Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Recycling hotel soap to save lives

By Ebonne Ruffins, CNN “By Ebonne Ruffins, CNN”; CNN Hero: Derreck Kayongo STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo, a Uganda native, started the Global Soap…

Posted in Elections

Growing signs of political stalemate join Haiti’s other woes

Newly elected President Michel Martelly finds getting approval for his chosen prime minister is difficult, while offending overseas Haitians is easy. By Jacqueline Charles JCharles@MiamiHerald.com…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

ARISTIDE/PREVAL MEN HAVE HOMES SEARCHED

June 16, 2011 Key Aristide/Preval people had their homes searched today. Rene Momplaisir and Rene Civil, leaders of Popular Groups, seen by some as simple…

Posted in Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

FRANCK CINE ARRESTED-AGAIN

June 16, 2011 Franck Cine – owner of HAITEL – one of Haiti’s first cell phone companies, made the mistake of returning to Haiti before…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Clinton launches Haiti housing project-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Reconstruction efforts; Will bring new industries, thousands of jobs to country: former U.S. president. By RENÉ BRUEMMER, The Gazette Former United States president and special…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Vaccine summit raises $4 billion, but will it be wasted?

(CBS/AP) “For the first time in history, children in developing countries will receive the same vaccines against diarrhea and pneumonia as children in rich countries.”…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

IMF Country Report Haiti June 2011 No. 11/136

© 2011 International Monetary Fund June 2011 IMF Country Report No. 11/136 January 29, 2001 Haiti: Request for Extension of the Arrangement Under the Poverty…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Police Arrest Suspected Killer in BNC Director Case

Police arrest suspected killer in BNC Director Case. Known as Zap-Zap, he had a list of names in his pocket. Toussaint’s name was on this…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Man with plan, for Haiti

A South Floridian has assembled celebrities, activists and fellow entrepreneurs to redevelop Haiti as a hip tourist destination. By David Adams Special from Poder Magazine…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA

Figure in Haiti quake kidnapping case gets prison

Updated 09:48 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011 FILE – In this April 28, 2010, file photo, Jorge Torres, right, is escorted to the Supreme Court for…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Assassination Serves as Warning to Martelly Administration

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Stanley Lucas: Last Sunday, a group of heavily armed gunmen went into one of Port-au-Prince’s residential suburbs, broke into a specific…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

Cleaning Up The World Bank-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Its mission: to end global poverty. But corruption has cost it billions. How to weed out the crooks and grifters By Danielle Knight and Edward…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Leslie Péan scalpe Rony Gilot

Haïti: Le Nouvelliste: Leslie Péan n’y va pas avec le dos de la cuillère. Sans ménagement, l’économiste – auteur de l’ouvrage « Entre savoir et…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

C’est pitoyable de voir que c’est seulement maintenant que certains journalistes étatsuniens commencent à comprendre le rôle primordial que joue le US Embassy dans les affaires internes Haïti……..

I know first hand how the US Embassy in Haiti operates. The pressures on certain Key members of the Senate, were tremendous after the coup…

Posted in Crime/Corruption FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Condoleance-Col. et Madame Derby GUERRIER

Col. et Madame Derby GUERRIER Col.  Laurore nous a informes de l’horrible nouvelle. C’est difficile a digerer , mais nous n’avons pas d’autre alternative que…

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Où est passé Joseph Robert François Marcello ? par Pierre Raymond Dumas

Haïti: 12 janvier 2009, 8 h 30 a.m. Hallucinés, accablés par la brutalité du désastre, on a appris l’enlèvement de Joseph Robert François Marcello aux…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Flooding Scours the Whitewash From Haiti Aid Efforts

Georgianne Nienaber HuffPost The OCHA Haiti Flooding Situation Report covering the period from June 6-7 does not paint a pretty picture. This grim report was…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti: Emergency program for solar power generation and lighting for Haiti, as a consequence of the Earthquake Project in Port au Prince

TendersInfo – Project Notices June 13, 2011 GEF Project ID 4219 Funding Source GEF Trust Fund Country Haiti Region Latin America and Caribbean Focal Area…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

Prominent Haitian banker gunned down

Guiteau Toussaint, who helped turn around the state-owned bank, was shot and killed inside his home. Miami Herald staff and wire reports A well-known Haitian…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections

U.S., Foreign Higher Education Institutions Unite To Help Haiti

Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph, the Haitian-born president of Massachusetts Bay Community College, is an organizer of the Consortium for Rebuilding and Improving Higher Education in…