“Haiti is not yet open for business”, says Former Justice Minister Bernard Gousse
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 06:41 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – “Haiti is not yet open for business,” said lawyer Bernard Gousse during his speech at the second…
Two Pakistani UN soldiers jailed for raping Haitian boy
BBC:Two United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year in prison and sacked from the army for raping a 14-year-old boy in…
Looting Haiti
Bank robber Willie Sutton said he targeted banks because “that’s where the money is.” While most would disapprove of his ethics, few would argue with…
Haiti: “U.S. Ambassador may have to formalize statement on Martelly,” says Senator Cassy -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 13:36 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Senator Nènèl Cassy (Nippes/Inite), a member of the special commission conducting the investigation on nationality, described…
Judge delays decision on cutting Haitian drug lord’s prison sentence
The Miami Herald – BY JAY WEAVER – February 21, 2012 A federal prosecutor Tuesday recommended cutting one-time Haitian drug lord Jacques Ketant’s 27-year prison…
Ex-Haiti official convicted in U.S. for corruption
(Reuters) – A former senior telecommunications official in Haiti has been convicted in federal court in Miami for accepting $500,000 in bribes from two U.S….
Haiti: Nine Gunmen on Motorcycles Murder Police Officer, Injure Others
PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (defend.ht) – A squad of nine gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Monday morning on a police patrol killing one police officer, in a…
Two Pakistani UN soldiers jailed for raping Haitian boy
BBC: Two United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year in prison and sacked from the army for raping a 14-year-old boy…
Op-Ed: Haiti: Impunity or Justice?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Caribbean Journal.com By Irwin P Stotzky Op-Ed Contributor Two years and two months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti killing approximately 350,000 people, leaving several…
Haiti-Dual Nationality: “Case has only just opened…” says Senator Joseph
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The senate investigation into the nationality of the president and executive members of the government continues despite the decision of the…
As Cholera Season Bears Down On Haiti, Vaccination Program Stalls-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The vaccine — $417,000 worth of it — is stacked high in refrigerated containers to protect it from the Haitian heat. Hundreds of health workers…
Pakistani U.N. peacekeepers sentenced in Haiti rape case
By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE | Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:40pm EDT (Reuters) – Two U.N. peacekeepers from Pakistan have been sentenced to a year…
Miami jury convicts former Haiti official on bribery charges in telecom trial
The Justice Department scored another conviction in the long-running bribery probe of former officials for Haiti’s state-owned telecommunications company and executives with Miami long-distance phone…
The dishonesty of WSJ columnist Mary O’Grady
By Lucy Komisar March 12, 2012 What’s good for the goose is apparently not good for the gander. Or what’s bad for the Democrats is…
Truckers block main route from Dominican Republic into Haiti to protest crime aimed at drivers
By Associated Press, Published: March 9 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Truckers in the Dominican Republic are blocking the principal route into Haiti to protest what…
Closing arguments start in Miami trial of ex-Haitian official accused of bribe
BY JAY WEAVER Miami Herald jweaver@MiamiHerald.com A former senior official in Haiti’s state-owned telecommunications company could learn his fate on money laundering charges in Miami…
Haiti under U.N. occupation-Mass protest on anniversary of reactionary coup-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By G. Dunkel Published Mar 11, 2012 10:02 PM Over 10,000 supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 29 from…
New quake renews frustrations over Haiti’s rebuild progress
Haiti (MissionNetworkNews) ― On the other side of the world, another moderate earthquake struck southern Haiti last week, causing some people to relive the terrors…
Caricom leaders want early ratification of new Haitian Prime minister
JamaicaObserver.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they were looking forward “to the early ratification” of a new prime minister for Haiti…
The Looting of Haiti Teleco
Associated Press Jean Bertrand Aristide Wall Street Journal: A federal bribery case in Miami may shed light on how a well-connected U.S. firm operated during…