Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s Central Bank, IFC Partner to Expand Leasing Infrastructure

Above: a waterfront rehabilitation project in in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Banque de la Republique d’Haiti central bank and…

2012-10-02
Posted in Ag/Farming

Haiti’s Second Goudougoudou: The Global Food Crisis

Having accompanied and translated for Haitian housing rights activist Reyneld Sanon on his recent trip to Washington, it became all too evident from many sectors:…

2012-10-02
Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s Two-Million-Dollar Ghost Town

This model home from Perma Shelter, above, has been turned into a communal latrine. Photo: HGW/Milo Milfort ZORANJE, Haiti, Oct 2 2012 (Haiti Grassroots Watch)…

2012-10-02
Posted in Govt Incompentece

Haiti: President Martelly Arranges His Own Protest of Support

President Michel Martelly leads similar kanaval-style protest on February 18 [file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – President Michel Martelly found it wise on Monday to coordinate…

2012-10-02
Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Jacques Salès chez France-Empire (Paris, France)

Auteur : Jacques Salès Genre : Histoire Editeur : France-Empire, Paris, France Prix : 22.00 € Date de sortie : 20/09/2012 GENCOD : 9782704811618 Résumé…

2012-10-02
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections Govt Incompentece

A judicial crisis erupts in Haiti

While Haitian leaders were out of the country, accusations about judicial improprieties led to the firing of a chief prosecutor. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com While…

2012-10-02
Posted in Ag/Farming Govt Incompentece

Haitians ignore gov’t ban on plastic bags

Children wait in line to sell plastic bottles at a Haiti recycling office in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Haitian merchants on…

2012-10-02
Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Haitians welcome President Martelly home a day after anti-government protests

A day after several thousand Haitians took to the streets in anti-government protests, supporters of President Michel Martelly held their own carnival-infused welcome home fete….

2012-10-02
Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

Audio interview : Haiti Observateur en possession de documents compromettant pour Laurent Lamothe tant pour la Haitel que Global Voice a déclaré Leo Joseph rédacteur du Journal au micro d’Edens Desbas

Audio interview : Haiti Observateur en possession de documents compromettant pour Laurent Lamothe tant pour la Haitel que Global Voice a déclaré Leo Joseph rédacteur…

2012-10-02
Posted in Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Govt Incompentece

ACCORDING TO FIRED COMMISSIONER SENATUS JUSTICE MINISTER SANON AND CEP CHIEF PIERRE-LOUIS HAVE A PRIVATE CLUB DEDICATED TO SEX WITH CHILDREN AND WERE SUBJECT OF ARREST WARRANTS, WHEN QUEEN SOPHI FLEW FROM NEW YORK TO REPLACE HIM. THERE IS A LOT OF DIRTY STUFF IN THE MARTELLY CIRCLE. October 2, 2012.

2012-10-01
Posted in Ag/Farming

Haiti plastics ban gets mixed reaction from cost-conscious poor

By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE | Mon Oct 1, 2012 3:02pm EDT (Reuters) – Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well…

2012-10-01
Posted in Ag/Farming

Haiti’s new environmental turn delights, dismays

Haitians, like this woman, are being forced out of living in Haiti’s Parc La Visite national park — a new effort to help the country’s…

2012-10-01
Posted in Crime/Corruption

On Haiti-Dominican Republic Border, Remembering a Long-Forgotten Massacre

Above: Dajabon in the Dominican Republic (Photo: Border of Lights) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 1937 when between 10,000 and 20,000 Haitians and…

2012-10-01
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Manufacturing Consent for UN Troops in Haiti-Keane Bhatt-Manufacturing Contempt

Guest post by Ansel Herz: As this blog has amply documented, the establishment media is replete with inaccurate and biased coverage of Latin America. When…

2012-10-01
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Haiti takes on dreaded disease elephantiasis one mouth at a time

View Photo Gallery — Fighting disease in Haiti: Officials in Haiti are using “mass drug administration” to fight a parasitic infection that can cause permanent swelling….

2012-10-01
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Audit: USAID Haiti work ‘not on track’

Martha Mendoza: A newly released audit says the largest U.S. contractor working to stabilize Haiti after the 2010 earthquake is “not on track” to complete…

2012-10-01
Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

Norgaisse, septième commissaire en seize mois

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : vendredi 28 septembre 2012 C.G Un vrai sac d’embrouilles au parquet de Port-au-Prince, symbole de l’instabilité. Sept commissaires du gouvernement en…

2012-10-01
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Meet With Canada PM Stephen Harper

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (second from left) with Canada PM Stephen Harper and a Haitian delegation (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff…

2012-10-01
Posted in Ag/Farming

One Seed, One Hundred Women: Hope for a Better Life in Kenscoff, Haiti

Editor’s Note:  This article is part of our “A Community Comes Clean” series about nonprofits making a difference around the world.  To read the first…

2012-10-01
Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections Govt Incompentece

ARISTIDE FAILS AGAIN!!!

SPENT $1,000,000 FOR THE DEMONSTRATION AND ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MARCHED AGAINST MARTELLY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1991… PEOPLE ANGRY WITH MARTELLY…

2012-10-01