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…
Haiti: pressure grows for reinstating fired unionists
Submitted by Weekly News Update on Tue, 12/06/2011 – 11:09. The Montreal-based apparel firm Gildan Activewear Inc. has asked its Haitian subcontractor, Genesis S.A., to…
Colombia architect leads bamboo building crusade
Eco-sustainable bamboo is strong and beautiful and can take the place of wood and concrete in many building projects, architect Simon Velez says. LaTimes: By…
How animals predict earthquakes
Can pond-dwelling animals pick up pre-earthquake signals? BBC: Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike. This,…
Haiti Leader Says Venezuela Aid is Key
By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela December 4, 2011 (AP) Haitian President Michel Martelly says aid and fuel shipments from Venezuela are having a…
Latin and Caribbean leaders forge new bloc
Latin and Caribbean leaders form a new bloc that excludes the U.S. and Canada. Some hope the CELAC will replace the Organization of American States….
EDITORIAL: Haiti can thank U.N. for cholera epidemic
ShelbyStar.com Friday, Dec 2 2011, 7:50 pm Haiti’s recent history has us wondering if the voodoo-practicing nation is cursed. Amid its ongoing efforts to recover…
U.S. Government Intends to Lift Arms Embargo on Haiti
Friday, 02 December 2011 08:18 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The United States intends to lift the 18-year arms embargo place on Haiti following the 1993…
House Ethics Committee will continue investigation into Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Charles Dharapak/AP – Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. By Associated Press,…
ARISTIDE – PREVAL -FRANCE – JUSTICE
Decembre 2, 2011-12-02 Le Ministre de la Présidence, chargé des Haïtiens vivant à l’étranger, Mr Daniel Supplice, a révélé qu’une demande formelle a été déposée…
Software on Android phones ‘tracking every key stroke’
Software installed on millions of Android phones is thought to be secretly tracking every key stroke, Google search, and text message by their users, it…
Wyclef Jean Defends His Haiti Charity Against Claims It Squandered Funds
You know all that money you donated to Wyclef Jean’s charity after the Haiti earthquake? It might not have gone to actually helping the quake…
Interview: Cuba’s Health Care Miracle in Haiti
Written by Roger Annis Monday, 28 November 2011 20:40 Source: Canada Haiti Action Network Dr. Jorge Balseiro Estevez is Director of the University Hospital of…
Hundreds of investors in Haiti for two-day forum
Haiti kicked off a two-day investment forum Monday with the inauguration of a major road, a new industrial park and announcement by hotel chain Marriott…
Marriott announces first hotel in Haiti
USA Today: Marriott International announced Monday that in 2014, it will open its first-ever hotel in Haiti in Port-au-Prince. The announcement was made in Haiti…
Ex-Omahan is Penn’s man in Haiti
Omaha.com A warning to parents of teenagers who want to serve the poor. They might wind up like 1999 Creighton Prep grad Benjamin Krause, who…
South Korean garment manufacturer moves forward on building factory in northern Haiti
CARACOL, Haiti — The biggest international project aimed at helping Haiti rebound from the 2010 earthquake eased closer to reality at a ceremony Monday. Former…
Des scandales éclatent autour de la famille présidentielle
Par Léo Joseph Haiti Observateur: 23-30 Novembre 2011 SOURCES COMBINÉES, 22 novembre — Bien que la vie de la famille présidentielle soit riche en secrets…
Wyclef Jean Defends Haitian Charity in the Wake of Embezzlement Allegations-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
‘We made decisions that enabled us to provide emergency assistance in the midst of chaos and we stand by those decisions,’ says Jean in response…
Haitians to U.N.: Please Leave
On October 14, the U.N. Security Council voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), paving the way for…