Monthly archive
The following two articles are grim reminders of the still unresolved, yet relatively simple, task for the international aid effort in…
Haiti and Dominican Republic: An Island Divided
"Black in Latin America" is a four-part PBS television program on the influence of…
Haiti delays certification of 19 legislative races after U.S., UN diplomats question results
By Trenton Daniel, The Associated Press/…
Haitians Forced Out of Tents to Homes Just as Precarious
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, The New York Times, April 23, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE,…
His Victims Won't Forget: "Baby Doc" Duvalier
In this nine-minute video, Human Rights Watch recalls the history of Haiti under brutal…
Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service, April 22, 2011
Miles from his island nation's earthquake-ravaged capital city Port-au-Prince,…
By Kenneth Kidd, Feature writer, Toronto Star, April 21, 2011
Michel Martelly, officially confirmed this week as Haiti’s neophyte…
Roger Annis of the Canada Haiti Action Network spoke to CBC Radio One's The Current on April 21, 2011. You can listen to the interview…
Letter one:
Vancouver BC
April 11, 2011
To: CBC The Early Edition
Re: Your story on Haiti, April 5
Hello Early Edition,
We are…
Wednesday, 20 April 2011. (Article by CEPR)
Today, fifty-three Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State…
By Kim Ives
Haiti Liberte, Vol. 4, No. 40, April 20 - 26, 2011, http://www.haitiliberte.com
As human rights lawyers assist the…
U.S. promises support for Haiti's president-elect
By LESLEY CLARK AND JACQUELINE CHARLES, The Miami Herald, April 19, 2011,
WASHINGTON…
by Yves Engler, Dissident Voice, April 19th, 2011
After a deadly earthquake rocked Haiti 15 months ago, most Canadians worried about…
Haiti's Rendezvous With History: The Case of Jean-Claude Duvalier
Human Rights Watch report, April 14, 2011, http://www.hrw.org/en/news…
by Jemima Pierre
Black Agenda Report, April 19, 2011
The U.S. corporate media, echoing President Obama, would have us believe that…
By Roger Annis
Haiti finds itself today with a neo-Duvalierist as President-elect, thanks to a concerted effort by foreign powers to…
Call to not renew the mandate of the HIRC
The following appeal (Google translation from French original) was issued April 15. It is a…
AFP, April 17, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE--Haiti election officials postponed for the second time Saturday the release of general election…
The Haitian cholera epidemic: is searching for its origin only a matter of scientific curiosity?
By B. Faucher (Université de la…
One reason for this intense political interest in Haiti is the interest of Canadian investors, including banks, mining and factory owners…
Report of the Independent Expert of the UN, Michael Forst, on the situation of human rights in Haiti
Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Michel Forst, delivered to the 17th Session of the Human…
By Phil Shannon
Green Left Weekly, March 27, 2011
The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Politics & Power
By Marie-Monique…
"What we are saying is embarrassingly simple," say researchers
By Vicki Brower, Nature magazine, April 11, 2011
Vaccination would help…
By Center for Economic Policy Research, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Preliminary results announced by the CEP last night showed Michel “Sweet…
Vancouver BC
April 10, 2011
Hello Star Editor,
Your editorial of April 9 welcomes and endorses the result of the election of Michel…
On April 6, 2011, the Security Council of the United Nations held a special meeting on Haiti. You can watch a three and a half hour…
Laura Flynn, Huffington Post, 5 April, 2011
Two weeks ago, on the morning of March 18, I was in Haiti to witness the return of Jean-…
Martelly will not face vote challenge for Haiti presidency
By Nadege C. Green and Jaqueline Charles
The Miami Herald, April 7, 2011…
MICHEL MARTELLY: HAITI’S URIBE?
By Kim Ives
On a continent which has been moving away from U.S. imperial dominance, Colombia’s…
Advice for Sweet Mickey
Editorial, The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2011
The election of singer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly as Haiti’s…