Haiti quake has surprising lesson about Earth’s surface
Image by USAID_IMAGES via Flickr The Hotel Montana, a four-star resort in Haiti, came crashing down during the country’s massive Jan. Sourced from: Haiti News
Immediate action provides relief after powerful storm sweeps through Haiti
A severe storm ripped through Haiti on 24 September, killing five people, including three children, and injuring dozens. In response to the storm’s destruction, UNICEF has taken fast action and …
AP IMPACT: US pledged $1.15B to rebuild Haiti; 6 months later, none of it has arrived (Breaking News)
Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the …
LAVALAS ACTIVISTS PRESSURE SPEAKERS AT CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PANEL
by Gina Magloire and Kim Ives On Thursday, Sep. 16, about 200 people crowded into Room 209A at the Washington Convention Center for a panel on Haiti during the 40th …
Silent Coup in Haiti, Part I
By Darren Ell (originally for The Dominion.ca) Experts, organizers assess the democratic crisis in Haiti Once again, the people of Haiti are being denied the government of their choosing. While …
Concert To Benefit Haiti
The University of Florida will host a fundraiser on Oct.22 in University Auditorium to benefit the Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative, which brings together international contributors to support vulnerable libraries and …
Preval’s Friend and Aristide’s Foe Bob Manuel
Image via Wikipedia By: Kim Ives – Haiti Liberté On May 25, Haitian President René Préval nominated his long-time friend and close advisor Robert “Bob” Manuel to be Haiti’s next …
Donors Have Failed Haiti
By Mark Weisbrot (originally for Sacramento Bee) The “international community” is in charge of rebuilding Haiti, and one thing has become clear: they are not interested in any kind of …
34 CANDIDATES BID FOR HAITI’S PRESIDENCY
Image via Wikipedia by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte) (The first of three parts) Haiti’s embattled nine-member Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), headed by Gaillot Dorsinvil, continued its forced march toward Nov. …
Haiti earthquake: Please Help!
By now many of you have heard of the earthquake that has ravaged the capital of Haiti yesterday just before sundown. It’s predicted that thousands will be found dead, or …
IPS: Shooting Incident Sparks Anger at U.N. Troops
By Ansel Herz PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 20 (IPS) – Under a beating sun in the grassy field where two U.N. helicopters landed in Grand Goave last week, 19-year-old Benson Blanc moved …
Haiti Liberte:Cries of Foul As Elections Scheduled For February, 2010
Image by danny.hammontree via Flickr by Kim Ives Slowed by political wrangling and mysterious bureaucratic deliberations, Haiti’s elections have historically taken months and even years to organize. Suddenly, the electoral …