Cholera in Haiti-Added Audio clip
Almost seven thousand people have died of cholera in Haiti over the past year. It’s by far the largest outbreak in the world today. But…
Chirac Gets Suspended Jail Term
BY INTI LANDAURO PARIS—A French court on Thursday sentenced former President Jacques Chirac to a two-year suspended jail term after his conviction on graft charges,…
Jacques Chirac déclaré coupable de détournement de fonds publics
Jacques Chirac déclaré coupable de détournement de fonds publics Le tribunal correctionnel a condamné l’ancien président français Jacques Chirac à deux ans de prison avec sursis…
Haiti – Economy : The budget 2011-2012 will be tabled in Parliament in January 2012
Yesterday after his meeting with the Commission Finance of Senate, http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4481-haiti-economy-scarcity-of-the-dollar-4-measures-announced.html André Lemercier Georges, the Minister of Economy and Finance declared that he would again…
Making Art in the 3rd World: Haiti’s Ghetto Biennale
Works from artists such as Laura Heyman, Jesse Darling, Andre Eugene, Peter Anderson, and Jean Herard Celeur from the biennale’s inaugural edition in 2009. In…
Ce 14 décembre marque l’anniversaire de l’opération d’élimination physique des frères Arbouet par un commando SWAT dépêché à Léogane dans le but de bloquer l’enquête sur l’assassinat de Me Mireille Durocher Bertin.
Les Arbouet connus comme des militants devenus assassins du régime Lavalas d’Aristide étaient désignés comme bourreaux de Me Bertin. Le Ministre de l’Intérieur d’alors, Colonel…
Could the earthquake in Haiti have been a man-made disaster?
New research confirms that extreme weather and deforestation can cause earthquakes. Bryan Nelson: If you ever doubted that human action was capable of profoundly effecting…
Heineken swallows up Haitian brewer Brana
Charlie Wright, thegrocer.co.uk Heineken has taken total control of Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti, the leading brewer on the troubled Caribbean nation. The Dutch giant previously held…
Cholera Fallout: Can Haitians Sue the U.N. for the Epidemic?
Time.com: By Susana Ferreira / Port-au-Prince Cholera hit Laurent Jacnel on a Sunday night last June. He was at home, in a Port-au-Prince tent camp…
Oprah Winfrey to see Haiti’s President Michel Martelly, Designer Donna Karan, Sean Penn’s DP camp
The TV talent is expected in Port au Prince Sunday evening to visit a settlement camp for displaced people run by Hollywood actor Sean Penn…
Oprah Winfrey tours encampment in Haiti under tight security
Chicago Sun Times: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Oprah Winfrey toured an encampment for Haitians displaced by a massive 2010 earthquake under tight security Monday, with…
центре Москвы проходит митинг в поддержку “Единой России”
На Манежной площади в Москве проходит митинг в поддержку кандидата от “Единой России” на предстоящих президентских выборах, Владимира Путина. Акция, на которую собралось несколько тысяч…
Farrakhan, Winfrey land in Haiti on separate trips
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has arrived in Haiti, saying he wants to see how his organization can help the…
Haitians protest for UN cholera compensation
Several thousand people have taken part in a protest in Haiti, demanding that the United Nations pays compensation to people with cholera. The protesters say…
FLASH – FLASH – FLASH NUMBER 2 MAN KIDNAPPED WITH COMPANION-Updated 12-10
2300 hours December 8, 2011 At around 9 PM Thursday Edouard Baussan, the number two man at UNIBANK, was kidnapped. With Baussan, at the time,…
Haiti Art Expo 2011 Attracts Celebs Like Val Kilmer, Global Power Players and Raises Awareness and Funds For Haiti During Art Basel
MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — The lively spirit of Haiti was revealed through empowering works of art during Haiti Art Expo 2011, December 1-4…
Haiti leaders to begin talks on improving investment laws
As business opportunities in post-earthquake Haiti yield enthusiasm and opportunity, the government commits to passing law to make country more business friendly. By JACQUELINE CHARLES…
Iran releases video of downed U.S. spy drone–looking intact
Iran’s Press TV on Thursday broadcast an extended video tour of the U.S. spy drone that went down in the country–and it indeed appeared to…
PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF CHINA REP KIDNAPPED IN HAITI???
December 5, 2011 Haitian radio stations and TV outlets have been asked to suppress details, however, sources suggest that the PRC representative to Haiti has…