Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

UN official pleas for funds before Haiti’s rains

March 27, 2012 16:52 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations mission in Haiti is worried that a scarcity of resources will prompt a…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations

Credit: John W. Poole / NPR A hundred thousand people in Haiti are ready and waiting to get vaccinated against cholera. The vaccine is sitting…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Red Cross in Haiti considers building hotel, conference center in Caribbean nation-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Washington Post: By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference…

Posted in Aristide/Preval

Haiti: Former Rebel Leader Guy Philippe Defends Aristide-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Monday, 26 March 2012 19:21 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former rebel leader Guy Philippe said he was ready to “go down the streets” to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Hurricane experts eye 2012 season

Despite an unprecedented early spring heat-wave that helped break records across the country last week, it’s the warming waters halfway across the world that have…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Sean Penn turned to alcohol in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Actor and activist Sean Penn is keen to cut back on his alcohol intake after turning to booze at night during the ongoing relief effort…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Watch Footage from Arcade Fire’s Trips to Haiti

Arcade Fire released video footage yesterday from their March 2011 and February 2012 visits to Haiti. The footage was recorded by the band and Bec…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Quand un ancien Premier ministre Lavalas défend Martelly

Le Nouveliste: Haïti: L’ancien Premier ministre Jean Marie Chérestal est catégorique. Sans langue de bois. « Contrairement à ceux qui le critiquent, je dis que…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

24 March 2012 | PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti 7 raisons pour lesquelles je peux aider Haïti.

LAURENT LAMOTHE -CLICK NAME TO SEE HIS BLOG 1. Je comprends parfaitement les processus politiques contemporains ainsi que les rapports de pouvoirs nationaux et transnationaux….

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

UN urges Haiti to revive reconstruction panel

The Associated Press via MiamiHerald PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A United Nations official is urging Haitian authorities to revive a panel to coordinate reconstruction efforts following…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Money-laudering case in Miami federal court sends signal to Haiti

Miami Herald: BY ANGEL CASTILLO JR. acastillo@floridavoices.com When Patrick Joseph, the former head of Haiti’s state-owned telephone company, steps into a federal courtroom in downtown…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Position de l’ancien Premier ministre Bellerive sur un document, non signé, publié dans les médias

La Nouvelliste: Haïti: Une campagne de presse, de toute évidence commanditée, menée tambour battant autour de contrats de travaux publics ou de services engageant ma…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Audit, contrats, dénonciation, protestation

La Nouvelliste: Le processus de révision des contrats passés sous le gouvernement de Préval/Bellerive pendant la période de l’urgence continue de faire des vagues. L’ancien…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Solar Lights Haiti Schools, Powers Businesses

When a devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010 and killed more than 316,000 people, countries around the world sent humanitarian aid and rescue…

Posted in Govt Incompentece

Haiti government orders former soldiers to clear old bases

By Associated Press, Published: March 20 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian authorities are ordering some army veterans and would-be soldiers to clear out of several old barracks…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Seeking a Sustainable Path for Coffee, and Coffee Farmers, in Haiti

By ANDREW C. REVKIN La Colombe TorrefactionTodd Carmichael, a founder of La Colombe Torrefaction, in Haiti. Todd Carmichael, a founder of the coffee roaster La…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Les Tramways de PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti

par Allen Morrison La République d’Haïti occupe la partie occidentale d’Hispaniola, l’île caraïbe que visita Christophe Colomb en 1492 et qui était sous le contrôle…

Posted in Ag/Farming

US intel: water a cause for war in coming decades

By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Assassinat mardi soir du peintre Burton Chenet dans sa résidence en Haiti

Le célèbre artiste peintre haïtien Burton Chenet a été assassiné et son épouse blessée par des inconnus armés qui se sont introduits à leur domicile…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?

by Isabeau Doucet / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism After the Caribbean fault lines ripped apart Port-au-Prince, one of the poorest and most densely populated capital cities…