Haiti gets $2m. grant to help create jobs, ease effects of 2010 quake
Haiti’s devastated economy will receive a boost of $2 million through a grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to help regenerate the country’s small business sector. Sourced from: Haiti News
One for the Books: Haiti, the ‘Pearl of the Caribbean’
It’s been just over a year now since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, and the impoverished nation was in the news again recently with the return of one of its …
Lebanon: Protest in Support of Egypt
Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. A solidarity protest in support of the demonstrators in Egypt is taking place next …
Preval’s Resistance Buckles: As Duvalier Speaks Out, Celestin Bows Out
Following brazen diplomatic arm-twisting, Haitian President René Préval and his Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) have caved in to U.S.-instigated pressure to change the Nov. 28 presidential election results. They are …
A CLASS ANALYSIS OF BABY DOC:
The big question Haitians are asking is: who is behind Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s surprise arrival in Haiti with an expired Haitian passport on Jan. 16 aboard an Air France …
Orphans from Haiti mostly thriving with American families
Dania Brock is no longer afraid to go to the bathroom at night. The rats that haunted the outhouse in Haiti can’t get her in Georgia. Sourced from: Haiti News
Canada urges Haiti to accept election recommendations
Canada on Friday joined calls for Haiti to accept OAS election monitors’ recommendations that include ruling out the president’s protege from a runoff. Sourced from: Haiti News
US: Haiti needs credible elections
Haiti must have credible elections to maintain support from the United States and the international community, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Thursday.The U.S. representative to the United Nations told the …
‘Baby Doc’ adds new twist to Haiti latest woes
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier ensconced himself Monday in a high-end hotel following his surprise return to a country deep in crisis, leaving many to wonder if the …
Call on the Preval Government to Arrest and Try Jean-Claude Duvalier for Crimes Against Humanity
HaitiAnalysis Today, January 16, 2011, former dictator “for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti aboard a plane from Haiti. During his regime, between 1971 and 1986 thousands of people were …
Fanmi Lavalas Blasts "Mascarade Selections" and Occupation
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte) Finally, the Lavalas Family (FL) has taken the gloves off. After months of cautious statements politely protesting its exclusion from the Nov. 28 presidential and …