement from Fermath home allegedly purchased with $330,000 bribe as he accuses Martelly government of illegal activity with…

2014-04-21
Posted in Govt Incompentece

Venezuela unrest: Fresh violence erupts in Caracas

BBC NEWS Tear gas and water cannon were used to disperse the protesters Fresh violence has erupted in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, between police and…

2014-04-21
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

U.N. Struggles to Stem Haiti Cholera Epidemic

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and SOMINI SENGUPTA A young Haitian fishing in the Latem River, known to be contaminated. The country is still struggling to…

2014-04-20
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s 128-room Royal Oasis Hotel Opens Nearly Three Years After Being Hammered by Disaster and with a Project Cost Growing from $19 Million to $35 Million-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By jacqueline charles, The Miami HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Regional NewsDec. 14, 2012–PETIONVILLE — The long-awaited soiree in the middle of the week attracted an invitation-only crowd of…

2014-04-19
Posted in Ag/Farming

Les agriculteurs du haut Artibonite s’alarment face à la secheresse-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : 16 avril 2014 Les autorités agricoles sont dans la ligne de mire des planteurs de la plaine des Gonaïves…

2014-04-19
Posted in Elections

Wendi C. Thomas: Symphony chair, doctor give gift of music to Haitian teen

Dr. Susan Nelson, a volunteer physician with the West Tennessee Haiti Partnership, delivers a flute donated by Memphis Symphony Orchestra board chair Gayle Rose to…

2014-04-19
Posted in Elections

Haiti President Martelly to visit Taiwan next week

2014/04/19 09:59:10 President Ma Ying-jeou chatted with President Michel Joseph Martelly during a visit to Haiti in August 2013. Taipei, April 19 (CNA) President of…

2014-04-19
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Audit Finds US Housing Aid Program in Haiti Falls Short -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A post-earthquake housing program in Haiti funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered only a quarter of the planned…

2014-04-19
Posted in Elections

Growing Protests in Haiti: Thousands Demonstrate to Demand the Departure of President Martelly and MINUSTAH

By kim ives Thousands marched in the streets of Port-au-Prince on Apr. 15 to demand that President Michel Martelly step down. The day before, 50…

2014-04-18
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Can ‘upcycling’ give Haiti’s fashion industry a boost?

Discarded clothing often ends up in Haiti, fueling a booming secondhand market. A new recycling trend could help the country’s hard-hit tailors and seamstresses Amy…

2014-04-16
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

ANDRE MICHEL MANAGES TO MANIPULATE HIS ARREST IN MIREBALAIS WHILE DRIVING A STOLEN CAR

April 16, 2014 No, it isn’t April Fools’ Day but Andre Michel travelled to Mirebalais in company with some educational syndicalists – in a stolen…

2014-04-16
Posted in Elections

Haiti, Turkey Hold Talks in Port-au-Prince

Above: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu continued his trip…

2014-04-16
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Coast Guard seizes $350 million of cocaine in the Caribbean

The U.S. Coast Guard is showing off the fruits of a successful drug-seizing tour in Miami. Crew members aboard the USCGC Legare unloaded more than…

2014-04-16
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

isite du premier ministre Laurent Lamothe chez Barbancourt en guise de support à la production local

2014-04-16
Posted in Ag/Farming DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince Chikungunya Fever Health Alert

U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince Health Message for U.S. Citizens April 16, 2014 Chikungunya Fever Health Alert The U.S. Embassy has received reports that chikungunya fever has…

2014-04-16
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

OAS Permanent Council Bids Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Haiti

OAS Permanent Council Bids Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Haiti April 9, 2014 Photo: OAS The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States…

2014-04-16
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Visite d’encouragement et de félicitations à Tropic S.A

2014-04-16
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

New taxis and Politour in Toussaint Louverture International Airport

Haiti Libre: Tuesday, two months after the launch of the accompanying program for the ssociations of Tourist Taxi drivers, theMinistry of Tourism has proceeded, to…

2014-04-16
Posted in Ag/Farming

USDA Helps Haiti Measure Agricultural Production

Posted by Victoria Calderon, International Programs Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service, on April 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM Haitian farmer taking produce to the market….

2014-04-16
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections

ANTI GOVERNMENT MANIFESTATIONS FAILS TO DRAW EXPECTED SUPPORT

April 15, 2014 In spite of a large cash investment and an investment of reputation by Milrlande MOO Manigat, Newton St. Juste, Moise Jean-Charles, Andre…

2014-04-16