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 …
UN accused of hiding evidence in Priest’s Murder in Haiti
Image via Wikipedia By Kevin Pina of Haiti Information Project (HIP) The United Nations has been sitting on evidence that implicates a powerful Haitian senator in the assassination of a …
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 …
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 …
Haiti Liberte: Haitian PM Ousted Amid Murky Circumstances
Image via Wikipedia by Kim Ives Haiti’s Senate dismissed Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at half past midnight. The vote came after a raucous debate that …
Michael Deibert and Elizabeth Eames Roebling Attack IPS Journalists Writing on Haiti
By: Kim Ives About a week ago, an IPS story reported that Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin and described his continued detention as “politically motivated”. In …
Haiti News: The People Do Not Buy Liberty and Democracy at the Market
By: Kevin Pina – Haiti Liberte Without question, the Lavalas political movement opposed the neo-liberal economic model of development that is unfolding in Haiti today. Lavalas militants and spokespersons called …
A Look Back at the MINUSTAH Killing of 22 Year Old Haitian Kenel Pascal
By: Wadner Pierre – HaitiAnalysis It was 7:00 am on the 18th of June. Mourners filled the cathedral of Port-Au-Prince to honor the late priest, Gerard Jean-Juste. Most likely, none …
IPS: Calls Mount to Free Lavalas Activist
By: Wadner Pierre and Jeb Sprague – Inter Press Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 20 (IPS) – Government authorities in Haiti face recent criticism over allegations that they continue to jail political …